Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Chronicle’s Files April 18, 2004 Compiled by Elroy King 20 Years Ago, April 18, 1984 Judson Baptist College this morning it had reached and probably exceed its $700,000 fund raising goal and is eagerly awaiting a decision on a $700,000 grant. A foundation board is meeting today on the grant application. Dr. Neil Roth, dean said Judson’s biggest single push came last Sunday when churches in the northwest took special collections. Monday afternoon that total was $160,000. The Oregon Board of Medical Examiners is responsible for licensing some 1200 medical practitioners, hearing complaints raised by citizens and overseeing medical practice in general. Gen Jernstedt of Hood River [Oregon] is the first lay member to be elected to be board chairman and is also the first woman to be chairman. She was named chairman Saturday. Her husband, Ken, is in the state senate. 40 Years Ago, April 18, 1964 New officers were installed and reports heard on a year of “unusual accomplishments in the welfare program” at the annual dinner meeting Thursday night at the Hotel Dalles Blue Room of the Salvation Army. More than 40 persons, members of the advisory board and other friends of the Army, were present for the session at which Nat Wright was installed as chairman replacing Jack Howe, who opened the meeting. Other officers installed by Capt. E.L. (Jack) Grable, Portland, the Salvation Army’s Divisional Youth Secretary were Ned Temple, vice chairman; Thelma Cook and Gordon Miller, who wer re-elected as secretary and treasurer. 60 Years Ago, April 18, 1944 The old Umatilla House stage, one of the pieces cherished by the Old Fort Dalles Historical Society, borrowed by the pageant of the christening of the boat, “The Oregon Trail”, at Vancouver [Washington] last fall, was returned to The Dalles several weeks ago, held at the port docks to be reconditioned and repaired, and is now again safely among the relics on the grounds of the historical building. Miss Jocelyn Fancher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan P. Fancher of The Dalles, was chosen recently as a member of the Kwama, the service honorary organization for sophomore women at the University of Oregon. Miss Fancher is affliated with Gamma Phil Beta. 80 Years Ago, April 18, 1924 Details of alleged internal dissension at The Dalles High School, which resulted in the school board decision not to employ Burr E. Tatro, head of the commercial department, for another year, upon the advise of Superintendent Will E. Wiley, were brought out last night at a meeting between the school board and some 150 parents and interested parties, which for a time threatened to develop into a indignation meeting. Beginning a movement here “to sell the Old Oregon Trail” to the people of The Dalles, Walter Meacham, president of the Old Oregon Trail Association, appealed before the publicity committee of the Chamber of Commerce last night with George Brandenburg, state manager and publicity director of the Oregon State Motor Association. Miss Anne M. Lang was elected one of the vice-presidents general of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the national congress of the organization at Washington, D.C. yesterday by a vote of 1142 of a possible 1150. 100 Years Ago, April 18, 1904 Reverend Clarence H. Lake, the Episcopal minister from The Dalles, conducted services as [sic]the Occidental hotel parlor on Wednesday evening. This was probably Rev. Lake’s farewell sermon in Antelope [Oregon], as he has accepted a call from the Roseburg [Oregon] church. To prove to the public her superior knowledge of occult science Del Valle, the clairvoyant medium, will give her celebrated life reading Tuesday and Wednesday for half price. She finds lost or stolen treasures and absent friends, tells whether sweethears, husband or wife is true or false; gives correct information concerning all business transactions; advises in love, marriage and divorce. If you are in trouble of any kind Del Valle will solve all knotty problems. Satisfaction or no charge. 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