1925 — 100 years ago
Pioneer of ‘75 goes to long rest: With the passing of John A. Keely, who died at the age of 84 years at his home here on Thursday of last week, another of the real pioneers has reached the end of the trail ... The expressed wish of the deceased pioneer was carried out when the remains were laid alongside those of his old partner, C. S. DuBois, in The Dalles cemetery. [They] arrived in Portland, Oregon, in 1875, from California, having come West the same year. The two men developed an orchard in the Mt. Tabor district.
— Hood River News
A naturalization hearing to consider applications by three aliens for final papers will be held in the circuit court Friday, December 11 at 10 o’clock.
Threats by Police Commissioner Ed Kurtz to put city prisoners to work starting today were put into effect when five men arrested on various charges were sent to labor on the city dump at the end of second street...
Sam O’Connor and Oscar Rood, released from working out fines for drunkenness on the city dump yesterday afternoon were found in an alleged intoxicated condition in a local rooming house late last night and put back in jail.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1945 — 80 years ago
McLucas to lead Polio fund drive: Oregon is ready to make this year’s campaign for funds to combat infantile paralysis the biggest ever, Dr. E. T. Hedlund, Oregon state chairman of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, said this week as he announced county chairmen in 35 of Oregon’s 36 countries. He said chairmen have been appointed in all but Lincoln county.
— Hood River News
A twin-engine army plane today was reported missing somewhere between The Dalles and Pasco, according to an announcement made by the Washington state patrol at Vancouver. The plane reported at The Dalles yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock ... Search planes were in the air this morning but the missing trainer had not been found up to noon ...
Engineers from the Oregon and Washington highway commission have been instructed to prepare data on several locations for a proposed bridge across the Columbia river near The Dalles, according to a United Press report received today from Portland.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Dance planned for Christmas: The American Legion started early this week planning for its annual Christmas dance at the Legion hall in White Salmon and further announced that two such holiday dances would be forthcoming and another annual affair slated for New Year’s eve.
In charge of the dance committee is Emile Stratton and he announced that Billy Wood’s band would play. It was also planned to augment the saxophone section for the Christmas dance with the addition of a well known player to the band.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1965 — 60 years ago
Oak Grove second grader Althea Hukari took a great big piece of paper, a pencil and crayons last week and set out to compose her own Christmas story. She added quite a bit of her own talent, plus some help with a few words from her teacher, Lorraine Beach, and came up with a new fable, “A Puppy’s First Christmas.” She even added an illustration to adorn Althea’s gift to the Valley. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob Hukari of Rt. 3. (Full fable online.)
— Hood River News
Wasco County sheriff’s officers recovered 25 fifths of liquor taken in the recent Dalles Country Club burglary but they lost one of the suspects in the crime. After Oskar Leonard Posey, 22, led officers to a cave where the liquor was hidden, Posey told them he had more of the stolen liquor in the Posey family home, Sheriff Sterling Trent related. But when Posey went in the front door he kept right on going, plunging out the back door and disappearing in brushy country. No reports on his possible whereabouts had been received here by mid-forenoon today. Thirty-nine bottles of assorted liquor were reported taken...
— The Dalles Chronicle
These two photos graphically portray the terrific impact of run-a-way logging truck that demolished the office of the Wyers Stage Company last Wednesday night, December 8 ... Impact moved huge section of building, knocked most of old-time edifice off foundation. It also dropped Snowden route mail truck part way through floor, had to be pulled clear. Most of building housed oil barrels.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1985 — 40 years ago
Five men — 111 years work: “it adds up to 111 years of service,” said Diamond Fruit Grower cannery manager Chuck Beardsley. He was looking down the banquet head table at five men who are retiring from regular service with DFG. They were Frank Absten, assistant warehouse foreman, Sylban Absten, a warehouseman, Floyd Carmen, mechanic, Ralph Carter, cook room foreman, and Walt Predmore, a mechanic. Some of them will continue to help out part-time at DFG, but the banquet on Dec. 15 marked the end of their regular employment ... the five also received pen sets and tie clasps as retirement gifts.
— Hood River News
The ranch foreman who helped the followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh settle on their central Oregon commune won $142,760 in civil damages from the sect Thursday night. A Multnomah County Jury deliberated 10 hours ...
Testimony intended to link some Rajneesh commune members with salmonella poisoning in the Dalles was admitted by Circuit Judge John Kelly who on Friday continued an earlier order restraining movement of Rajneesh liquidation sales money out of Oregon.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Jobless rate high: Though unemployment rates in Klickitat and Skamania counties remain well above state and national averages, people who want to work are finding jobs. According to statistics furnished by the Employment Security Dept. Job Service Center in Binge, 762 individuals have found jobs during the current program year, which started July 1 ... still, there doesn’t seem to be enough work for every individual who needs a job. Joblessness is running at 10 percent of the labor force in Klickitat Co., as of October. In Skamania Co., the rate is at 11.9 percent. The state and national averages for October are 7.5 and 6.8 respectively.
— White Salmon Enterprise
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