San Marcos, Texas TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ^ |S:! San Marcos Telephone Co. 6»h7 - 8-9-10-ll-l2-t»i2 - i - 4 - i -4-7-8-9-10-11-12 Unvti for your Long Distance colls? SAN MARCOS TELEPHONE CO. This chart shows the tide of telephone traffic during TELEPHONE DIRECTORY an average day. SAN MARCOS. TEXAS Notice, the times when the tide runs low? At noon...late afternoon...and mid-evening. MARCH, 1950 If you pick these times to place your out-of-toWn calls, you'll usually be connected more quickly. EMERGENCY CALLS LONG DISTANCE RATES FROM SAN MARCOS NIGHT AND SUNDAY RATES APPLY FROM 6 P. M. TO 4:30 A. M. AND ALL DAY SUNDAY. TO REPORT A FIRE—CALL Operator RATES ARE FOR 3 MINUTES (RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE) POLICE DEPARTMENT 24 After 5 P. M - 236-W PROM STATION TO PERSON TO FROM SAN MARCOS STATION TO PERSON TO STATION PERSON SAN MARCOS STATION PERSON TO TO Day I Night \ Day | Night Day 1 Night I Day Night HIGHWAY PATROL 416-W or 817-M Abilene $ .95 $ .75 $1.35 $1.15 Huntsville .80 .65 1.10 .95 Alpine : 1.20 .95 1.70 1.45 Johnson City- .40 .40 .55 .55 AMBULANCE SERVICE 65 Austin .30 .30 1 .45 .45 Junction .75 .60 1.05 .95 Bandera .55 .45 .75 .65 Kenedy .55 .45 .75 .65 SHERIFF'S OFFICE 319 or 135 . Bastrop .40 .40 .55 .55 Kerrville .55 .45 .75 .65 Beaumont- 1.00 .8C t 1.40 1.20 Kingsville .80 .65 1.10 .95 Belton .60 .50 1 .85 .75 Laredo .90 .70 1.25 1.05 IMPORTANT! Make certain now how you can use your telephone to report Blanco .35 .351 .50 .50 Lockhart .20 .20 .35 .35 a fire, marauders, or an accident. Plan to stay on the line until sure that Brady ,70 .551 1.00 .85 Luling— .25 .25 .40 .40 Bryan- 65 .5C .90 .75 Marble Falls- .45 .40 .65 .60 someone understands the address where help is needed. Cameron.-. .60 .50 .85 .75 Marlin - .70 .55 1.00 .85 Columbus- .60 .50 .85 .75 McAllen- 1.05 .85 1.45 1.25 Corpus Christi .80 .65 1.10 .95 Navasota .70 .55 1.00 .85 Crystal City „ .75 .60 1.05 .90 New Braunfels- .20 .20 .35 .35 Dallas .95 .75 1.35 1.15 Nixon .45 .40 .65 .60 Del Rio .90 .70 1.25 1.05 Ozena .95 .75 1.35 1.15 Denton 1.00 .80 1.40 1.20 Pearsall .65 .50 .90 .75 Devine .55 .45 .75 .65 Pt. Aransas-. .80 .65 1.10 .95 Eagle Pass- .65 .50 .90 .75 Pt. Arthur 1.00 .80 1.40 1.20 Edinburg 1.00 .80 1.40 1.20 Refugio .70 .55 1.00 .85 Elgin .45 .40 .65 .60 Robstown .75 .60 1.05 .90 El Paso : 1.40 1.10 1.95 1.65 Sabinal.. .65 .50 .90 .75 Eischer Store .25 .25 .40 .40 San Angelo— .90 .70 1.25 1.05 Ft. Stockton 1.15 .90 1.60 1.35 San Antonio- .45 .40 .65 .60 Ft. Worth .90 .70 1.25 1.05 Seguirr. .25 .25 .40 .40 Fredericksburg- .50 .40 .70 .60 Smith ville- .45 .40 .65 .60 Galveston .90 .70 1.25 1.05 Taylor .50 .40 .70 .60 Georgetown .50 .40 .70 .60 Temple .60 .50 .85 .75 Goliad .65 .50 .90 .75 Three Rivers- .65 .50 .90 .75 TELEPHONE SERVICE CALLS Gonzales .40 .40 .55 .55 Uvalde .70 .55 1.00 .85 Harlingen 1.05 .85 1.45 1.25 Victoria .60 .50 .85 .75 Hondo .55 .45 .75 .65 Waco _l-_ .75 .60 1.05 .90 LONG DISTANCE CALLS Long Distonce Houston .801 l.lOj .95 .65 Yoakum .50 .40 .70 .60 Numbers not in directory. Information OUT OF STATE Rural subscribers Rural Ada, Okla. $1.05 $ .70 $1.40 $1.05 Nashville, Tenn 1.55 1.15 2.15 1.75 Alamogordo, N.M. 1.25 .85 1.70 1.30 New York, N. Y— 2.15 1.70 3.00 2.55 When a telephone is out of order ^ ilepalr Service Atlanta, Ga 1.65 1.25 2.30 1.90 Oklahoma City 1.10 .75 1.45 1.10 Baltimore, Md 2.05 1.65 2.85 2.45 Philadelphia, Pa.- 2.10 1.65 2.95 2.50 TO REPORT DIFFICULTY Chicago, 111 1.80 1.40 2.50 2.10 San Francisco Cal. 2.15 1.70 3.00 2.55 Kansas City, Mo 1.45 1.05 2.00 1.60 Shreveport, La 1.00 .65 1.35 1.00 With local service Chief Operator Los Angeles, Cal— 1.95 1.55 2.75 2.35 St. Louis, Mo L.55 1.15 2.15 1.75 Memphis, Tenn 1.40 1.00 1.95 1.55 Tulsa, Okla 1 20 .80 1.65 1.25 On "long distance" Chief Operator 1 New Orleans, La— 1.25 .85 1.70 1.30 Washington, D. C.. 2.05 1.65 2.85 2.45 jL RiRates quoted do not include U. S. Government Tax. Note that Government Tax Is FOR BUSINESS MATTERS 121B 25% and that the night rate now starts at 6 P. M. TELEPHONE INFORMATION j LONG DISTANCE SERVICE ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY SAN MARCOS EXCHANGE Backus L 0 r 2 miles N W 76-W The table of long distance rates on the inside front at the end of the initial 8 minute period the long Bagley A R r 827 Chestnut 585-M cover of this directory illustrates the saving possible distance operator should be advised at the time the by making your calls after 6 P. M., or on Sunday. Balles Hazel Mrs r 737 Smith ave 186-W The Long Distance operator will be glad to give you EMERGENCY CALLS. Reports to the Fire De­ Abell Charles B r 218 Concho 545-X the rat« to any i>oint, without obligation. partment and Police when the patrons do not call by Academy Baptist (See San Marcos Baptist Academy) Baggett Grady B r 424 N Guadalupe 825-W number, are not a part of the service for which the STATION-TO-STATION CALLS Baker L P r 410 W Hopkins 867 This is the simplest sort of long distance call and Telephone Company contracts, but are purely an Adams Kelso r 1207 W San Antonio 695-X consequently can be completed with the greatest accommodation and may be discontinued at any Adams Texaco Station S Guadalupe 799 Baker Robert L r 620 W San Antonio 764-M time. The Telephone Company assumes no liability speed and at the lowest cost. Baldwin Nettle C Mrs r 130 Olive 224 This class of service can be used in all cases for mistakes of its employees in rendering this ac­ Adare J B Mrs r 703 N Comanche 756-W where it is satisfactory to establish connection when commodation service, and the patron by requesting Adare Manford r Wimberley rd 839-J Baldwin Thos r 1311 Belvin 518-X such service makes the operator his agent for such anyone answers at the called telephone. Calls for Bales Henry R r 116 Travis 485-X "one of the firm," or "anyone who can talk busi­ purpose. Adklsson J L Mrs r 218 W Hutchison 670 ness" or for a certain department or for a specified DIRECTORY ERRORS. Great care is exercised in Advertising Associates 142 W Hopkins 587 Bales Hudson r 1117 Porter 481W the preparation of this directory, but the San Marcos station of a private branch exchange system are Ball Frank D r 814 N Guadalupe 345-W "person-to-person" calls. Telephone Company assumes no liability whatever Agnew R F Mrs r 803 W Hopkins _ 276 for damages arising from errors and omissions in Aiken C H Jeweler 221 N Guadalupe 100 Baptist Student Center r 518 N Austin 646 STATION-TO-STATION "DAY" RATES apply on the printing of this directory. calls when the conversation begins between 4:30 MOVING TELEPHONES. As a large number of Aiken C H r 1005 Burleson 654-W BARBEE REALTY CO ofc 211% N Austin 33 A.M. and 6:30 P.M., except Sunday, when night telephones are moved yearly, it is desirable that Albertson W J r 733 Smith avc 186-J Barbec Walter J r 303 W Hopkins 494 rates apply all day. subscribers give several days notice before moving. STATION-TO-STATION "NIGHT" RATES apply Ample notice will help us to move telephone equip­ Alex Cafe San Antonio highway 454-W BARBEE W G Income Tax & Accounting on calls when the conversation begins between 6:00 ment so that service will be practically uninter­ Alexander C B r 1313 W San Antonio 294-J ofc 211% N Austin 33 P. M. and 4:30 A. M., and are about one-half of the rupted. On account of the unusual number of moves day rate where the day rate is 40 cents or more, in June and September, at least five days notice Alexander Murl Mrs r 1250 Belvin 753 Barber Anna Beth r 809 W San Antonio 672-X- with a minimum reduced rate of 35 cents. These should be given. Alexander R F r 904 Belvin 367-M Barber Wallace T Atty at Law Court House 286 rates apply all day Sunday. ANY CHANGES IN THE LOCATION OF TELE­ _ When a call is completed between points where PHONE INSTRUMENTS and equipment must be ALL SERVICE GARAGE 315 N Austin 748 Barber Wallace T r 1010 Burleson 654-X different times of day apply, the time of day at the made by the employees of the Telephone Company.