Looking Back: Through the Chronicles Files October 31, 2004 20 Years Ago, October 31, 1984 Voter registration hearings for some 3,700 people are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in The Dalles Thursday. Rejneeshees were threatening a boycott on them Tuesday night in a mass meeting where the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh talked to selected followers. Oregon says it will not provide transportation from Rajneeshpuram to The Dalles for the hearings. 40 Years Ago, October 31, 1964 Relocation of The Dalles bus terminal and plans for a remodeling program to provide improved service were announced this week by John P. Miller, former district marketing supervisor for Western Greyhound Lines. Beginning Sunday, the bus depot will go into operation at the former state motor vehicle office building on the north side of Second Street, not far from the west city limits. The address is 1419 W. Second Street. Jerry Frost, now engaged in engineering and drafting work on construction projects in the area and a former industrial arts teacher in The Dalles Junior High School, will assume on December 1 the duties as manager of The Dalles Irrigation District, said Don Bailey, chairman of the board of directors. Cross county runners from The Dalles and Wahtonka (The Dalles) won berths to the state meet in Salem next Saturday with their high finishes in district competition at Pendleton (Oregon) yesterday. The Dalles finished second in Class A competition and Wahtonka finished first in A-2 competition. Top finisher for the Indians was Lynn Williams, who finished fourth. 60 Years Ago, October 31, 1944 The Dalles will have one of the best laboratories for testing water samples in eastern Oregon. J.A. Strange, new water superintendent recently employed by the city water commission, said today. Strange, accompanied by Mrs. Strange, arrived in this city Saturday from Corvallis (Oregon), and he was busy today at the city water office preparing plans for the installation of the laboratory in the basement of city hall. Sgt. Robert Gunnier, the first American Indian to make a bombing mission over Berlin (Germany) and the only member of the crew not injured on that mission is back in the United States and now is stationed at Sheppards field, Texas, according to word received here by his father, Louis Gunnier, of Celilo (Oregon). Gunnier, a bombardier on an American Flying Fortress has completed 25 missions over Europe. 80 Years Ago, October 31, 1924 The timely arrival of Henry Bertrand in a laundry delivery truck, at a turn in the Columbia River highway at the eastern city limits today probably saved Everett Allen, Pendleton (Oregon) from death by strangulation under an overturned automobile. Allen was rescued and taken to the hospital where he is said to be recovering the effect of holding a 1700 pound car on his neck. James Brink, also of Pendleton, a companion, was badly cut and bruised about the face when the machine toppled over, but will recover. Construction of the ruble masonry, parapet walls and parking places at the top of Rowena loops in Mayer park are progressing to the stage where the parapet walls will be finished shortly. The ruble masonry walls have all been put up and considerable grading has been finished for the parking places, according to C.W. Wanzer, division engineer of the state highway department. 100 Years Ago, October 31, 1904 Railroad row has heard a great deal lately on the prospect Yesterday the rumors were partially corroborated by the departure of E.E. Lytle for the East in response to a telegram. Mr. Lytle is president of the road and its originator and builder. It is believed that the dispatch summoning him to New York came from the office of E.H. Harriman. Ifthis is true there is little doubt that the western railroad king intends in making the Columbia Southern part of his system Journal. A tent city has sprung up in the north end of town in the last few days. Many people are coming in and looking for homesteads and business locations. If the present rate of settlement continues it will be only a short time until all of the available land within a radius of 15 miles of this city will have been take up. Condon Times. 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