Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1919 — BERT RHOADES MAKING GOOD AS TELEPHONE MANAGER. [ARTICLE]

BERT RHOADES MAKING GOOD AS TELEPHONE MANAGER.

; The Republican is in receipt of the Harvey (Hl.) Tribune, which contains a write-up of Bert Rhoades, of Blue Island, 111., who is the district manager of the Harvey Telephone company. Bert was one of the stars of the old Rensselaer football team, playing at the quarterback position, and apparently he is making just as good in his present field as he did as a football player. The write-up follows: “The public utilities commission has approved the sale of the Interstate Independent Telephone company properties to the Chicago Telephone company. The purchase covers all the property and lines of the former company in twenty-two towns including Joliet, Cret, Beecher, Monee and Peotone. “By the new arrangement of the Chicago Telephone company, Crete, Beecher, Monee and Peotone exchanges will become a part of the Harvey district, adding about 1,120 telephones to the district. “Harvey district now also includes Bluje Island, Chicago Heights, Homewood, South Holland, Tinley Park, Steger, Hazel Crest, Orland, Palos Park, Phoenix, Thornton and Worth. “District Manager A/ C. Rhoades has quite a territory ujider his supervision and the adding of a few more towns doesn’t seem to ruffle his feathers in the least. . / “The adding of the Interstate exchanges to the district, will, of course, add to the construction and line repair crews operating out of Harvey.”