The Dalles Chronicle, July 27, 2003. Researched and assembled by Elroy King. 20 Years Ago, July 27, 1983 Maurices, a family owned Mid-west based firm that features fashion clothing, will open its store doors in The Dalles with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday. The store manager is Karen Gorham, a 22-year-old graduate of Oregon State University. The Dalles Swim Team won the Pendleton (Oregon) Invitational Swim meet for the fourth consecutive year last weekend, defeating second place and host team by 50 1/2 points. Kari Compton led the way for The Dalles, winning all five events that she entered. She was competing in the 8-and-under girls division. Right behind her was Earl Morris with four wins. 40 Years Ago, July 27, 1963 Carl M. Williams, district maintenance superintendent, is being promoted to assistant division engineer for the state highway department in Roseburg (Oregon). Forrest Cooper, state highway engineers, announced the appointment. The new position will involve responsibility for assisting in direction of all engineering and maintenance functions for Southwestern Oregon. Rob Swingle of The Dalles battled his way into the finals of the Oregon Coast Golf Tournament Friday despite offshore winds. He defeated Leighton Tuttle of Portland, 1-up and today faced Tom Bearman of Wilipa Harbor, Washington in the 36 hole finals at Astoria (Oregon). Diana Hillis, a Dalles teenager, defeated Cathy Poulton of Riverwood 2-1 to win the sixth flight championship of the PNGA Junior Girls Golf Championships at Portland Golf Club Friday. 60 Years Ago, July 27, 1943 Fire at 5:49 p.m. yesterday on the roof of the one-story dwelling at 219 W. 14th Street, did $1 damage to the shingles. Before the firemen left new shingles had been nailed on to replace the burned roof covering. The house is occupied by Paul Frye. The fire was caused by a spark from the flue falling on the shingles which bore an accumulation of dry moss and dry seeds from a nearby tree. About 60 members of the Townsend Club No. 1 gathered Sunday to attend the annual potluck and afternoon program, held this year at Union Street park. After the meeting was called to order by the president, Walter Ryan, J.L. Johns gave the invocation. The program included a humorous reading by Mrs. E.E. Van Nuys, solo by Mrs. Burg, accordion selections by Paul Richau, and the speaker of the day, F. Manley Goldsberry. Mr. Goldsberry, who was appointed by Dr. F. E. Townsend as a representative of the bureau out of Washington, D.C., brought his audience first hand information about the plan. 80 Years Ago, July 27, 1923 Fire this afternoon destroyed the building used by The Dalles Shope Brick company, completely gutting the place with probably several thousands of dollars loss. Little insurance the Shope Brick machinery and practically none was carried on the old bottling works machinery stored in the building. The Dalles Shope Brick company has been using the building for the past year for construction purposes. It is owned by E.E. and E. W. Phetteplace. Jubilant over the experiences of their trip, and with a fund of information that will be used by the horticultural and agricultural bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, the annual survey party of that organization returned to The Dalles yesterday. In the party were W.S. Nelson and W.A. Johnston, representing the Chamber of Commerce; C.L. Hazen, county fruit inspector; and Dr. G.E. Sanders, representing the cherry growers of the district. 100 Years Ago, July 27, 1903 Shaniko (Oregon) is a hot bed of discontent just now. The atmosphere reeks gigantic bunches of it, an all because the woolbuyers of that section will not ship their purchases over the lines of O.R. & N. and permit that corporation to route the wool to its destination over Union Pacific. Because of this no wool is being moved out of Shaniko, where there are 60,000 bales awaiting transportation. George Abbott, the wool buyer who had his leg amputated at the hospital about a month ago, is now able to be about the building on crutches and will soon leave the hospital. We understand that Miss Bessie Snipes, the Dalles queen of the Woolmen's carnival, ranked third as regard the number of votes received and was presented with a handsome watch. Miss Snipes is now visiting friends in Portland. 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