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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1971
Page
2
A concise editorial notes that every man carries a childhood dream of county fairs and urges sustaining that wonder as adults. It links communal fairs to shared memories and personal growth, urging readers to nurture that playful spirit in society.
The record lists admissions on August 20 21 and 22 including Mrs Rose Alford Debra DeVries Michael Gotham Earl Smith Jr Guy Anderson Patricia Fairchild Chris Hale Alice Linton Mrs Gordon Platts Carl Reed Lillian Rounsville Gayle Smith Cathryn Stanfill and dismissals on August 20 22 and 21 such as Mrs Gordon Platts James Sherman Mrs Deanna Wilmes and baby boy and later August 21 Mr and Mrs Gordon Platts boy 7 lbs 9 oz 20 1 2 inches and August 22 Mr and Mrs Kenneth English girl 6 lbs 10 oz 19 inches and other discharge entries including Della Jones Charlotte Pelleas Carmie Stolp Geraldine Beckerman.
UPI dispatches show Joliet market activity with steers mostly steady to 25 lower and various price ranges for slaughter and good grade cattle. In Omaha hogs 1 35 head 200 240 pounds steady to 25 lower with barrows and gilts.
Sandpoint forecast calls for fair weather into Wednesday with a slight warm trend. A 10 percent chance of rain remains, daytime highs reach 75 to 85 degrees, and nighttime lows hover around 50.
Gov. Thomas J. Meskill signs the repeal ending the states income tax, amid a package of higher sales and investment taxes. The measure prompts $84 million in municipal expenditure cuts and follows 11 days of GOP-led deliberations as the first income tax in the state’s history is scrapped.
Denver livestock report shows hogs weak to 25 cents lower with some loads at 19.75 for 1-2 contracts and 18.00-19.50 for 1-3. Cattle prices mostly steady to lower as slaughter steers and heifers trade cautiously. cows drop 25 cents, calves scarce. Sheep and lambs hold near steady with spring lambs at 26.50-27.50.
Graveside services set for Wednesday August 25 at 1 p.m. for James Sherman at Pinecrest Memorial Park with Charles Wigton of the Christian Church officiating. Sherman born February 11 1886 in Michigan married Frances Liggett in 1917 and lived on a Noxon area ranch until 1965. He was WWI veteran and VFW member in Sandpoint. died August 21 at home. Survivors include his wife and multiple siblings.
Kootenai County Prosecutor Gary Haman questions jurisdiction in a recall attempt against two Democratic state legislators. Eva Burnham and Elizabeth Mathes filed petitions to recall Robert Hankenson and Larry Looney over votes for pay raises, seeking a recall election with legal opinion sought from Attorney General Anthony Park. In a separate item, three Idaho state prison inmates Phillip Mendy Ralph Poindexter and John Jesse Romero face hearings Sept 21 after escaping and allegedly kidnapping Dale Adams Boise.
Governor Cecil D. Andrus reduced state employees by 10 percent, two months ahead of schedule. The Idaho Statesman quoted the administration noting a 642 headcount drop to 4,821 from 5,463 on December 31, with total state employees including federal and dedicated funds down to 9,020 from 9,714.
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