Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicles Files June 13, 2004 20 Years Ago, June 13, 1984 Fourteen students from the Mid-Columbia are among 1,434 graduating seniors in Oregon who have been announced as 1984 Oregon Scholars by the Oregon State Scholarship Commissions. They are: Arlington-Amber L. Thompson; Dufur-Monica Baumgartner; The Dalles-Shannon Anderson, Bridget Bailey, Kent D. Clayton, Deborah Dahling, Rae N. French, Shannon Kornegay, Amy Nelson, Fritz Tonn, Stephen Twelker and Blair A. Wilcox, Wahtonka-Polly Harth; Wasco County High- Karla R. Lawson. 40 Years Ago, June 13, 1964 Nine local boys, all students at the two high schools in The Dalles, Wahtonka and The Dalles high, have been selected by the Post 19 American Legion committee to attend Beaver Boys State at Corvallis [Oregon] June 14-21. The boys from Wahtonka High School and their sponsors, Don Calder Jr., Westgate Super Market; Bob Runie, by Harvey Aluminum; Clare Kosnek by Cherry City Motel; with Larry Brown as an alternate. The boys from The Dalles and their sponsors, Larry Austin, sponsored by The Dalles Kiwanis Club; John Moore, by D.S. Elwood; Dick Adkission, by Woolsey Firestone Tire Service; Phil Frischmuth, by Mauser Lumber Co.; Gary Ordway, by Williams ID Store; and Mike Reynolds, The Dalles TV company. The Mosier [Oregon] Legion Auxiliary met June 4 at the home of Mrs. Claude Berthold, Election of officers was held: President Mrs. Claude Berthold; vice president Mrs. Rod Taylor; secretary Mrs. Frank Marsh; treasurer, Mrs. Edna Evans; sergeant at arms, Mrs. Margaret Reed; and chaplain, Mrs. Gladys Priebe. 60 Years Ago, June 13, 1944 2nd Lieut. Joseph F. Glennie has been wounded while on duty in the South Pacific and is now in a hospital in New Guinea, according to word received here by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Glennie. He entered the service with the 186th infantry before the war was declared. 80 Years Ago, June 20, 1924 Roscoe Wilson, jointly indicted with William Quinn for the theft of cattle from Cleve A. Hillgen, was convicted by a jury in the circuit court last night after three hours and 47 minutes of deliberation. Only one ballot was taken, it was reported. Quinn was convicted Tuesday of the same charge. Both will probably be sentenced tomorrow morning. James Thrall, known character of The Dalles, for whose arrest Sheriff Levi Chrisman has held a warrant for more than a year on a charge of forgery, was arrested by the chief of police at Vancouver, Washington last night according to word reaching this city today. Thrall was indicted by a grand jury here upon the complaint of Henry McCullough, but disappeared before Chrisman had issued a warrant for his arrest. 100 Years Ago, June 12, 1904 G.A. Young & Sons shipped two trainloads of sheep to Colorado from Shaniko [Oregon] last week. The deal is the most extensive by any one grower in the history of Wasco County. The buyer is B.F. Saunders of Salt Lake who paid $1.50 straight through. The shipment was made up of an exceptionally fine bunch of ewes and lambs. 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