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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

July 26, 1968 – AND TWO MAKES SIX

Mrs. Duane Syth, Rt. 1, Sandpoint, gave birth to twin girls on July 15. Four other children welcomed the twins at home. The twins have been named Kimberly Lynn and Kristi Lynn.

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C.F. BONARS VISITING THIS MONTH

Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bonar and sons, Hoyt and James, of Modesto, Calif., arrived last week to spend their vacation at the McKinnon cottage on the lake with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. M.P. McKinnon. They plan to be here the rest of the month visiting with the McKinnons, his mother, Mrs. Charles Bonar, and Mrs. Mary Hoyt, grandmother of Mrs. C.F. Bonar.

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DR. BIRD HERE FOR VISIT

Dr. Forrest Bird of Palm Springs, Calif. arrived at Sandpoint July 14 in his multi-engine amphibian, the Wandering Albatross.

Bird, manufacturer of resuscitation equipment, is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moran of Sandpoint.

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NEW VO-AG TEACHER HERE

Mr. and Mrs. Jack McHargue, Payette, have arrived in Sandpoint to take up residence. McHargue is the new vocational agriculture teacher at Sandpoint Senior High.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

July 26, 1918 – FIVE NURSES WANTED

Bonner county is expected to furnish five young women in response to the call for student nurses. The nation’s reserve of nurses has been depleted by calls for service in military and naval hospitals and it is now necessary to call 25,000 student nurses, to be enrolled in the United States student nurse reserve, beginning July 29. Young ladies desiring to enter the service can do so by leaving their names at Red Cross headquarters.

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ACROSS LONG BRIDGE; AWAY TO WAR

Bonner county sent 53 men of the July call to Camp Lewis Monday. The men appeared at the court house and responded to their names as they were called by County Auditor McCrea. Each was given a badge on which was printed “On My Way to Berlin from Bonner County, Idaho.” McCrea announced that he had four more men than necessary to fill the quota and asked if any one desired to remain at home and wait for the next call. Not a man stood up. It is estimated Bonner county now has 600 young men in war service, a record, considering its total population, unrecorded by any other county of the state and equaled by few in Uncle Sam’s dominion.

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DELIVERY SERVICE CURTAILED

Under orders from Washington, Sandpoint’s merchant delivery system will reduce service to one delivery daily for each route, starting Aug. 1.

For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.