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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1923
Page
3
The postal department authorized 200 for handling the holiday rush at the Butte post office. First class mail including thousands of Christmas cards rose daily with 57 000 pieces handled Thursday. Downtown districts were nearly empty while residential routes overflowed as peak parcel post subsided.
Post offices face slow handling as 75 percent of holiday mail is handwritten and many cards are odd sizes. Automatic cancelling machines struggle with freak shapes, slowing delivery. Postmaster General coordinates with clerks to resolve issues while thrift certificates and new international postage coupons add to seasonal activity.
An entertainment program at Butte Business College featured student and faculty talent before Christmas break. Highlights include piano by William Eslick vocal by Aileen De Chene and others with student soloists and recitals. An inquest is announced for W Lawrence killed at Pittsmont mine with Saturday hearing set at 2 p.m.
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