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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

Dec. 13, 1968 — PROUDLY WE SALUTE

(Ed. Note: This issue had many articles about area military men. Below are headlines only):

- Victor Schatz Aboard Sub Support Ship

- Dick and George Neer in Naval Units

- Seaman Carl Higgins on USS Ticonderoga

- PFC David Meredith Studies Meteorology

- Airman 1/C Jim Lambert Does Radio Course

- Jesse Mask Now Staff Sergeant

- C.S. McNearney Home Recently

- Speelmon in Hospital at Camp Drake, Japan

- Robert N. Coons Promoted to SP5

- A1c Robert Friesen Serving at Bien Hoa AB

- Seaman Charles Therien on USS Porterfield

- Sgt. Delmar Wood Assigned to Vietnam

- Seaman James Fargo Electronics Graduate

- Charles Rounsville Promoted to Sergeant

- Charles Rickman in San Diego Boot Training

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SENIOR HIGH NEWS

Patty Chronic, senior, reigned over the Leohono Carnival with her court - Leslie Tatterson, junior, and Ann Lyons, sophomore. “The carnival was a great success,” said adviser Mrs. Benson. “We made $350, approximately $200 of it profit.”

The Booster Club elected to help sponsor a dance put on by the Cedar Post, the school paper. The Dec. 30 semi-formal dance, to be held at the Litehouse in Hope, is open to all Sandpoint, Clark Fork, and Priest River High students.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Dec. 13, 1918 — THE FLU SITUATION

The school board and the city council have decided, for the time being at least, not to interfere with school sessions or with the picture shows and necessary public gatherings.

Children are safer in school under the observation of teachers than they would be indiscriminately at play. In the primary rooms many children will be kept at home and are no doubt better under the control of their mothers than in school. The fact that a primary grade teacher came down with the disease while teaching Monday is a good indication that smaller children are safer at home. With older pupils where parents’ control is not so direct the pupils must be as well off in the school rooms as they would be at their out-of-door-play, and the danger of infection no greater.

The best thing to do these days is to stay away from Spokane, keep away from dances, use castor oil if you need it, and go on about your business and as often as you can, forget there is such a thing in the world as the flu.

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CITY BREVITIES

Mrs. Martineau, sixth grade teacher, and Miss Haynes, second grade teacher, both in the Farmin building, were observing quarantine this week, having been with Miss Gifford, primary teacher in the Washington school, the evening she came down with the flu.

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