Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle’s Files May 23, 2004 20 Years Ago, May 23, 1984 The Wasco Rural Fire Protection District approved a $15,000 down payment on a mini-pumper for the department and gave Chief Otis Winchester a go ahead to proceed with plans for a training tower during the May meeting Monday night. Winchester said the construction of the training tower would require the approval of the county planning department. 40 Years Ago, May 23, 1964 Complete official primary returns, not including write-in votes, gave Henry Cabot Lodge 926 votes for president on the Republican ballot in Wasco County. Nelson Rockefeller’s count was 882, Richard Nixon’s 571, Barry Goldwater’s 387, Margaret Chase Smith’s 85, and William Scranton’s 31. Mrs Marion Weatherford of Arlington [Oregon] has been elected chairman of the State Fair Commission, succeeding Ursal Narver of Portland. Narver, who was recently appointed to his eighth year on the commission, declined re-election. T. E. Shoop of Bend [Oregon] was named vice chairman and Ersa Koch, McMinnville [Oregon] was elected secretary. John Lee, a senior left hander, completed his high school baseball career last weekend with a .481 batting average. He got 13 hits and five walks in 27 at bats. Lee also pitched a 5-2 record. Rocky Brown, a junior, batted .358 with 31 hits in 87 times at bat. He also had a 7-0 record on the mound. 60 Years Ago, May 23, 1944 The honor roll for the semester ending May 19 at The Dalles High school included the following names: Estelle Cutler, Vivianne Brenner, Lois Doughty, Norma Jean Duffy, Willajean McDaniel, Roy Walters, Dora Mae Curtiss, Nel Turner, Mary Guseman, Bill Marshall, Don McDaniel, Connie Hoffman, Phyllis Peterson, Donna Roberts, Dona Curtiss, Janet Kirby, Darrell Rempel, Mary Jane McVicker, Larena Mae Sauter, Dick Parmeter, George Weber, Betty Murray, Helen Duvall, Bernice Johnson, Margaret McVicker, Elizabeth Gibson, Carl Francois, Shirley Spickerman, Duff Young, Clair McAuliffe, Betty Lawrence, William Hastings and George Dixon. From an AAF Liberator station in England comes the news of the presentation of the air medal to First Lt. John A. (AL) Tuttle of 419 East Seventh Street in The Dalles. The medal was awarded for “exceptionally meritorious achievement while participating in bomber combat missions over occupied Europe.” Lt. Tuttle took part in such celebrated aerial attacks as those on Brunswick, Brandenburg and Gutersloh. 80 Years Ago, May 23, 1924 C.W. Boetticher, superintendent of city schools at Albany [Oregon], will be the next superintendent in The Dalles, it was decided at a meeting of the school board last night. Superintendent Boetticher is the successful candidate of 49 others seeking to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Will E. Wiley. The newly engaged official has been superintendent of schools at Albany for the last 13 years and is believed to be well qualified for the position. Building activity in The Dalles took another spurt this morning when it was announced that Hedges & Hull, local contractors, have been awarded the contract for the construction of a modern $30,000 bakery building on Third Street between Washington and Court for Ben Pundt of the Oregon bakery. 100 Years Ago, May 23, 1904 Perhaps the happiest day, certainly one of the most encouraging in the history of Zion Lutheran Church in The Dalles, was yesterday, when at the morning service a class of twelve received the rites of confirmation. They were Misses Hanna Schwabe, Julia Nickelsen, Esther Beck, Ellen Watt, Elizabeth Watt, Anna Patjen, Selma Cramer, Viola Strauss, Betha Blazer, Lena Rhodes, Mrs. Emma Nelson and Mrs. Van Sorenson. The busiest place in town these days is the scouring mill, where a full force of men are at work day and night. Already this season a million and a half pounds of wool have been shipped in from Carnell, Eltopia, Dayton and Page on the Northern Pacific and Heppner, Lexington, Ione, Arlington and Goldendale [Washington]. Mr. Russell informs us that he expects to handle 4,000,000 pounds this season. 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 Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program