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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
3
Tom Sims notes rising lipstick tariffs while costs skew. Florida scarcity prompts broad desires. A Laurel Miss. friend's panic over a Bergdoll claim. Rus news, butter aged a year, stirs readers to chafe. An Oxford student went mad after study. Parents warn boys away from college temptations. Christmas meant money saved for some, deliveries for others during the war era.
S C Small deputy registrar of motor vehicles for Montana spoke at the Kiwanis Dinner in Deer Lodge. He noted a 1926 license plate roll arrived with about 41 000 plates, enough to support Montana car owners. Earlier the work was done in Helena with 13 staffers.
The article notes inmates will handle clerical tasks for plate mailing while banks and the post office receive funds. It estimates $1,230,000 to be deposited in city banks and at least $12,000 needed for postage, highlighting the scale of the operation and costs.
Troy December 22 President Ralph Budd hinted at electrifying the Great Northern Railway from Troy east toward Seattle within years. The initial tunnel project through the Cascades from Berne to Scetic would remove 18 miles of track and major gradients, built by AL Caurhiie & Company at an estimated 8 to 10 million dollars and a three year completion. Budd said mountain electrification has proven successful and a Troy to coast extension will follow the tunnel. Power will come from the Lake Chelan project starting construction next spring.
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