Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle’s Files January 4, 2004 20 Years Ago, January 4, 1984 City attorney Bill Cloran of The Dalles has accepted a position with the Oregon State Attorney General’s office effective February 1. Cloran has been city attorney since February 1, 1980. He will be assigned to the trial division of the AG’s office. Jim Comini, who served as county commissioner before resigning in 1982, has filed As a Democratic candidate for the four year term, now held by Virgil Ellett, also a Democrat. Comini is the first candidate to file for either of the commissioner seats that Are up for election this year. The post now held by Republican Ray Matthew, who was Named to fill a position left vacant when Rick Cantrell resigned, will also be on the Ballot. On a 4-1 vote Tuesday, The Dalles City Council decided to seek a second preliminary Federal permit for construction of hydroelectric works in its watershed. Councilman Merritt Probstfield voted no, explaining that he favored the project, but did not wish To spend more engineering money until the power cost on the project became more Economical. 40 Years Ago, January 4, 1964 A head-on crash 12 miles east of Rufus [Oregon] on the Oregon Trail Highway early Friday claimed the lives of the drivers of both cars and a passenger in one car was brought to The Dalles General Hospital by Arlington [Oregon] ambulance. Dead in The crash were Michael Lawrence Alberg, 21, of Pasco, Washington, driver of the Eastbound car, and Paris Brooklyn Chase, 49, of Tillamook [Oregon], driver of the Westbound car. Newly elected officers will be ordained and installed in services Sunday at Gateway Presbyterian Church. New ruling elders are Duane Buchtel, L.W. Hoskins, Clarence Quick and Daniel Schierholz. The ruling elders, together with the pastor as moderator, Constitute the session, local governing body in the Presbyterian Church. Sherman’s Huskies, defending subdistrict champions, moved into first place with Heppner after the opening round of Greater Oregon League play last night. The Huskies rocked Grant Union of John Day [Oregon] 68-53. Big Ron Johnson paced The winners with 26 points. 60 Years Ago, January 4, 1944 Members of the local chapter of the Order of Rainbow gathered in regular session Tuesday evening, December 28 to confer the degree of order upon three candidates And initiated Beverly Adkisson, Shirley Douglas and Lois Doughty. Miss Suzanne Farrington, worthy adviser, presided at the session. Mrs. Dave Parmeter yesterday announced the sale of the Farmers Cash market, Second and Jefferson streets, to W.E. “Bill” Bowman, who came here recently from Los Angeles [California]. Mr. and Mrs. Parmeter purchased the store in 1938. 80 Years Ago, January 4, 1924 All city officers and committees were reappointed to serve in their various stations during 1924 by Mayor P.J. Stadelman at a meeting of the city council last night. The re- appointment of officers not elected by the people was confirmed by the council. The reappointments were as follows: Chief of police, Frank Heater; police commissioners, Earl Kurtz; city recorder, D.L. Cates; water superintendent, John I. Chambers; Treasurer, Mrs. C.M. Ellis; city attorney, Miss Celia Gavin; chief of the fire department, Harry Learned; assistant chief of the fire department, Arthur Spickerman; (both confirmed by the various volunteer fire companies); fire warden, George Brown; Assistant fire warden, L.L. Mohn; city health officer, Dr. Fred Thompson; auto park Superintendent, Harry H. Hall; traffic officer, J.H. Skelley; patrolmen, George Eaton And Clarence Dunsmore. 100 Years Ago, January 4, 1904 That “poor” fellow whose hand was so badly crippled and upon whom you bestowed Your charity New Year’s Day after all had little use for it as Marshal Wood took him In as a boarder at this hotel Saturday and today he is working on the streets for his board. Strange to say he uses his hand as well as any one now. It has straightened out remarkably, even the scars having disappeared. At 2:30 tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon a meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. D.M. French to perfect organization of a local W.C.T.U. All women interested in the work Are invited to be present. Dr. Thomas Nelson, doctor of optics, will be in The Dalles about the 12th of the month To locate permanently. Dr. Nelson, who is a graduate from the South Bend College of Optics in South Bend, Indiana has had years of experience, employes the latest methods And has the latest instruments for testing eyes. 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