Bonner County History - March 3, 2022
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
March 3, 1972 – NEWS FROM DUFORT
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Clark and Joy Clark were in Cheney last weekend to see the operetta. A cousin of theirs had the leading part in it.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crabb and family from Sandpoint visited his parents, the Clarence Crabbs, on Sunday.
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VICIOUS WINDSTORMS AGAIN ATTACK AREA
Vicious winds lashed Washington and northern Idaho Sunday evening and early Tuesday, causing damage and power outages in the Lake Pend Oreille area. Winds up to 55 miles per hour hit the area Sunday evening, abated somewhat Monday, then renewed their intensity with 55 m.p.h. gusts early Tuesday. The unprecedented high winds have struck five times since the last week of January. 50 degree temperatures along with high winds and intermittent rain showers, have pushed streams entering Lake Pend Oreille to near flood stage. Pack river is running high and dirty due to rapid snowmelt in the drainage.
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RESERVATIONS NEEDED FOR SENIOR TOURS
All active Inland Empire senior citizens interested in three special rate tours being made available should contact Mrs. Ted Englert for further information. Reservations for the southern California tour must be made by March 6; for the Oregon Coast tour by March 13 and for the Montreal-Quebec, Canada tour by April 17.
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
March 3, 1922 – CHAMBER AS CLEARING HOUSE
At Wednesday’s chamber of commerce directors meeting at the St. James cafe, Secretary Hagie suggested making the luncheons a clearing house for community ideas and inviting local groups to send representatives. It was also suggested that larger quarters be sought. Both matters were left to Earl D. Farmin to investigate and report next week. Neal Wendle and Edward Hendrickson represented the high school student council at the meeting this week.
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“TILLIE’S” FIRST STELLAR FILM COMING SOON
The big picture of the age – that is, the local age – is coming to the Gem Monday and Tuesday, March 13 and 14, when Manager Gardner will present for its first public appearance, “Moonshine Madness,” the first film in which Sandpoint’s premier actress, Tillie Dreisbach, known to the stage as Martha Burke, will star! Because this is the star’s “old home town,” and because Manager Gardner was willing to pay a little more for the film on its first presentation than he otherwise would, “Moonshine Madness” will be shown locally ahead of its release date. Gardner states, however, that only regular prices will be charged.
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BROTHERS-IN-ARMS DIE FROM HUN GAS
From the effects of being gassed on the western front in France, two young brothers-in-arms, one Alvin Oliver Halverson of Sandpoint and the U.S. Army, the other Douglas M. Crawfurth-Smith of England and the British army, passed away in Sandpoint this week. Both soldiers were gassed in combat and died of tubercular complications to their weakened lungs.
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