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This week in history: Jan. 25, 2023

Jan 25, 2023
Jan 25, 2023

History Mystery Whittier Jr. High Band — This photograph was scanned from a 4-by 5-inch black and white negative from the archives of The Dalles Optimist, then located at 212 Federal St., and publisher of a weekly newspaper. The image is dated April 13, 1950, and shows the “Whittier Jr. High Band” performing on stage in The Dalles High School Auditorium. According to the “History of Wasco County” by Wm. H. McNeal, the Whittler Junior high school was erected as The Dalles high school to replace the Union street high school in 1882. It continued as the high school until the erection of a new building in 1914.

1923 — 100 years ago

Shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday night, Night Officer Sloat noticed smoke emanating from the Liberty Theater building and turned in an alarm. The fire boys were promptly on the spot with the big fire truck. Considerable time was spent in locating the seat of the fire, but it was eventually discovered in a small storeroom under the stairway in the theater. — Hood River News

1963 Hood River — “Church Project: Rev. Ernest Vetter Shows Building Plan,” reads this caption of this photo accompanying a story in the Jan. 24, 1963, Hood River News regarding plans for the new Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (now Spirit of Grace).

1963 The Dalles — Ramp at The Dalles small boat harbor has been sliced off and row of boathouses moved farther out into the basin to make way for Dalles by-pass construction.
— Jan. 25, 1963, The Dalles Daily Chronicle

Verbatim

Lie Is Shorter Name For Rumor

During the past week a story has been circulated by certain individuals to the effect that Representative Blowers had voted against the bill which prohibits the wearing of sectarian apparel by any teacher in public schools in this state. What the object is in circulating this rumor is not at this time apparent, but it would be easy to guess at.

If those who have been peddling this piece of gossip had only taken the trouble to ascertain for themselves, they would learn that this bill passed the House at Salem by unanimous vote, with Representative Blowers present. Curiously enough, Representative Bolton, the Catholic member from Wasco County, voted “aye” for this bill. Hood River’s representative is doing the best he can for this county and he is entitled to a square deal at his home-county end. — Jan. 26, 1923, Hood River News

Fire Department Asks For Lost Equipment

The Hood River Fire department is making a special appeal for the return of a Homelite gasoline and water pump, which was lost from one of the fire trucks recently at a location not known to the Fire Chief.

This piece of equipment is of the utmost importance to the fire department and cannot, at this time, possibly be replaced, owing to war needs. While it could be only of small value to any finder, the Fire Department will find itself badly handicapped unless it is returned quickly.

The finder will be performing a real public service for this community if he will call the Fire Department and report where this pump may be picked up. — Jan. 22, 1943, Hood River News

Dickey Farms File Found

Police last Friday located the heavy fireproof file belonging to Dickey Farms, almost within throwing distance of the Bingen produce firm’s office.

A tramp, roaming the brush and woods, west and south of the Dickey office chanced to be prowling through some old junk and car bodies near the railroad tracks west of Dickey’s when he chanced to turn over the hood of an old car. Underneath was the new fireproof file belonging to Dickey’s.

He notified police and they brought the file in for the Bingen firm. It was stated by officers that the dial on the file had been tampered with, the file had been unopened by the thieves who had broken into the office the previous week and taken the valuable file which carried only office records and accounts receivable. — Jan. 24, 1963, White Salmon Enterprise

SAY BUDDY!

Wednesday night, January 25th, we had one of the best meetings held since we organized Evan Childs Post, three years ago, and that’s going some. From start to finish there was that some old “pepper” in circulation, that put Heine on the run, when we were over there, together. One of the things we are going to do soon is to give the people of White Salmon valley a lot of thrills in the nature of actual fighting. There’ll be French ‘75’s, and the big guns beside shell fire, gas, and hand to hand fighting. We’ll give it to ‘em in the nature of a moving picture at the Leo and its all real stuff taken of you and me and the rest of the gangs over there. The title is “Flashes of Action.”

And Say Buddy, we are going to have one of the finest dance floors in the northwest, pretty fine for White Salmon, I’ll say. We’ll have it electrically sanded and afterwards varnished by a dance hall expert. We expect to have it done by February 22nd, the night of our big masquerade Dance.

Say Buddy, don’t you enjoy ganging up with real fellows, and talking over old times, about the good times and the hard times we’ve had together in ‘17 and ‘18. And, Say Buddy, those good times are still with us at Legion meetings.

Say Buddy, we are all getting primed for a big banquet soon. You see we are launching a membership campaign and us old members have a contest on to see which side is going to furnish the eats. She’s goin’ to be a real feed with fixins, n’everything, some different from slum and gold fish, eh Bud! And our new members are going to be the guests of honor, an’ Say Buddy, your wife, sister or mother ought to come in to Auxiliary meeting some night. It is a live organization and they have a lot of good times. We are all real people. Come in and get acquainted.

Wuncha Buddy! —Advertisement from the Evan Childs chapter of the American Legion, published Jan. 26, 1923, White Salmon Enterprise

Storm Blockades Gorge With Snow

One of the most severe snow storms of the winter descended over the district between Hood River and Cascade Locks last night, demoralizing telephone and telegraph service through the Columbia gorge today.

A foot of snow was reported at Cascade Locks this morning, graduating from there to Hood River, where a blanket six inches deep had fallen during the night.

Telephone connection with Portland was completely out from 5 o’clock this morning until late this afternoon, and telegraph service was intermittent during the day by reason of storm trouble. — Jan. 27, 1923, The Dalles Daily Chronicle