Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle’s Files The Dalles Chronicle January 11, 2004 20 Years Ago, January 11, 1984 A circuit judge today refused to give the Antelope [Oregon] School Board $32,000 or let It sell its bus and two suits involving Rajneesh control of the board marched forward. At Issue is a suit by the county to have a court declare the legal membership of the board and The reimbursement of public funds by the board, and a suit by citizens preventing the sale of the Antelope school bus. Judge William L. Jackson of the Baker County Circuit Court is hearing the cases. The Dalles high school wiped out a school single game scoring record and junior center Kris Schwab tied the record for most points in a game in the Indian girls’ 81-26 Mt. Hood Conference thumping of Columbia Tuesday night at Kurtz Gym. The Indians 81 points Broke the old mark of 71 set last year against Centennial. 40 Years Ago, January 11, 1964. Wasco County has employed a general manager for the expanding Columbia Basin Nursing Home. County Judge James Hunt said the county court has appointed Wasyl E. Adkins, a native of Montana and a former Auburn, Washington resident with Extensive Air Force personnel experience to manage the Home. The county institution Had 72 patients as of Thursday. Completion of the new wing now under construction Will add 40 beds. Allen Tom of The Dalles and Milton Morgan of Ione [Oregon] were elected to office In the National Association of Wheat Growers at this week’s convention in Amarillo, Texas. Tom was announced Friday as the new vice president and Morgan was named To the organization’s executive board. 60 Years Ago, January 11, 1944 On Monday of last week, F.L. Ritter of the enforcement division, Portland OPA, Investigated the rationed food situation at Maupin [Oregon] and Tygh Valley [Oregon]. He returned again on Thursday accompanied by Mrs. P. Gallagher of the district legal Staff to conduct a local trial at the local war price and rationing board office. Prominent Town citizens found to have beef or beef in their lockers or illegally transferring meat Without surrendering points to OPA for cancellation, were called in and their cases heard Before board members with Mrs. Gallagher acting as judge. A total of 1088 points were Tailored from two No. 4 books, 1092 from two other books and 418 from five other books. Bernice Swett, 22, arrested on a vagrancy charge, was sentenced to five days in jail, With the unexpired portion of the sentence suspended provided she would leave the City. She accepted the offer, as made by Glenn O. Allen, justice of the peace and left on The stage for Idaho, her former place of residence. 80 Years Ago, January 11, 1924 Drilling for coal, which began a few weeks ago on the property of J.L. McInerny, near The second bridge of the Chenowith Road, will be resumed tomorrow if weather Conditions permit, it was learned this morning. Inclement weather and snow have held Up the operations and it was intended to begin again today. The police were searching the “jungles” below First street today for a thief with a stomach ache. Four cans of sardines which had been swelled with a poisonous gas And which had been laid aside in the E.C. Pease warehouse behind the department Store were stolen during the night. 100 Years Ago, January 11, 1904 Another young boy, Clyde Harper by name, hailing, he says, from Baker City [Oregon] Was arrested last night for vagrancy and given three days to work out his fine on our streets. The majority of tramps these days are mere lads and the question which presents Itself is, where are their parents? They are the responsible ones. H.T. Shearer, who has been at the hospital suffering with blood poisoning and whose Family are quarantined with scarlet fever, is reported as improving very satisfactorily. Five hundred people attended the rabbit drive near Echo [Oregon] yesterday, when 4000 bunnies, met a cruel death. During the excitement, Miss Jessie Boyd, a sister of T. M. Boyd of this city, was struck in the face with a club and her forehead cut open. She swooned, but a physician who was present dressed her wound and last night she Was resting easily. 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 http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ High-speed users—be more efficient online with the new MSN Premium Internet Software. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1