Moon Passes Away Here Today
Lawrence G Moon II known as Pike dies at 74 at home in Sandpoint Idaho funeral services set for Saturday January 29 at 2 pm in Moon Chapel officiated by Charles Wigton burial at Pinecrest Memorial Park He was born July 4 1887 in Stanley Wisconsin came to Sandpoint in 1907 worked at Brower Mortuary while in high school licensed embalmer in Idaho Washington and Montana married Hazel Rice in 1920 built Pinecrest Cemetery and ran the local funeral home until 1957 active in Presbyterian Church Idaho Funeral Service Association Eagles Lodge Bonner County Republican Central Committee and Idaho Farm Bureau survived by his wife.
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Moon
Lawrence G
Pike
Moon Chapel
Charles Wigton
Pinecrest
Memorial Park
Weelowing- Bay
Stanley
Wisconsin
Sandpoint
Brower Mortuary
Boise
Idaho
Washington
Montana
Hazel Rice
Priest River
Pinecrest Cemetery
Presbyterian Church
Idaho Funeral Service Association
Eagles Lodge
Bonner County Republican Central Committee
Idaho Farm Bureau
Missing Boys Safe After Three Day California Trip
Dave Green and Ricky Dale Snipes, both 15 and Sandpoint Junior High students, were last seen Monday crossing a bridge south of Sandpoint. They spent three days traveling through Spokane and Coeur d Alene toward California before returning home with their father notifying police Wednesday.
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Samuels
California
Spokane
Coeur d’Alene
Sandpoint
Dave Green
Ricky Dale “Snipes
Sandpoint Junior High School
Long Bridge
Roads Open as Schools Plan Return After Western Blizzard
A western blizzard with subzero temperatures kept eastern Washington northern Idaho and western Montana in ice causing county crews to clear roads. District 82 schools closed three days with buses set to resume Friday if weather holds and secondary roads reopen.
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Washington
Idaho
Montana
District 82
Ken Holt
Ski report from Schweitzer Basin Idaho
United Press International notes Schweitzer Basin near Sand Point Idaho at 7 30 a m on a -2 degree clear morning with no wind. Skiing is excellent on packed and deep powder snow. Lifts are operating as they are dug out and the area is open daily.
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United Press International
Schweitzer Basin
Sandpoint
Idaho
Burlington Northern Plans 30 Million Hauser Yard Near Spokane
Burlington Northern announced a 30 million dollar electronic freight classification yard to be built 20 miles east of Portland at Hauser Idaho near the Idaho Washington line. Construction starts by late summer with completion expected in 1975 shaping faster operations and better car utilization for customers.
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Portland
Ore
Burlington Northern
Spokane
Hauser
Idaho
Idaho-Washington Border
Merklin
Hill Yards
Parkwater
Hauser Yard Boosts Northwest Freight Movement
Burlington Northern announces a $30 million electronic classification yard in Hauser near Spokane, elevating Spokane area importance for BN operations across Oregon and Northern California. The project plus related $14 million bridge work and $4.5 million line connections expand cross line traffic among Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Spokane Portland and Seattle, while existing yards in Pasco and Portland regions continue to grow.
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Harry J. Surles
Portland
Spokane
Hauser
Oregon
California
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Rocky Mountain States
Pasco Yard
Portland Region
Troy
Paradise
Mont
Hauser Yard
Burlington Northern
City
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Seattle
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Pend Oreille
Ski Report
Clark A. Eckart
Ralph L. Merklin
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