1926 — 100 years ago
A unanimous vote in favor of the bond issue for the new high school for Hood River was cast on Tuesday of this week by the Chamber Lunch at the Waukoma hotel.
The motion in favor of the project was introduced by Dr. V. R. Abraham, after the forum had listened to talks by Dr. C. H. Jenkins, of the school board, and by Supt. A. M. Cannon.
Dr. C. H. Kenkins declared that the young men and women of this county are the finest crop that can ever be produced. The lack of room which has long existed at the high school is a great handicap, and the only available remedy is a new high school.
— Hood River News
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— White Salmon Enterprise
Following a battle between A. B. Matthews and E. C. Butler over water rights on an irrigation ditch, officers today sought the former on an assault and battery charge preferred by Butler.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1946 — 80 years ago
“Pear thrips kill more pears, cherries and apples, outside of codling moth and the cherry fruit fly, than any other insect,” said Roy McCue, Klickitat county horticulturist, last week.
“It is the least known of any insect and needs a spray prior to the blooming period, in fact, ten days prior to the bloom of the fruit to kill. The thrip is a small worm, one eighth inch long and very narrow that is found in many blooms of the cherry, pear and apple trees. It kills each particular bloom that it touches,” said McCue.
— Hood River News
Ensign Edgar Juell, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Juell of The Dalles is stationed at Tsing Tao, China, with the American forces of occupation. In a recent letter received by his parents, he reported that he frequently had been “kidded” about coming from a little Oregon town, known as The Dalles. Hi buddies declared that they never had heard of such a place, and doubted very much if it was more than an eddy in the Columbia river. Then, on April 6, came vindication, Ensign Juell wrote. On that date the China issue of “Stars and Stripes,” army newspaper, carried a United Press dispatch datelined The Dalles, Ore. The dispatch related how Francisco Carmona, who had slashed his wife’s throat when he awakened and caught her going through the pockets of his trousers, had been released from the city jail when his wife asked for leniency.
“Now you know that there is a town in Oregon named The Dalles, and that things happen there,” Juell triumphantly told his fellow officers.
The “public power” dance, held at the civic auditorium last night, head a surprise ending that involved a pursuit, two arrests and a threat by W. J. Suefert, PUD chairman, to swear out a warrant against two Pacific Power & Light company employees. According to city police, the affair started when two employees of the power company decided that it would be a huge joke to carry away the large public power sign that was standing in the lobby ...
— The Dalles Chronicle
1966 — 60 years ago
Airman First Class Donald E. Puddy, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. Puddy of Bingen, has arrived for duty at McCord AFB, Wash.
Airman Puddy, a vehicle operator, previously served in Glasgow AFB, Mont. He is assigned to the Air Defender Command which provides aerospace defense against hostile aircraft and missiles.
The airman is a graduate of Hood River High School.
His wide, Clydene, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde VanDeren of Eaton ville.
— White Salmon Enterprise
Flags will fly on May 1 on Hood river streets as the community joins others across the nation in an observance of Loyalty Day.
Veterans of Foreign Wars originated the Loyalty Day theme as an answer to the Communist May Day demonstration.
Even Jones, veteran service officer here, said Mayor R. A. Neilson has signed a proclamation setting May 1 aside as the say “on which every citizen may reaffirm, through public demonstration, his loyal support of freedom principles we associate with the American Way of Life.
— Hood River News
Indians contending they had the right to fish in defiance of Oregon and Washington efforts to make them conform to state regulations wound up in court Monday.
... A group of five Indians will resume fishing at noon Sunday at Cooks, Wash., near the mouth of the Little White Salmon River and will contend that any action taken against them by state authorities will be a double violation of their rights.
Indians continued to guard a Columbia River fishing area east of Stevenson, Wash., with rifles today as cautious Washington and Oregon fisheries officials met to discuss what to do.
The Rufus Tavern has been burglarized again, this time with the loss of money, a large quantity of beer, cigarettes and other items.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1986 — 40 years ago
Blossom Fun — Though the weather wasn’t the best, residents and visitors found lots to enjoy throughout the Hood River Valley during the 1986 Blossom Festival. An impromptu skateboard contest was one of many happenings at the Port Marina Park at the north end of the valley, while Carol Coreson and Carol Cochran served up homemade treats at the Parkdale Community Center to the south.
— Hood River News
Tariffs reflect new market: One of the biggest economic issues facing the nation today is, “Who has the biggest stake in the telephone network?”
On the one hand, there’s the argument that residential customers have recieved preferential treatment for years when it came to charges for service, said Tom Yates, United Telephone public affairs coordinator.
On the other hand, there’s the argument that those who use the long-distance calling system the most (businesses mainly) should be the ones to pay the majority of costs to keep it in operation.
— White Salmon Enterprise
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