Looking Back: A Glimpse Through the Chronicles Files The Dalles Chronicle March 20, 2005 Researched and compiled each week by Elroy King of The Chronicles news staff. 20 Years Ago, March 20, 1985 Two former The Dalles high school baseball players are playing big roles on this years University of Portland team which has jumped out to a 6-0 record. Larry Melton, a senior, is 3-0 on the mound for the Pilots. Mark Beaton, a sophomore, is the starting first baseman for the Pilots. So far he is hitting .533 (8 for 15) with three doubles and three runs batted in. 40 Years Ago, March 20, 1965 Wasco County soon will build a wooden bridge over Fifteenmile Creek near Petersburg School to plug a road gap until the longer permanent span, now in the planning stage, is completed. Work can begin as soon as the county gets right of way easements, said County Engineer C.D. (Cotton) Light. The trestle type bridge will have part of a washed out upstream bridge for one of its sections. A graduate engineer from the San Francisco Bay [California] area will arrive April 1 to take over the duties as Hood River Countys first county manager, announced Commission Chairman Percy Bucklin. Alex E. Almerants is the city manager of Mill Valley [California], holding that position since 1948 in the San Francisco bay area on the mainland. The formal opening of the golf season for women at The Dalles Country Club this past week was marked by the end of the Winter Ladder tourney. Mrs. Richard Hazelton won the trophy and Mrs. Joe Hillis finished in second with Mrs. R.R. Beasley coming in third. 60 Years Ago, March 20, 1945 The last benefit card party of the season in the series sponsored by the women of the Harmony Club of the Cherry Park Grange was held Saturday evening at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Runyan on Upper Three Mile. 80 Years Ago, March 20, 1925 Malcolm Adelbert Moody, 70 years old, member of Congress from Oregon 1898 to 1904, and for many years prominently identified with the development of The Dalles and Wasco county, died at 11:30 oclock last night at the Good Samaritan hospital in Portland. Mr. Moody has been ailing in health for the last several years, but was not stricken with the illness that resulted in his death until several weeks ago. He has been very low at the Portland hospital for more than a week. William Armstrong, accused by Ira Cramblet of being the man who fired a shot at him early last Monday morning, was to have a hearing in the justice court before Henry Meredith this afternoon. Witnesses for both sides were sought this morning. Cramblet was wounded in the chest by a bullet allegedly to have been fired from Armstrongs home. 100 Years Ago, March 20, 1905 Another Dalles church is to lose its minister soon. Reverend William Brenner of the Lutheran Church, having accepted a call to a church in South Bend, Indiana, and is preparing to leave shortly after Easter. He tells us his intention is to take a special course in the Lutheran seminary in Chicago (Illinois) in connection with his regular work. A new pastor will be appointed to the church here. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program
nice to see the Looking back. Lots of items I have learned for the first time. Dan
I become busy with other projects but I keep coming back :-) Earline Wasser >nice to see the Looking back. >Lots of items I have learned for the first time. > >Dan