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

June 15, 1967 — BEACH TO OPEN

Sandpoint city beach will open with lifeguards on duty by June 20 at the latest. Nancy Smith is lifeguard in charge, with Bud Smick second. Both have American Red Cross water safety instructor ratings. Two other lifeguards, Pat Baugh and Lynn Sletager, have senior lifesaving certificates. Guards will be at the beach daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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GISSEL — BASIL WEDDING VOWS

Miss Diana Basil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Khalil Basil, Mexico, and Capt. Norman Gissel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gissel, Sandpoint, married March 26 at Trinity Lutheran church in Brownsville, Tex. Gissel, a graduate of the U of I, is stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Tex.

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FRANK TRAVERS HOME

Frank Travers, Prudential Insurance Co. agent, returned June 8 from the firm’s annual conference at Coronado, Calif. Travers qualified for the conference based on outstanding performance in sales and service the past year.

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SAGLE NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Davis gave a birthday dinner Sunday honoring Grandma McConnell’s 88th birthday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sheffler and Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Davis and sons.

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Eich had visitors Sunday.

100 Years Ago

Pend d’Oreille Review

June 15, 1917 — OBSERVED FLAG DAY

A short but interesting demonstration took place last evening in observance of Flag Day. At 7:30 a parade was organized at the corner of Cedar and Fourth streets which after marching down Cedar and First streets, disbanded at the Central school building where a brief program was rendered. The organizations represented in the parade were a squad of Company H, the Girl Helpers drawing a float, members of the Grand Army of the Republic the Woman’s Relief Corps and the Home Guards.

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TELEPHONE GIRLS OUT ON STRIKE

A strike of telephone operators and linemen connected with the Interstate Utilities company that went into effect at 5 o’clock Saturday, is still on. The cities affected and numbers of operators out, are Sandpoint 8, Coeur d’Alene 9, Wallace 8, St. Maries 5, Kellogg 7, Bonners Ferry 3, Harrison 2. Service in Sandpoint, though crippled at times, has been kept up with a degree of efficiency except for part of Monday, when the exchange was dead.

In brief the demand is for $50 per month for operators and $5 a day for linemen, with double pay for overtime. The pay heretofore, according to statements by the strikers, has been under $40 on average, and $4 a day, $1 per hour for overtime, for linemen. Efforts of the city officials have thus far accomplished nothing toward an adjustment of the differences.

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