Yesteryears
1924 — 100 years ago
On Saturday night Night Officer Sloat arrested two boys in possession of a stolen automobile and took them to the city jail. On being searched, it was found that one of the boys carried a loaded revolver and a quantity of ammunition. They gave their ages as 15 and 17, respectively. Sometime during Sunday the two boys removed a bar from the window between the men and women’s section of the jail, and eventually walked out without being noticed ...
— Hood River News
A man giving the name of McCorry was arrested on the streets last night and lodged in the city jail on a charge of begging. When arraigned before Judge D. L. Cates in the morning he was fined $10 or given the option of spending the next five days at work in the city auto park. He chose the later sentence.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Three men were slightly injured Friday night of last week when westbound freight train No. 75 of the S.P. & S. railway ran into a slide on the track a half mile east of Cascades, and west of Stevenson. The slide occurred at 10 p.m. and the track walker on duty on the line attempted to warn the approaching train, which was only a short distance away. There was not sufficient time for the train with its heavy load of 74 cars to stop. The locomotive and seven cars were derailed, three cars being slightly damaged.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1944 — 80 years ago
“Juvenile Delinquency in the State of Oregon” will be discussed by the University of Oregon Symposium team at a meeting to be held at Legion Hall this (Friday) evening, under the sponsorship of the American Legion Auxiliary. Speakers will be Alice Harter, Caroline Brockeway, Fay Pettis, all of Eugene, who will be accompanied by R.D. Clark, assistant professor of speech and dramatic arts, also director of the group. Miss Pettis will also speak Friday afternoon at the Hood River high school. Her topic will be “My Life Among the Apache Indians.”
— Hood River News
In spite of the fact that 414 cases of poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) were reported in Oregon in 1943, only 22 deaths, or 5.3 per cent, were reported from this cause according to the recent report of the Oregon state board of health. The same bulletin states that for the same year the Oregon infant death rate, which has been for many years among the lowest in the nation, achieved a new all-time low, 30.3 per 1,000 live births. This was accompanied also by a decline in the maternal death rate to 1.6 per thousand.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Playing a great comeback game over their last Friday’s encounter with the Goldendale club, the Columbia high school basketball five was edged out by the Stevenson Bulldogs by a 31 to 30 score Tuesday night on the Stevenson floor. Columbia handicapped by the smaller Stevenson floor, played about even ball with the Skamania county five, being beaten only in the last few minutes. The win for Stevenson marked their second win over the Columbians this year.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1964 — 60 years ago
Three Wy’east Future Farmers of America have been nominated for the State Farmer Degree. Nominated were Jim Wells, Ken Merz and Joe Sheirbon. They were picked from some 150 applicants. Only two per cent of the state’s 4,250 FFA members can receive the degree. To meet application qualifications, the boys have to have at least $500 invested in a farming project; have at least two years of vocational agricultural instruction; be able to lead a 40-minute discussion; and be proven student leaders.
— Hood River News
A fire that caused several hundred dollars in damage to the bedroom of a home prompted Dalles fire Chief Charles Roth Jr. to speak a word of caution Friday to users of electric blankets.
Flames erupted at about 6 p.m. Thursday at the ... E. 13th Street, where an electric blanket switch had been left “on” ...
— The Dalles Chronicle
1984 — 40 years ago
A water-related public meeting is on the horizon for Mid-Columbia soon, and it’s such an important subject for Hood River farmers that a special preview session was called Feb. 15. The local Soil and Water Conservation District invited local water users to gather at the West Side Fire Department’s new Tucker Road station to assemble information for a Feb. 21 meeting in The Dalles that could have long range impact how much water development will be allowed irrigation districts here in the future.
— Hood River News
Minimum stream flow proposals for Fifteenmile and Mill creeks drew heat from the majority of those who testified to the state’s Water Quality Review Board at a public hearing Tuesday ... During the past session the state legislators passed Senate Bill 225, which directed the Fish and Wildlife Department and the Department of Environmental Quality to develop recommendations ... The minimum flows would protect fish and minimize pollution in the 75 designated streams in Oregon.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Local fourth graders have scored above the national average in 11 out of 12 areas, showing important gains over the past three years, according to Rick Melching, superintendent for While Salmon schools. Melching reported on the results at a recent school board meeting. Fourth graders here took the California Achievement Test in October as part of a state-mandated testing program. It measured abilities in reading, spelling, language arts, math and reference skills. State scores have been roughly stable or have shown only slight increases over the past several years, Melching said, while scores are up dramatically in three years. For instance, White Salmon district fourth graders show a 16 point jump since 1981 in the average overall reading figure, a 10 point increase in spelling, 14 points in language arts, 11 points in language expression, and 10 points in math computation. In sum, the state averaged a one point increase over the past three years, Melching noted; the district score went up more than 13 points for the same period.
— White Salmon Enterprise
2004 — 20 years ago
The redecking of the Hood River Toll Bridge is set to begin on Monday — and will bring traffic delays for about 18 months. Christie Constructors, Inc., will begin installing scaffolding with a crane next week off the sides and underneath the structure. The firm has undertaken the $6.7 million replacement of the metal crossing panels, stringers and guardrails. The Port of Hood River, which owns the bridge, said flaggers will be present and motorists should anticipate travel delays from the closure of one lane.
— Hood River News
SPC. John Tilden of the 2-218 Field Artillery waits for the smoke to clear after firing a 105mm cannon during a recruitment drive at Wahtonka High School.
From The Dalles Chronicle, Feb. 21, 2004
Mark Gibson photo / fileNational Guardsmen set up camouflaged tents, fired field artillery and gave students the opportunity to fire automatic weapons during a recruitment drive at Wahtonka High School Wednesday, Feb. 18.
The demonstration site was littered with shell casings, “blanks” with crimped ends instead of a bullet.
A similar demonstration occurred the previous day at The Dalles High School.
... “I want to attract that student interested in soldiering specifically,” said Smith. “The way we recruit has changed from [emphasizing] career and college to soldiering. We are saying now, “We are soldiers.’ Instead of a dress uniform, we are putting on our combat clothes, showing what real soldiers do,” he said.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Law enforcement authorities form the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office and the Bingen-White Salmon Police Department executed a search warrant and seized suspected drugs and weapons at a White Salmon residence on Thursday afternoon. Two arrests were made in the case. Authorities said they seized drugs, alleged to include cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana; $6,783 in cash; and two guns during the search at 612 E Jewett.
— White Salmon Enterprise
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1924
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1944
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1964
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1984
Persian Gulf threat draws U.S. warships
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2004
Roadside bombing kills two
Hundreds perish after train derails, explodes
Find bolsters Iran nuclear link
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