From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

October 13, 2010

Energy-efficient dome home, which measures 2,600 square feet, is located at 346 S. Touchet, monolithic Dome homes all across the United States, are open for tours as part of the 10th annual Fall Dome Home Tour.

Homecoming Court Royalty for 2010 includes Dain Henderson, Senior Princess Claire Lyman, Patrick Trainor, Senior Princess Madeline Jensen, Queen Brianna Fulbright, King Josh Frame, Brandon Massey, Junior Princess Danica Proctor, Dalton Donohue, Sophomore Princess Chelsey Martin, Freshman Princess Bailey John and Albert Yacovelli.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 18, 1995

Eagle’s Board member Gene Krause was quite proud recently as he presented scholarship money to Melanie Maxwell. Melanie, who will graduate from Walla Walla Community College, is Gene’s niece. Melanie will receive her Associate Arts degree and transfer to a four-year college next fall.

Fifty Years Ago

October 15, 1970

Airman Zachery Z. Z. Zink III, son of Mr. Mrs. Z.Z. Zink Jr. of Starbuck, has graduated with honors, from the U.S. Air Force aircraft mechanic course at Sheppard AFB, Texas. Zink will be assigned to Travis AFB, Calif., for duty with the Military Airlift Command, which provides global airlift for U.S. Military forces.

Another Dayton Boy Goes To West Point. Bob Alford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Alford of Hermiston, has received word of his appointment as first alternate to the West Point Military Academy and will go to Amherst to enter prep school. The Alfords lived in Dayton during the time the Soil Conservation Service maintained offices here.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

October, 1945

The Dancing Club, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary which is to hold dances throughout the season held its first event of the kind at the Weinhard hall Wednesday evening of last week. The plan is to hold a dance every few weeks, and several of them will be preceded by covered dinners at the hall.

Doug Blessinger on His Way Home from Jap Prison. “There is so much I want to say to the outside world about my friends that persevered each day. You can’t imagine how it felt to step from those years of slavery into freedom again. After all those years of yearning, that I will soon be home again.”

One Hundred Years Ago

October 16, 1920

Sheriff Gemmell heard a peculiar noise issuing from the jail beneath his office. Going down quietly he let himself into the jail without noise and saw the prisoner, Starr, busily sawing away at one of the bars of the cage with a Case knife which had been notched so as to form a crude saw.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

October 19, 1895

Three King boys were in the city Wednesday, bring in forty-five head of hogs which they sold to I. F. Lockwood for 3 cents. Times are usually good with the King boys, as they always have something to sell. They took five premiums on apples at the Spokane fruit fair, two first premiums and three second.