Yesteryears
1923 — 100 years ago
J.L. Vail, a Portland mechanic, was able to beat the Multnomah traffic officer with his power racing car on the Highway on Monday, but he did not beat the phone and the local traffic office Morrison. Vail with one passenger set out from Portland to break all records for highway travel and while the actual speed at which he traveled is not known, traffic officer Wilson, of Multnomah County, following the car for 30 miles and did between 60 and 70 miles per hour on the straightaways without once coming within sight of Vail’s car.
— Hood River News
The first Harvest Festival sale sponsored by the Retail Merchants’ association opened in The Dalles today. While no great influx of people was noticed up to the hour of 12 noon, storekeepers interviewed at random stated that the business was getting heavier and it was expected that by this afternoon all would be busily engaged in supplying the wants of patrons attracted by the special prices made for this occasion. As a prelude to the sale, the stores were kept open last night and the local band played on the down town streets which were filled with interested spectators.
— The Dalles Chronicle
The Klickitat County Teacher’s Institute held in this city this week was a grand success. About 150 teachers were in attendance. The reception to the visiting teachers Monday night proved a real get acquainted social affair and White Salmon won the hearts of the visitors from the start. This institute proper started Tuesday morning, continuing until yesterday afternoon, with the most instructive sessions.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1943 — 80 years ago
With the object of fittingly decorating the main store window of the J.C. Penney Company for the upcoming Armistice Day, Floyd O. Cook is asking residents of this county to loan war souvenirs worthy of a place in the exhibit. Cook states that every object loaned will be protected against damage of any kind. Those willing to loan these war mementos are asked to contact Cook at the J.C. Penney Company as soon as convenient.
— Hood River News
Weather records back 23 years to 1920 in The Dalles reveal no such deluge of rain as has beset this city and the Mid-Columbia area since October 10, and especially during the five days ended this morning. So much water has fallen ... that cellars have been flooded, lawns soaked to the consistency of putty ... At no time in the last 23 years ... has any October precipitation even half equaled that occurring during the current month.— The Dalles Chronicle
When the clouds lifted from Mounts Adams and Hood, after the recent rains, both peaks carried a blanket of snow down to the 4,000-foot level. Light frost two nights this week reminded victory gardeners that tender vines, such as those of tomato, are now in imminent danger of being frosted, to end what has been one of the most bountiful crops ever grown in local gardens.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1963 — 60 years ago
New overnight trailer park, shower and restroom facilities are under construction at Tucker Park, and Panorama Point is scheduled for improvements this year, Judge Harris Higgins said this week. He said the trailer park will be in the north part of the park, where spaces will be available for 18 to 20 foot trailers. A combination building will house restrooms and shower facilities. Restrooms will have flush-type toilets, according to the judge.
— Hood River News
It was the first heavy frost in The Dalles this fall and it came almost on schedule. The Weather Bureau’s statistics for the years 1925-1955 show that Oct. 23 is the average date on which The Dalles temperature first reaches a low of 32 degrees during the fall.
— The Dalles Chronicle
The White Salmon Woman’s Club met Oct. 17 and donated to “Dimes for Liberty.” This money will be added to that of all the Federated Clubs in the U.S.A. and will be used to complete a museum in the base of the Statue of Liberty. This museum was in the original blueprints but was never completed.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1983 — 40 years ago
Hood River port commissioners unanimously recognize the need for a pedestrian bridge to span the Hood River Village and provide non-freeway access to those walking from the Hood River Village and Marina Park areas to downtown Hood River. They considered two designs for such a bridge at their Oct. 17 meeting — and decided neither would do as presented.
— Hood River News
Rajneeshpuram officials say they are weighing their legal options following a court order on Monday stopping further building activity by the city. Circuit Court Judge John Jelderks issued the ruling which names the city only as the restrained party and it does not restrain other legal entities on the Muddy Ranch. — The Dalles Chronicle
A potentially controversial rezone request in the Burdoin Mountain area of the Columbia River Gorge will be the subject of a public hearing before the Klickitat Board of Commissioners next month. The applicant is seeking a rezone of about 20 acres from Open Space to General Rural so she may sell part or all of the property. County Planner Steve Andersen said the applicant wants to break the property into two pieces but a rezone would allow her to break it into four pieces.
— White Salmon Enterprise
2003 — 20 years ago
Hood River’s flying fighter ace Ken Jernstedt has been chosen as one of the first nine inductees into the Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor. A special ceremony was held to recognize the achievements of Jernstedt and other distinguished pilots at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville. Jernstedt, who is legally blind, said his guide dog, Driscoll, garnered the most attention — and more than a few nibbles of the gourmet hors d’oeuvres.
— Hood River News
Ride, Rope and Cut — it was all done in Auction Sales Co.’s arena Oct. 3-4 during the “Best of the West” Working Ranch and Cow Horse Sale in The Dalles. There were 206 head of horses sold rapidly to packed house with an extraordinary sale average — from top to bottom — the entire sale average $1,440.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Two candidates seeking the White Salmon mayor’s office in the Nov. 4 election are Roger Holen, incumbent mayor and owner of The Inn of the White Salmon, and Linda Jones, who came to White Salmon about a year ago and owns two downtown businesses. In less than two weeks, White Salmon voters will decide who they will choose to run the city for the next four years.
— White Salmon Enterprise
Global Headlines
1923
Communist Mob Is Dispersed By German Police
American Note Touches Reparations
War-Time Dryness Held Beneficial
1943
Germans Fight Desperately to Avoid Crimea Trap
Escape Corridor Narrowed to 50 Miles, Revealed
Stalin Receives Secretary Hull
Japanese Thrust Turned Back by Aussie Troops
1963
Hope Given Up For 39 Trapped In Watery Mine
Moroccan Units In New Drive
Test Ban Police Device Used
1983
Vote tests Israel leadership
U.S. Marines involved in invasion Grenada
Jordanian politician wounded
Soviet troops accused of attack on villagers
2003
Iraq assistance short of target
Report alleges forced hunger
Three US soldiers die near Baghdad, Mosul
Madam Chiang Kaishek dies
Iran’s nuclear files incomplete
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