Looking Back: A Glimpse Through the Chronicle’s Files November 21, 2004 20 Years Ago, November 21, 1984 Lisa Dawkins, a senior at The Dalles High School, has been names The Chronicle’s Miss Merry Christmas for 1984. She won in a field of 16 candidates and succeeds Lisa Cushing, also a student at The Dalles High School. Miss Merry Christmas is the newspaper’s official Christmas representative. 40 Years Ago, November 21, 1964 Two Denver, Colorado women were killed Friday night in a head-on collision on US 30 at Celilo, just east of the grade crossing. State police said the victims were Marjorie June Jones, 37, and her mother, Nellie Catherine Jones, 70, who lived at the same Denver address. The small foreign car in which they were riding collided with a westbound car driven by Everett Joe Rummell, 20, of Yakima (Washington) on a slight curve. About 100 Royal Arch Masons and wives commemorated 100 years of history Friday night at a special centennial celebration of The Dalles Chapter No. 6 Royal Arch Masons at the Masonic Temple. With Lewis Nichols presiding as high priest, honors were extended to Gene Caswell of Sweet Home (Oregon), grand high priest for the RAM of Oregon at the program, which followed a catered dinner in the dining room. 60 Years Ago, November 21, 1944 Naturalization ceremonies were held in the circuit court of Judge Fred W. Wilson this morning for four residents of this county who were admitted to citizenship from Great Britain, Italy, Russia and Norway. Those admitted were Edward Elias Griffith, formerly a citizen of Great Britain; Alfonso Pizzolato, formerly a citizen of Italy; Hilda Beatrice Sampson, formerly a citizen of Russia; and Thor Johan Jacobsen, formerly a citizen of Norway. Jacobsen was recently honorably discharged from the United States Army. Quotas were assigned yesterday to the various city and farm organizations throughout the county in the drive to reach Wasco County’s $750,000 quota in the sixth war bond drive in a minimum of time officials said today. Last night Mrs. Hal Holmes met with her corps of women salesmen at the county courthouse. 80 Years Ago, November 21, 1924 Wasco County was fifth on the list for the greatest number of predatory animals killed during the month of October it has been announced by Stanley Jewett, leader of predatory control in Oregon. Hunter C. Hight during that period killed 28 coyotes, 12 less that C.B. Brown of Malheur County. Two hunters in Harney County took third and fourth place on the list. A committee of seven women has been chose (sic) by Reverend Joseph A. Broeck to direct the American Red Cross Thanksgiving relief in The Dalles, the Junior Red Cross having charge of the contributions. Practically every child in the grade schools in the city is enrolled in Junior Red Cross and they will add small gifts to the Thanksgiving basket. Each child will bring a potato and an orange or apple to the school and these gifts will be collected by the women’s committee and will be placed in the basket with other contributions of fowl, meat or other articles of food. 100 Years Ago, November 21, 1904 Neal Robinson of this city has secured an electric light franchise for the town of Goldendale (Washington) good for twenty years and the city has entered into a contract with him to take sixteen lights for street lighting during the next two years. Mr. Robinson is to begin work on the new plant by the first of the month, and deposited $500 with the city treasurer as a forfeit unless the system is completed within four months. Social happenings at the county jail are not whirling since the court reduced the population to the minimum, which means Williams, the murderer, and Downs, the fellow that plead guilty to “takin’ but not stabbin’ the horse”. The latter is serving a three months sentence and will remain about a month longer. Williams, well, he’ll stay until he leaves at any rate. 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