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*In 1949, the phone numbers in Springfield and surrounding areas were changed to implement the uniform five-digit number system and dial service was established for the first time ([[Springfield News]] 1946, 1949). | *In 1949, the phone numbers in Springfield and surrounding areas were changed to implement the uniform five-digit number system and dial service was established for the first time ([[Springfield News]] 1946, 1949). | ||
| - | *New electric substations were constructed to meet the increasing need for power, including substations in the [[Paramount commercial | + | *New electric substations were constructed to meet the increasing need for power, including substations in the [[Paramount commercial district|Paramount area]] and at [[K Street (Springfield)|K Street]] and the railroad tracks. |
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Springfield
- Weyerhaeuser opened their Springfield Mill.
- New elementary schools were built: Maple, Goshen, Camp Creek.
- In 1949, Guerrier built a $650,000 mill to replace their earlier plant lost in a fire (Springfield News 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949).
- An appliance store joined the Pay ‘N Takit and Springfield’s first Dairy Queen opened at 19th and Main in 1949 (a new Dairy Queen opened on Main between 8th and 9th Streets in 1951) (Springfield News 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951).
- In 1949, the phone numbers in Springfield and surrounding areas were changed to implement the uniform five-digit number system and dial service was established for the first time (Springfield News 1946, 1949).
- New electric substations were constructed to meet the increasing need for power, including substations in the Paramount area and at K Street and the railroad tracks.
