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Columbia Gorge News
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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HISTORY
VERBATIM
Loop Highway
Relocation Begins
PAT’S FIVE ACES — or sometimes Six as in this instance — was the name of this dance band pictured in the 1986 Historical Calendar as a
“mystery” group without identification. Eck Rorick of The Dalles described the contest in the Roaring ‘20s between Pat’s (Carl Patton’s)
Navy-uniformed musicians and Eck’s own band. The winner was never decided, said Eck, and if there was a judgment, it was decided on
the basis of “who played the loudest.” In the photo are tuba, Ed Vogel; saxophone, Thurman Smith; drums, Carl Patton; piano, George
French; second saxophone, uncertain; and banjo, George Cooper.
Photo from Wasco County Historical Society Calendar
YESTERYEARS
1921 — 100 years ago
E.R. Bradley, local printer,
has been granted full patent
rights on his gauge device
for platen presses in the
United States and expects to
secure similar protection in
Canada and other countries
in the near future. No effort
has yet been made to put
the device on the market
and the manufacture of
the device in commercial
quantities will probably
not begin until all rights are
secured. Mr. Bradley reports
that he has had a number of
inquiries from manufactur-
ers and sellers of printing ac-
cessories who are interested
in the new device. — Hood
River News
Sunny days are causing
cherries of all kinds to ripen
rapidly, with the result that
the Oregon Growers’ associ-
ation was today compelled
to turn over to the cannery
more than half of the Royal
Anne cherries received,
according to J.H. Frazier,
manager of the local packing
plant. No more Royal Anne
cherries will be shipped east
after Saturday, according to
Frazier. — The Dalles Daily
Chronicle
1941 — 80 years ago
Prospects of an excellent
cherry crop in all sections
of Hood River Valley were
materially curtailed as a
result of a series of show-
ers for the paste several
days. While some growers
yesterday reported that their
percentage of split cherries
was not yet serious. Others
declared that their losses
would be at least 30 percent
in all varieties, with losses
also in Royal Anns. Lambert
growers stated that in many
orchards, only superficial
cracks at the point were
visible, and if these heal and
do not extend, much of this
type of fruit will be packed.
Even if the weather im-
proves, however, the loss to
the valley is already serous.
— Hood River News
Men of Wasco county who
have become 21 years old
since October 16, 1940, will
register for selective service
at either The Dalles or
Maupin next Tuesday, July 1,
the local board announced.
The two registrar offices
have received 161 blanks,
which, it is believed, will be
an ample amount for this
county, although the num-
ber of itinerant fruit workers
here may call for an added
supply. — The Dalles Daily
Chronicle
1961 — 60 years ago
City Administrator Hal
Puddy told the city council
that last weekend’s plunge
C.R. Short, of the Office
of Public Roads, passed
through Hood River this
week with a party and
equipment to relocate the
Loop Highway through the
National Forest. Mr. Short
states his work is preliminary
to letting of a slashing and
grading contract around
Mount Hood, from the
present work to Government
Camp. The slashing will be
completed this year and the
grading pushed to as early
completion as possible.
On Tuesday, W.A. Langille
accompanied Supervisor
T.H. Sherrard and District
Ranger Stanley Walkers on
a trip of inspection over the
Loop Highway work at Sand
Canyon and vicinity. They
report that great progress
is being made for the time
work has been carried on
and an excellent road is
being built.
The party also inspected
work on the Lost Lake Road.
This work has progressed
very satisfactorily so far and
immediately after July 4, a
full crew, in charge of Jake
Lenz, will rush the unfin-
ished one and a quarter
miles to an early completion.
They report the road is
in good condition with the
exception of about a mile
of soft road near the Lenz
camp. This will be drained at
once and the drying weather
will soon make this as good
as any of it. People have
already visited the lake and
vicinity this season.
— Hood River News, June
24, 1921
Stores Will Close
For Ball Game
Business Men’s
Contest Expected To
Prove Drawing Card
Firefighter kneels on woodpile during mop-up of Thursday’s fire on Starlight Road in the Chenowith
area. The home was a total loss. — June 23, 2001, The Dalles Chronicle
Mark Gibson photo
in water pressure was the
result of an “almost critical”
drop in gallonage at the
city water reservoir. Puddy
warned that the “no sprin-
kling” period that lasted
from Saturday afternoon at 4
p.m. to Sunday at 4 p.m. may
have to be repeated again
this summer, if residents fail
to conserve sprinkling water
supplies. “The only real
answer is a meter rate for
sprinkling, and no one here
wants that,” said Puddy. —
Hood River News
1981 — 40 years ago
Banquet arrangements
were complete and tick-
ets were on sale this week
for a program honoring a
25-member delegation from
Hood River’s sister city,
Tsuruta, in July. Included in
the party will be Toshikazu
Kushida, who has been
instrumental in establishing
“sister school” relationships
between Hood River and
Japan students, and his
daughter Chieko will spend
a year here as an exchange
student. An athletic field at
Westside School was named
in his honor through efforts
of students at the school. —
Hood River News
GOLDENDALE —
Klickitat County sheriff’s
deputies Harvy Dawson
and Wes Linkletter manned
a three-hour roadblock
north of here on U.S. 97 last
night, hoping to intercept a
murder suspect, but without
success. The deputies
responded to a request from
the Yakima County sheriff’s
office, which is investigating
the fatal stabbing of a wom-
an last night at Wapato. —
The Dalles Daily Chronicle
The Snack Bard restaurant
reopened Monday follow-
ing extensive remodeling.
Owner Duane Traner has
booths, a counter and
carpeting installed at the
restaurant located just north
of Town & Country Square.
But the changes went
beyond just cosmetics. The
restaurant was enlarged by
moving the north wall 10-
feet toward The Wash House
laundromat and all new
equipment was installed in
the kitchen and an auto-
matic fire protection system.
But Traner said “the biggest
improvement” was the ad-
dition of a much improved
ventilation system. Traner
purchased the restaurant
from Dan and Caroline
Bauders earlier this year and
later purchased the property
from Bob Ferguson. He also
bought the laundromat from
Ferguson. The expansion of
the restaurant came at the
expense of the laundromat,
but only three dryers were
eliminated, including two
that didn’t work. When
Traner bought the restau-
rant he changed its name
from Der B’s Hive back
to the The Snack Bar. The
menu was expanded and
hours were extended.
2001 — 20 years ago
Matt Biondi, named
one of the 50 most signif-
icant sports figures of the
20th century, spent three
hours Thursday afternoon
teaching a swimming clinic
to 29 attentive students. The
clinic, which covers swim-
ming and life skills, is one
of 20 that he is teaching for
a minimal fee to swimmers
all over Oregon. Students
ranged from 6-40. Biondi,
the current holder of the
world record in the men’s
100-meter freestyle race (set
in 1985) and winner of 11
Olympic medals and count-
less collegiate titles and
records is an unassuming
celebrity with an approach-
able nature. — Hood River
News
Fifeteenmile Creek
appears to be on the road to
recovery following an herbi-
cide spill last year, but state
environmental officials are
still monitoring the linger-
ing effects of that accident.
A tractor-trailer crashed
on the Interstate 84 bridge
over Fifteenmile Creek Aug.
22, 2000, sending a liquid
herbicide called “Goal 2XL”
into the water below. — The
Dalles Chronicle
Plans to build an ani-
mal control facility in the
Bingen-White Salmon
area, the subject of ongoing
proposals, are apparently
moving into a new phase.
Late last week, the mayors
of the twin cities said they
have been discussing a
plan to put such a facility
in the immediate vicinity
of the wastewater plant in
Bingen. “We looked around
our city shop complex, and
are trying to put together
the size requirements,” said
Bingen Mayor Brian Prigel.
With the help of local police
and Klickitat County Sheriff
Christopher Mace, details
on what is needed in an
animal control shelter have
developed. A 30-foot by 20-
foot building, with perhaps
12 dog runs and equipment
storage space is expected
to be sufficient. The project
would be jointly developed
by the cities and Klickitat
County. — White Salmon
Enterprise
In order that the entire
city may turn out for the
big community baseball
game tomorrow afternoon,
every business house in the
city will close its doors at 5
o’clock, it was announced
today by H.W. Arbury,
Community Service director,
who is organizing the teams
in an endeavor to form a
“twilight” baseball league in
this city.
The game will start shortly
after 5 o’clock and will be
played a full nine innings.
Considerable interest has
been aroused in the game
and members of both teams
last night held a work-out
on Amaton field, where the
game will be played tomor-
row. Another practice will be
held tonight.
Organization of business
men into baseball teams has
created spirited argument
as to the relative merits of
the respective teams. In one
instance at least, it is known
to have reached the stage
where offers of betting have
been made.
“The old boys aren’t as
pep-less as a lot of people
think,” according to H.S.
Rice, who is taking an active
interest in the game and who
will be one of the players. “In
fact, most of the men on both
teams were all first-class
players in their time, and a
great many of them are yet.”
— The Dalles Daily Chronicle,
June 23, 1921
GLOBAL HEADLINES
1921
Post-War Military Plan Defined In Passage of
Appropriation Bills
Congress Sits On Freak Bills
Disarmament Pleas Flooding Congress
1941
Nazis Claim Soviet Defense Lines Crumbling
Hope Now Held For Settlement Of Ship Strike
Worlds Largest War Games Get Under Way In Central California
1961
Castro Brushes Aside Tractor Exchange Offer
Big Range Fire Still Not Out
JFK Almost Better
1981
Israel Says U.S. Knew Iraq Wanted N-Weapons
State High Court Voids Mandatory Term For Murder
Brezhnev Says Soviets Don’t Want Confrontation
2001
Committee OKs deregulation delay
Court convicts three Americans of terrorism
Americans seeing growing economic divide
Ad detail, Wasco County Fair, 1921.
The Dalles Chronicle
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