Long Distance Calls

The younger folks probably have a hard time grasping that a call from Marble Falls and Burnet was long distance, and it cost money.

In the early to mid 1960s we would listen to the radio station out of Burnet.

Later it was changed to KHLB

Big Jimmy Palmer got in a habit of calling up to the radio station for contests they were running and to request songs to be played. He got carried away with it and ran up a pretty good phone bill, at least for those times.

I’ll tell you for sure that Hannah Cox, his momma laid into him. I don’t think he ever called into the radio station anymore.

2 thoughts on “Long Distance Calls

  1. Is that the same Hannah Cox at Smithwick? If so ,she was the most awesome lady. First time I met her was at Annette Maze goat luncheon at Annette’s home. Hannah made a German sour kraut and it was the best! I bought a old tougenburg nanny off her best nanny ever. Hannah was truly one awesome lady and I sure would not want to make her mad he was brave. I always felt if I could be half the lady she was I would be pretty awesome for she had a big heart full of love for everyone .

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