An old photo from 2400 block of W. 10th, The Dalles. Authorities sealed the street and told neighbors to stay in while they talked to a woman who was reportedly home alone and armed. She allegedly injured herself and was hospitalized with a gunshot to the shoulder. The Dalles Chronicle, 1985
An old photo from 2400 block of W. 10th, The Dalles. Authorities sealed the street and told neighbors to stay in while they talked to a woman who was reportedly home alone and armed. She allegedly injured herself and was hospitalized with a gunshot to the shoulder. The Dalles Chronicle, 1985
Pilfering from motor cars by what is thought to be a gang of boys has reached extensive proportions, according to complaints that have reached this office in the past week. Practically all of the thievery has been reported from residents in the west end of the city. Tools, robes, and automobile accessories are the favorite loot of the renegades, owners claim.
More than two years were required for a letter mailed in Corvallis to reach an addressee in The Dalles, said Arthur Gosting, who received the long-delayed missive today. The letter was mailed November 27, 1923, by Truman Wilcox ... the postmark was perfectly legible.
Celebration of Christmas, the day of peace and goodwill, cost a toll of eighty lives in 27 American cities, a survey made today by the United Press revealed.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1945 — 80 years ago
Drafting of fathers is now discontinued: Enlistment barred to fathers of three. A pre-Christmas announcement is to the effect that all fathers are out from under the draft, but Selective Service quieted speculation that this might lead soon to inducting 18-year-olds only.
The end of the drafting of fathers coincided with a new reduction in Army and Navy point scores. But a high official of Selective Service said veterane [sic] are not re-enlisting in sufficient numbers to narrow the draft any further.
— Hood River News
The hardest rainfall that has occurred here in a 24-hour period in years added 1.27 inches to the precipitation record in The Dalles.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1965 — 60 years ago
Gift funds short; AidFound [sic] quickly: Jaycees weathered a last- minute emergency, and distributed gifts to nearly 100 Hood River county youngsters who otherwise might have had no Christmas presents.
Each year, Jaycees dip into their treasury to put gifts under trees in homes where money for such luxuries is scarce. This year, the Jaycees received 60 names for gift purchases.
Then co-chairmen Jerold Kramer and Roger Woosley got a call Thursday morning — the day when gift distribution was to start — that 34 names had been added to the list.
“It’s been a really good project,” said the Jaycee committee co-chairmen, “but the most gratifying part was the way people helped us out when we needed it.”
— Hood River News
Wasco County deliberately withheld $203,66 from its ending cash balance before the start of the 1965-66 fiscal year because of an encumbrance on this sum, Marshall Nelson, auditor for the county, pointed out on Wednesday. The $203,66 was a sum advanced to the county from the state motor vehicle fund—a loan for emergency work related to last winter’s disastrous flood.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Kids got in on plenty of snow shoveling details during current storm — in photo above, Elizabeth Strain helped dad out, leaned on shovel enough to clear walk at Estes Insurance. All over town, kids earned plenty of spending money digging out cars, shoveling roofs and walks. Meanwhile, normal traffic slowed its pace as did business in the area. After last winter, this storm was a minor ripple.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1985 — 40 years ago
Several students of the Treaty Oak youth Taekwon-do class recently stood for belt advancement testing with Master Tae Hong Choi in Portland.
Followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Monday predicted a quick sale of the 64,000-acre Rancho Rajneesh following some national advertising.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Developer unveils boardsailing center: A teas development corporation is proceeding with plans to establish a tourism destination center and boardsailing site on Bingen waterfront property owned by the Klickitat County Port District.
Allen Cherry, president of AC Developing Corp. of Dallas, visited Bingen-White Salmon last week and released details of his proposal, which would be constructed in several phases with the first work to start this summer.
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