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From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, ID. 83864

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Nov. 17, 1966 — INDUCTION REPORT

Bonner County local board No. 9, Selective Service, has called the following men for induction for the month of November: Arlen Robert Marley, Douglas Arthur Pomrankey, Ernest Chester Belwood, Jr. and James Weston Briggs.

They left Sandpoint November 15 to report to the armed forces induction station in Spokane.

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MAIL CARRIERS SAFE DRIVERS

Robert Willer, Sandpoint postmaster, presented “safe driving” awards and pins to two rural carriers with a total of 24 years safe driving time. The awards came as a surprise just before the men left on their routes at approximately 11 a.m.

The longest period of safe driving honored Bill Brockus for 16 years of safe driving. He drives route one each day and has been with the postal service since July 1, 1936.

Ray Messman earned the eight-year award. He started with the postal department on March 18, 1947 and drives route 2.

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CRADLE ROLL CALL

Nov. 5 — Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wesselman, 1301 Pine, Sandpoint, a girl weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Nov. 17, 1916 — X-RAY FOR HOSPITAL

A new Wappler X-ray transformer carrying a voltage of 1000 was been installed at the city hospital. It is the only one of its kind in the city and enables the hospital corps to take X-ray body pictures. It is of the same size and kind as that in use at St. Luke’s hospital in Spokane, and broadens the work of the local institution. It will be at the disposal of any practicing physician in the city who has hospital cases.

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S.I. ROAD ABSORBED BY SOO AND C.P.R.

The Spokane International railway has been purchased by the Canadian Pacific railway and the Soo line company. The deal took place in New York city recently, D.C. Corbin, the builder and owner of the road having returned to Spokane only this week.

The Spokane International road is 140.8 miles in length, extending from Spokane to Eastport, Idaho. The company has been operating from two to three freight trains daily aside from its regular Sandpoint local.

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NARROW ESCAPE

Last Sunday while John Humbird and Lee Malkeson were duck hunting on Lake Pend d’Oreille, flow ice punctured the bottom of their boat so that they were forced to plug the hold with cloth and were able to reach shore only after a laborious effort, during which time their boat continually threatened to sink and let them into an icy dunking.

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