The Dalles Chronicle April 14, 2002 20 Years Ago, April 14, 1982 The highest award the Salvation Army can bestow on a civilian was given to Maxine Monaghan at the local Salvation Army Citadel's annual Civic Dinner Tuesday night at Judson Baptist College. Mrs. Monaghan was recognized for her many hours of volunteer work at the Salvation Army's Thrift store over the years. Lieutenant Scott Vincent, local commander made the award and noted "there are those who do and want people to know about it, and those who just do." He said Monaghan was in the latter category. 40 Years Ago, April 14, 1962 Dolph Kimsey, manager of the Port of The Dalles, Friday attended a port workshop and banquet in Portland in conjunction with a meeting of the Oregon State Public Port Authorities Association. The Dalles Fire Chief Charles Roth Jr., and Captain James Ruzic will attend the fourth annual fire command school in Yakima (Washington) April 16-19. The meeting for senior line and staff fire officers "offers a concentrated course of study in problems of command, organization and technique for fire prevention and suppression" Roth said. The school is sponsored by the Yakima Fire Department and the Washington State Board of Vocational Education firemen's training division and is staffed by experts in varied fields of fire protection. Among those presented awards during the Spring Conference of Oregon Press Women in Eugene (Oregon) was Chronicle Women's Editor Barbara Nagle, who placed third in the "feature story in a daily newspaper" classification. 60 Years Ago, April 14, 1942 Appointments of "Salvage for Victory" committees from Dufur, Tygh Valley, Maupin, Rowena and Shaniko to serve in conjunction with a smiliar group already named to represent The Dalles, was announced yesterday by Governor Charles A. Sprague in Salem, bringing to 32 the total number of men and women who will direct the Wasco County salvage campaign, now in the process of organization. 80 Years Ago, April 14, 1922 Construction of the interstate bridge at Big Eddy (Oregon) will be brought to a definite head within a few days, when George A. Sears, president of the Union Bridge Company of Seattle (Washington), will be in the city to go over the matter with our local officials. J.T. Rorick, who received announcement this week regarding the matter said today that a meeting of stockholders would be called. Sears is expected to bring two sets of plans for the bridge, one for each of two locations that have been tentatively selected as the site of the bridge and one of these will be passed upon at this meeting. Today is the last day in which candidates for state or national political office may file with the secretary of state. So far as is known Herbert Egbert, W.A. Johnston and W.C. Bolton are the only Wasco County candidates in the field for the state legislature, although Frank M. Gill of Dufur (Oregon) was said to be contemplating a last minute filing. 100 Years Ago, April 14, 1902 At a meeting of the city council Saturday, the council ordered warrants drawn for the payment of bills incurred during the quarantine of Jack Allison for smallpox in the Bettingen building. The city's part of the expenses was $82.85. A great many of the improvements within the city this summer will be made out on the bluff, where several new residences are to be created. The Velarde brothers have recently purchased the Walker place at the head of the brewery grade and will soon commence the construction of a new home on the property. Written permission to reprint Looking Back-A Glimpse Through the Chronicle's Files given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser