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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

Sept. 23, 1968 — NEW CAR SEASON

Lakeshore Motors, 105 Pine St., is the first of Sandpoint’s auto dealers to introduce the 1969 lines. This week F.E. Hiatt, operator and owner of the firm, publicly reveals the 1969 Dodge line with noteworthy improvements in looks, engineering and passenger comfort.

The firm has been preparing for the new car season, recently completing an attractive renovation. The building was painted inside and out, signs were renewed and lighting brightened.

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STUDENT ENROLLMENT RISES

When Bonner County School District No. 82 opened the doors of the county schools Sept. 4, administrators were surprised by an unpredicted growth in attendance. Opening day totals show that 201 new students entered school. The Sept. 4 county-wide total was 3,856, compared with 3,655 for Sept. 1967 and 3,688 for Sept. 1966.

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HOMEMAKERS COUNCIL TO MEET

Bonner county Homemakers council will meet at the Community hall today at 10:30 a.m., with Mrs. William Olson and Mrs. Harold Method reporting on their trip to Associated Country Women of the World held at Lansing, Mich. Sept. 4-13. Mrs. Olson is a member of Sagle Live and Learn Club and Mrs. Method belongs to Oden Busy Bees.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

Sept. 23, 1918 — SERVICE FOR HERO

An audience which filled the Presbyterian church to overflowing attended the memorial service Sunday morning in honor of William D. Martin, the first Battery C man to fall in action in France and whose death occurred July 26 when he was instantly killed. Rev. W.L. Livingston said that when war was declared young Martin asked his father if he should enlist and the father told him yes and when he asked his mother she had said, “If you are brave enough to go, I am brave enough to let you go.”

Mr. Livingston said he liked to use the word service instead of sacrifice, and the greatest service is rendered by those who serve their country to the limit that it might live. He expressed the conviction that the United States should not end the war until the kaiser is forced from his throne.

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CITY BREVITIES

Miss Frances Rabey received from France the first of the week a souvenir of the war in one of the German captives caps, such as they wear when not on the fighting line or in the trenches. The cap is of heavy wool and shows long wear on the head of some captive Hun.

The Red Cross chapter has received an allotment for nine boxes of surgical dressings, the material for which is expected from Seattle headquarters in about a week.

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