1926 — 100 years ago
Nearly 80 per cent of the tomato crop of The Dalles is a total loss through blight, it was learned today from F. M. Gil, supervisor of The Dalles Cooperative Growers and master of the public market.
Pinned under an avalanche of rock at the Ninth street crusher pit for more than half an hour, Clyde Butler, city employee was dug out at about 2:30 this afternoon by fellow workmen and others and taken to The Dalles hospital with a crushed foot and other possible injuries.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Marsh Isenberg brought into the News office some D’Anjou pears in perfect condition. These pears were pre-cooled and packed in September of last year, and had remained in cold storage ever since. The pears were not only perfect in appearance but were in prime condition for eating. This box was held over to ascertain how long pre-cooled pears would keep in cold storage.
— Hood River News
Don’t pick out a printer blindfolded. Get the one who can help you sell your goods. We have the ability to help you sell your goods and we can do this at a reasonable cost to you. Economy and standardization are the watchwords here. We use Hammermill Bond, the standard, economical, business paper and we turn out a grade of printing that brings results for our customers.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1946 — 80 years ago
There is good news for Odell, in the announcement that the school bus will arrive here in the latter part of August.
This will be the first school bus ever owned by the Odell school district.
— Hood River News
An allotment of 3,000 bushels of wheat has been given United Mills in The Dalles by the production marketing administration of Portland to relieve the flour shortage in this area during the four week period which started June 25…
— The Dalles Chronicle
1966 — 60 years ago
The proposed Wasco Rural Fire Protection District sailed through Tuesday’s election with only a handful of opposition votes. Final unofficial tally was 446 yes and 7 no.
Ground lighting [sic] that smacked in at least one location with the “power of an atom bomb,” and rains ranging up to 1.7 inches near Rex Kaseburg ranch in the Fairbanks area, marked a series of midnight to dawn thunderstorms. It was the heaviest electrical storm within memory of most residents of the area.
— The Dalles Chronicle
The Fourth of July slipped by in Hood River with scarcely a murmur, but it hasn’t always been that way. Around 1916, the town was turning out its Sunday best to celebrate the patriotic spirit of the day. In this case, the attraction is ladies engaging with a nail driving contest.
— Hood River News
1986 — 40 years ago
Five burglaries and a severe case of windshield-breaking at a car lot are under investigation by police today as they operate with a supervisory staff left after budget actions failed.
The Dalles city council tonight faces a budget committee recommendation to set an Aug. 12 operation levy to salvage 25 jobs in City Hall including firemen and policemen.
Further reductions in the ranks at The Dalles City Police Department took effect at 12:01 a.m. today, leaving only six police officers employed by the city.
Antelope is Antelope again. Its 20-25 residents on Sunday accepted a monument and American flag dedicated to their perseverance and patience during the Rajneesh rule.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Boardsailors go head-to-head with kayakers for spectators’ attention this weekend as two annual events get underway Friday. The Columbia River Gorge Pro-Am Speed Slalom and Husum Days feature the unique physical attributes of the rivers.
— White Salmon Enterprise
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