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Article: MORSE CLUB SIGNALS VALUE OF TELEGRAPH

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November 1, 1987
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PHOTO Ray White of Valparaiso sends a message in Morse code while Bill Dunbar of Norman, Ill., looks on. (Post-Tribune photo by Dave Bartman)

THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION.

Don't tell Jack Montgomery the telegraph machine is a thing of the past. As far as he and the other 300 members of the Grand Chapter of the Morse Telegraph Club are concerned, there will always be a place for that little mechanical ticker.

"Remember, if it weren't for telegraphs there might not be newspapers," Montgomery chided.

Montgomery, a Chicago resident, is executive vice president of the telegraph club which serves Indiana and surrounding states.

He and about 35 other ...

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