Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle’s Files September 21, 2003 20 Years Ago, September 21, 1983 A $25,000 Antelope (Oregon) school operating levy for the 1983-84 school year was voted down Tuesday 7 yes, 359 no. In the city of Antelope the vote was 2 yes, 52 no and at the Muddy Ranch the vote was 5 yes, 307 no. Antelope school board member Swami Deva Wadud, who proposed the levy vote after two earlier levy attempts had been handily defeated, said he personally voted down the “levy” Tuesday. He added that he had recommended people vote against it. 40 Years Ago, September 21, 1963 One of the top awards at the annual convention of the Photographic Society of America will go to Mrs. Francis Seufert of The Dalles. A color slide titled “Road Patterns” was selected as winner of the Nicholas Memorial Award for best photographic composition. Mrs. Seufert took the picture last February of Emerson Loop Road southeast of The Dalles. One hundred and six 4-H and FFA meat animals sold for $16,052.50 at the annual Sherman Cattlemen’s Association auction Saturday, September 14, at the Sherman County Fair. County extension agent Thomas Thompson reported that 28 sheep brought an average of 51.9 cents per pound and 39 steers averaged 31.2 cents per pound. The Dufur (Oregon) Rangers scored twice in the third quarter to achieve a 20-7 victory over Culver (Oregon) in the Deschutes League football opener here Friday afternoon. Quarterback Mike Hood swept the ends for two touchdowns, one in the first quarter and another in the third and end Richard Stafford took a pass to score the third Ranger TD. 60 Years Ago, September 21, 1943 A case of diphtheria has been reported at Moro (Oregon), according to information given by Dr. Ethel Reuter, county health officer. Dr. Reuter warns parents and school authorities that the danger of contagion is not necessarily lessened by the small size of a community and urges people to take steps to secure immunization immediately, either through the health department or from their personal physician. 80 Years Ago, September 21, 1923 The first meeting of the season for the committee for the furnishing of the community room at the civic auditorium a composite community representing various women’s organizations of the city which voted to continue their work of furnishing the civic auditorium throughout the coming year, met yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the community room. Mrs. Lulu Crandall, chairman, presided over the meeting. A.E. Crosby of The Dalles was elected first vice president of the Oregon Pharmaceutical association in convention at Pendleton (Oregon) yesterday, according to advices reaching this city today. Mrs. H.L. Hallyburton of Ortley (Oregon) left yesterday for Monmouth (Oregon) where her three daughters, Annie, Louise and Evelyn will enter school. The misses Annie and Louise will attend the State Normal, while Evelyn will attend the grade school. Miss Annie Hallyburton is a senior this year at the Normal school. 100 Years Ago, September 21, 1983 Caught at their own game might not be amiss when referring to the gamblers who were robbed at Arlington a few nights ago. That was one way to get even with them. While the wrong of gambling does not justify those who did the robbing, at the same time it isn’t like robbing a poor woman of her money. Many a poor woman is robbed of what rightly belongs to her by her husband spending it for liquor and gambling games. The Ziegler family are in ill luck as far as sickness is concerned. Mr. Ziegler has just recovered from his siege of typhoid fever sufficiently to be around when Mrs. Ziegler was taken ill with stomach and bowel troubles and it was feared she would not recover. She, however, is much better today. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Historic The Dalles Days October 3-5, 2003 Contact: 541-296-2231 tdacc@gorge.net 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.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy 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 _________________________________________________________________ Share your photos without swamping your Inbox. Get Hotmail Extra Storage today! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es