Bonner County History - Sept. 26, 2021

From the archives of the

Bonner County History Museum

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

208-263-2344

50 Years Ago

Sandpoint News-Bulletin

Sept. 26, 1971 – COMPLETES TRAINING

Navy Seaman Apprentice Darrel Hoots, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Pederson, Rte. 2., Sandpoint, has graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego. He is a 1971 SHS graduate.

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TORCH OFFICERS INSTALLED

Sandpoint’s TORCH club (Teen Organization for Retarded Children), a voluntary service group of students who work with mentally retarded children, installed new officers Tuesday: Lynn Hofmeister, president; Mark Lyons, vice president; Kit Kincaid, secretary; Stephanie Cornaghey, treasurer.

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COCHRAN CHAIRMANS WATER DIST.

The recently formed Southside Water and Sewer District will be chairmaned by Allen (Pinky) Cochran, with Marvin Kirking, vice chairman and Ted Farmin, secretary-treasurer. Directors are Cochran, Kirking, Farmin, W.L. Overholser and Terry Merwin. Lawyers for the district were asked to contact engineering firms for estimates for feasibility studies to construct a water and sewer system. The district embraces the area on the south side of the Pend Oreille river along and adjacent to Lakeside Drive.

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ANNIVERSARY OF BALCHES FETED

A reception to honor the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Connie Balch was given Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Plaster. Gifts and flowers given to the couple included orchid leis from Mr. and Mrs. David Balch, who attended the couple when they were married Sept. 15, 1946 in Sandpoint.

100 Years Ago

Northern Idaho News

Sept. 26, 1921 – NEWS FROM LACLEDE

Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Treff were called to Spokane Wednesday to attend the funeral of their little granddaughter, who died of infantile paralysis.

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INFANTILE PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC

Since July, infantile paralysis has been epidemic in Oregon and Washington with many deaths. Other cases result in paralysis of one or more groups of muscles for life. Very little is known of the causative agent, but it is believed due to some micro-organism causing general infection first, later localizing in the spinal cord, causing muscle paralysis. It is well known that it is transmitted from person to person, but the manner of transmission is not known. Until the cold weather definitely sets in, well children should be kept out of doors, but away from public gatherings. Special attention should be paid to their bowels and to their food. The mouth and throat, especially the teeth and tonsils, should be taken care of. A little precaution taken at this time may prevent serious illness or death of your child.

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LOCAL BRIEFS

Mrs. J.A. Humbird narrowly missed serious injury Friday when a horse she was riding fell as she was accompanying Mr. Humbird on one of his business trips through the logging camps.

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