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From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

611 S. Ella Ave., Sandpoint, ID 83864

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50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Nov. 29, 1968 — CLARK FORK NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Krause held a family reunion in their Clark Fork home on Nov. 15.

Carl Shields has spent several days in Clark Fork. It is reported that his family contemplates resuming their former residence here.

“Pop” Vaught returned from Oroville, Wash., with gifts of apples for his appreciative friends.

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SALLY PHILLIPS VOGUE SOLE OWNER

Mrs. Ted Coleman, the former Edna LaPrath, has sold her interest in The Vogue Beauty Salon to her partner, Mrs. Sally Phillips. Mrs. Coleman and her son, Chris, are moving to Libby.

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DRAWDOWN TO STOP AT 2056 FEET

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Albeni Falls dam reported that Lake Pend Oreille’s elevation at midnight Nov. 24 was 2056.9 ft. This year’s drawdown will end when the lake reaches 2056.0 ft, to be maintained within 2 ft. until spring.

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LACLEDE POSTOFFICE OPEN 6 DAYS

Laclede postmaster, Mrs. Ruth M. Stevens, announced the post office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day except Sunday throughout the month of December.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Nov. 29, 1918 — SCHOOL NOTES

School opened Monday with enough new pupils to offset the number out, so there is practically the same number in school this week as were here at the closing day of school.

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BOYS FALL IN LAST DAYS OF WAR

The closing engagements of the war, which took such high toll from the American troops, found several victims from this vicinity, in addition to those already detailed in this paper. So far as the Review can learn the following is the casualty list from Bonner county not heretofore reported by this paper:

CLARENCE HOLLAND, West Branch, died of wounds; OSCAR HALDERSON, Newport, killed in action; WILLIAM PIERCE, Hope, missing in action; CARL WHIDDEN, Hope, died of wounds.

Considerable apprehension is felt locally that the local casualty list is not completed yet.

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COUNTY’S EXCELLENT SHOWING

Bonner county furnished more men per capita than any county in the U.S., said County Auditor McCrea at Sunday’s unveiling of the county and city service flags at the Liberty. Bonner county provided 725 men for various war departments, the highest number compared to the total county population of any county in the country.

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CITY BREVITIES

Meat dealers report an unexpectedly large sale of turkeys this week, in spite of the fact that they sold for a staggering price, 45c a pound.

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