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B6 Columbia Gorge News Wednesday, May 26, 2021 www.columbiagorgenews.com HISTORY YESTERYEARS 1921 — 100 years ago The Hood River High School Commencement Exercises were held at the auditorium Wednesday night, the building being filled to capacity. While the program contained many features, it went with a swing that has been typical of the work in the schools this year, under the able administra- tion of Supt. A.M. Cannon and his efficient faculty and both parents and other citizens expressed their unqualified approval of the exercises on Wednesday eve- ning and the various class functions that have preceded it. — Hood River News The Dalles was selected at the convention of the Oregon Laundry Owners’ as- sociation held in Eugene last week, as the next meeting place for the organization, according to word brought back by J.H. Weiss of the Model laundry. The 1922 convention will probably be held in June. — The Dalles Daily Chronicle 1941 — 80 years ago At a meeting of the board of directors for School District No. 3, on Wednesday of last week, it was decid- ed to discontinue manual training and home econom- ics in the seventh and eighth grades in the city junior high school and center these activities in the ninth grade courses at the high school. It was also announced that the new home economics hall will be available for use at the start of school this coming fall. The contractors, Baldwin & Wheir, are now awaiting arrival of some cabinets and when these are at hand, the new department will be rapidly completed, probably in early June. — Hood River News Power from Bonneville flowed into Wasco County promptly at 2:10 p.m. Saturday, signalizing the energization of 26 miles of REA lines and the beginning of service to 51 rural cus- tomers who heretofore have had to do without all those comforts that are associated with electricity. The “juice” hummed over the new- ly-constructed lines as soon as W.E. Davis, president of Wasco Electric cooperative pulled the switch on the sub-station grounds. — The Dalles Daily Chronicle 1961 — 60 years ago Hood River firemen fol- lowed up their busy Saturday at Jaymar mill with a week of minor duties. Tuesday morning an alarm brought two trucks to cover a flu fire on Prospect Street. Firemen maintained a watch wile the chimney blaze burned harmlessly out. Wednesday was “thrill day” for kids at Coe Primary school. Firemen gave the grade schoolers their annual ride on the department’s shiny red fire engines — account- ing for the impressive wail of sirens around the downtown area that morning. — Hood River News One Dalles City opera- tion is beginning to cause problems for another. City Manager C. Dean Smith was informed today that burning waste gas at the city’s sewage disposal plant has on several occasions caused alarms at the city fire station. When the excess waste gas is ignit- ed in an exhaust pipe at the plant, the flame shoots high over the buildings’ skyline silhouette ... People south of the shielding buildings, seeing the sudden fire jet, immediately and logically assume the buildings are ablaze and summon the fire department, the chief said. — The Dalles Daily Chronicle 1981 — 40 years ago Oregon has placed a July 1 deadline for closing the Hood River County middle mountain landfill, but Public VERBATIM Stage Is Set For Presentation Of Great Historical Pageant; Thousands Expected To Attend Picturesque Braves And Familes From Wapinitia Reservation Arrive to Participate In Event; Encamped At Auto Park. Pioneers In Parade To Receive Honors Local Song Leaders Will Have Charge Of Community Singing; Portland Parties To See Big Show who may gather on the slop- The Dalles tonight stands on the eve of one of the big- ing ground leading away from the natural stage. gest days in its history. The site elected for the The historical pageant will Janel Turner flips over backwards while some members of the Village Tumblers look on at the out- be given tomorrow evening pageant is a beautiful one, side stage in Rheingarten Park on Saturday. The Village Tumblers, all students at Whitson Elementary at 6:30 o’clock, when, in and splendidly adapted School, also performed on Sunday. Jackie Littrell, Ellie Rodriguez, Tanya McGraw, and Amy Miller, left a series of ten episodes, to the purpose. The stage to right, also participated in the May Fest performances. — White Salmon Enterprise nestles at the base of a rocky momentous events in the cliff, is perfectly flat, and history of the making of the Works Director Tony Klein Pacific northwest will be por- permits the presence of large says it is “all but impossible” numbers of people on the trayed by nearly a thousand to meet that date, and an- performing ground at one residents of the city and its time. immediate environs. other deadline set requiring There will be a pictur- The final rehearsal is a permanent facility to be in being held this afternoon. operation. He said he’ll draft esque parade of Indians and Each scene of the pageant is a proposal for an appeal pioneers at noon tomorrow. being carefully worked out that would allow the county Judge J.T. Rorick will be for the last time, following another year and a half of marshal of the parade, at the the systematic rehearsals of use at the landfill, and even head of which, in automo- each group which have been biles, will be carried the then he’s not sure a replace- going on since last month. five beloved pioneers of the ment facility can be in place Scores of Indians from city whose residence here by that time. — Hood River the Wapinitia reservation antedates the established News reached the city early this af- governments of state, county Four fires here last week- end may have been set, local ternoon, after having started and city as they exist today. These pioneers are John authorities said today. On their journey yesterday. They Crate, who came in 1850, B.F. the way to the first report of will encamp at the park. Ten Laughlin, 1850, Mrs. Mary a fire at the Mattes garage, of the Indians in an ad- Cushing, 1853, George R. firemen reported they found vance party reached the city Snipes, 1853, and Mrs. Mary a fire in a trash barrel at The Wednesday and have made Ellen Caleb Silvertooth. The Dalles High School. City plans to care for the balance latter was born at old Fort Fire Chief Guy Ealey said it of the tribe when it arrives. Dalles in November 1853, appeared all of the fires had Six thousand people and is the oldest living native been set. Some juveniles are expected to attend, of The Dalles. All of these were interviewed by city po- according to H.W. Arbury, Community Service director, folks were here before The lice after the garage fire and Dalles had any city govern- who is in general charge of some juveniles were seen the pageant. running from the area short- ment, when Wasco county Seats are being provided extended to the Rockies ly after the fire at the Wilbern and south to California, and residence was observed. No Poster Winners — Award winners in Hood River’s Sister City post- for 2,000 people, the chau- er contest stand by their creations, which judges selected from when Oregon was still a arrests have been made. — tauqua chairs being utilized among more than 120 entries. Elementary winners are in front, The Dalles Daily Chronicle for the purpose. There will be province. backed by junior high winners. From front are Malinda Klantchnek, — The Dalles Daily plenty of good seating space third, $10; John Fenn, second, $15; and Pat Hazen, first, $25; and Chronicle, May 26, 1921 2001 — 20 years ago for the thousands of others junior high winners Christie Wangelin, first, $25; Kristy Peleshok, A group of nearly two dozen volunteers rallied to- second, $15; and Mary McMurren, third, $10. Their posters went gether last weekend to clean on display at the Hood River County Library and some of them might be sent to Hood River’s Sister City of Tsuruta, Japan, for dis- up debris in Post Canyon. play in that community. — Hood River News, May 28, 1981 The group hauled to the dump 10 truckloads of trash and household items that had been illegally dumped clear up any doubts which along the popular mountain In order to give residents exist. biking road on the West Side. of Pine Grove and other As this will probably be the According to organizer Ruth sections of the valley an op- Chausse, about 50 old tires portunity to solve the various last opportunity of securing the presence of the commis- were picked up along with doubts in their minds raised mattresses, a washer and by the opponents of the Loop sioners before the date of the dryer, and a refrigerator. — Road bond issue, a mass bond issue, all interested are Hood River News meeting has been called for asked to make an effort to The Washington tonight at Pine Grove Grange attend. Department of Health’s Hall at 8 p.m. — Hood River News, Internet-based anti-tobacco One of the state highway May 27, 1921 reality series, Unfiltered, commissioners, Mr. Booth follows the lives of five or Mr. Yeon, will be present tobacco-using high school to talk on the project and to students from across Washington. One of the five Between showers on Monday, members of the Wamic and Maupin students featured is White Salmon’s Nicole DeArmond, American Legion Posts conducted Memorial Day Services. The pic- ture is from services at the Kelly Cemetery in Juniper Flat. a 16-year-old sophomore at — The Dalles Daily Chronicle, May 26, 1981 Columbia High School. All 1921 five were brought to Seattle, Stage Hits Cow; 1 Dead, 8 Injured where they had to kick their Measures affecting the future Kitzhaber for additional Human Hair Is Found In Trunk college funding are still on smoking habit for a week- of Petersburg School, Hood Cigarettes Help End Mine Strike hold, according to state rev- River County annexation 1941 end or be sent home. “It’s into the Columbia Gorge Germans Open Offensive On Island Of Crete been fun,” DeArmond said enue officials. — The Dalles Community College district, Chronicle Greek King Has Narrow Escape “I’ve had congratulations and a request by Gov. John Portland Faces Bread Shortage and the program helped 1961 me stop. I’ve learned a lot.” Bus Riders May Get Suspended Sentences (Freedom DeArmond was chosen Riders) among 100 students across Vicious Wind Kills Lad in Yakima Valley the state who applied for the Hood River Man Pear Official program. One of the graphic 1981 lessons the students endured BPA Will Crank Windmills, Add Bonneville Generator was looking at a smoker’s 2001 lungs in an autopsy room. Congress passes historic tax cut “The autopsy was pretty Israel retaliates for suicide bombing intense,” she said. Piggy Bush defends energy proposal Thomas, from MTV’s Road Rules, hosted the program, which saw the students visit the University of Washington Medical School for a look at the true effects of tobacco use. The girls also ran drills with Head Coach Lin Dunn of the Seattle Storm. — White Salmon Enterprise Several local education issues are still awaiting word Funeral services are advertised in the Hood River News, May 27, from Salem following last 1921. week’s revenue forecast. Mass Meeting At Pine Grove Tonight GLOBAL HEADLINES Ad for passenger rail travel, The Dalles Chronicle, 1921. 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