1925 — 100 years ago
In spite of the failure of the taxpayers to vote the union high school district and the overcrowding at the local high school continuing, at least for the present, the local high school has been placed on the accredited list for another year, says Supt. A. M. Cannon, who attended the meeting of the Inland Empire Educational association at Spokane last week.
— Hood River News
Within a few weeks the new state dance hall license law will go into effect in Oregon, which compels proprietors to close the halls at midnight. The law also calls for a bond of $500 and a license fee of $25 and $50. The application for a dance hall license must be accompanied by a petition signed by five freeholders testifying as to the character of the applicant, and must also receive the endorsement and consent of the sheriff before it will be considered by the authorities empowered to grant the license.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1945 — 80 years ago
Marion Lavane Ellsworth, Radioman 1-c, U.S. Navy, of Hood River, is a member of the crew of the USS Hayter, one of four destroyer escorts which, in mid-Atlantic recently, trailed and destroyed a German submarine, it has been announced by Admiral Jonas Ingram, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Zigzagging in a long and desperate effort to elude its pursuers, the enemy sub was finally blown to pieces in deep water. Debris, oil and personal belongings of the crew — such as a song book and the bowl of a pipe — told the crews of the destroyer escorts that their hunt was ended.
— Hood River News
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Fraley this week received an unusual souvenir from their son, Verl Fraley, who is in the army engineering corps in Europe. The souvenir was a broadsword with a brass handle bearing the mark of the man or firm who cast the sword, and the date 1838. The sword was found in a hedge somewhere in France, Fraley wrote his parents. It is now on display in a window at The Chronicle.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Farm women cooperating with Farm Security administration in Klickitat county should expect to add from $125.00 to over $200.00 to the farm income this year by planning ample gardens as an important part of their home plans, reports Home Management Supervisor Anna G. McPherson, of Farm Security administration. Gardens have always been the basis of the Farm Security administration live-at-home program to insure a bountiful supply of fresh fruits and canned fruits and vegetables. A garden should be planned in such a way that it will ensure enough fresh vegetables for both canning and immediate use for the family from the first of May until late in the fall.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1965 — 60 years ago
“Unemployment is at its lowest point for the past several years during this season,” reported Boyd Jackson, employment office manager, about the job picture beginning in April. Improved weather, new highway contracts, flood damage repairs and construction work have “reduced unemployment drastically,” according to Jackson. What’s more, he sees more of the same ahead. Jackson says the job outlook for Hood River County area is excellent.
— Hood River News
Concrete poured by the John Day Dam powerhouse contractors exceeded a half-million cubic yards by early April, according to the Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers. About 75,000 cubic yards was placed in the power intact structure during March, bringing the total to 508,000. Vinnell-McNamara-Mannix-Fuller is the contractor.
Sharp improvement in fluoride control at the Harvey Aluminum plant is implied in the latest special report by the Agricultural Experiment Station at Oregon State University.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Senator Warren G. Magnuson has been advised by Dr. Francis Keppel, U.S. Commissioner of Education, that the federal payment for Mill “A” School District No. 31, Cooks, has been approved. The District tentatively is entitled to receive $5,433 for the Fiscal Year ending next June 30, with $4,074 of this amount being certified for immediate payment. They are to be used for the usual school support purposes, including the purchase of textbooks, payment of salaries and the hundred and one other items going into the maintenance of our school districts.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1985 — 40 years ago
County commissioners turned down a land gift, agreed to discuss hospital topics, and made several appointments during an unusual afternoon session here Monday. The meeting was called for 5 p.m. instead of the usual 7:30 p.m. hour because members had already been in an afternoon budget session, and were assembled at the courthouse. The land offer was from Leah Abraham of Portland, who offered three lots to the county above Serpentine in Hood River. She proposed conveying the property in three separate years, and included restrictions that the area should remain in its natural state for park purposes, with utility and road easements where necessary.
— Hood River News
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