A newspaper clipping from The Tacoma News Tribune, dated April 11, 1953, features an article titled “There’ll Be No Escape in Future From Telephones”.

The article quotes Mark R. Sullivan, president of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., who speculated on the future of the telephone.

Sullivan’s prophecy included the idea that individuals would carry telephones with them, similar to a watch today. He also suggested that future phones might not require a dial and users could see each other while talking.

A final speculation was that the device might even be able to translate between languages.