FWD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Wasser" <petew@netcnct.net> To: "Hood River County" <ORHOODRI-L@rootsweb.com>; "OREGON-L" <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com>; "Wasco County" <ORWASCO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 6:55 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Looking Back: A Glimpse Through the Chronicle's Files > The Dalles Chronicle July 21, 2002 Looking Back is compiled each week by Elroy King. > > 20 Years Ago, July 21, 1982 > Donnell Smith Sr. and Donnell Smith III unseated two time defending champions Allen and Russ Phillips while Sue Rinehart and Nita Dickson grabbed top women's honors at the third annual Members-Guests golf tournament at The Dalles Country Club. > > 40 Years Ago, July 21, 1962 > After "the finest reception we've had yet" Spencer Campbell swam last night to Hood River, then returned to The Dalles for some rest before making the easy crossing from Hood River to White Salmon later today. The ex-frogman, who has covered about 350 miles of the 557 mile swim from Orofino, Idaho to Astoria left The Dalles at 9:30 a.m. Friday and reached Hood River at 2:30 a.m. today. > If the American Little League All-Stars don't win the area Little League All-Star playoffs it won't be young Jim Bailey's fault. In the second game of the playoff at 16th Street Ball Park Friday night he scattered eight hits while striking out 22 batters in a nine inning 4-3 win over the Willow Creek (Oregon) All Stars. And only four of the whiffs were called by the umpire. > > 60 Years Ago, July 21, 1942 > With a view to meeting expanded needs in this area and, at the same time, providing added facilities for any prospective industries which might locate here, two new petroleum tanks holding 1,300,000 gallons of gasoline soon will be erected west of The Dalles, Captain A. Leppaluato, general manager of River Terminals and affliated, announced today. > A Boy Scout court of honor will be conducted this evening in the basement of the Christian church. Among other awards will be the presentation of an Eagle Scout pin to Howard Hedges of this city. Ray Hughes will conduct the meeting while Judge Fred W. Wilson will present the awards. > Private Clair Penners of the army air force, who has been stationed at McCord field, Washington, left recently for Santa Ana, California to begin training as an avaiation cadet. Penners was inducted into the Army on January 13, from The Dalles. > > 80 Years Ago, July 31, 1922 > The county of Wasco, doing its own work on the Antelope hill road, a stretch of slightly more than three miles leading from the limits of Antelope to a connection on the top of the hill with the old Shaniko road, completed the job at a cost of nearly $8,000 less than the lowest bid submitted by private contractors, according to a report submitted to Judge J.T. Adkisson today by P.W. Marx, roadmaster. > With the exception of one union man who is at work, the strike of shop crafts workers in The Dalles is still at 100 percent effective, it was claimed by union officials today. The recent walkout of 17 members of the Brotherhood of Firemen, Oilers and Stationary Engineers was authorized by Timothy Healy, president of the order it was stated by strikers today. > A check for $35 was turned over to the executive officers of the local post of the American Legion yesterday by Charles Beam, the sum realized at the benefit dance given at the open air dancing pavillion Wednesday. > > 100 Years Ago, July 21, 1902 > Attorney Brooks has received funds to pay off bills against the old Paul Mohr road. Everybody will receive the cash long past due and much rejoicing will therefore ensue. > Harvesting began in earnest out in the farming section today and the visits of the farmers to the city these days will be few and far between. Harvest hands are scarce this year and if it keeps up our farmers will have to try the plan adopted by the Kansas people to trying shotgun persuasion on hoboes to make them work in the harvest fields. > Yesterday the Regulator (steamship lines) stopped at White Salmon (Washington) on its way down the river and deposited a camping party on the banks of the river. They were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bonn, Mr. and Mrs. Eberle, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Weigel, Mr. and Mrs. Will Fredden and George Weigel who went on up to Trout Lake (Washington) for their outing. > > Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, > The Dalles, Oregon. > > Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser > > "Don't judge each day by the harvest your reap, but by the seeds you plant. > Robert Louis Stevenson > > Researching WASSER, GOAR, JOURNEY, HAMM, VINZANT, McNEAL, MATHIESON >