75 Years Ago August 1940

Published by admin on Thu, 09/10/2015 - 7:51pm

A crowd estimated at between 6,000 and 8,000 attended the water carnival and Governor’s Day celebration here Sunday.  The log rolling contest and the dive from the airplane by Bill Daley, of Clear Lake, were highlights.

The Misses Neva Harding and Dorothy Dolley plan to leave Saturday for a two week’s vacation to a dude ranch in Beehive, Mont.

Jimmy Watts has accepted a position as assistant at the Clear Lake Bank & Trust Co.

The City of Clear Lake has a population of 3,739.

About 100 persons attended the afternoon services of the Lakeside Church which celebrated its 50th anniversary last Sunday.  A duet was sung by Mrs. Arleigh Eddy and Mrs. Frank Miles.  A picnic dinner was served at noon.

Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

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