From the Dayton Chronicle archives

Ten Years Ago

July 30, 2014

Remodeling Dayton General Hospital to improve efficiency and delivery of services is the purpose of a $5.5 million capital project bond being proposed by the Commission of the Columbia County Health District at their monthly meeting. If approved by voters, the resulting tax increase would be no greater than 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Fifty acres of standing wheat, owned by Ron and Marilyn Groom of Huntsville and farmed by Dan Bickelhaupt, caught on fire behind the combine when the field had just been opened.

Twenty-Five Years Ago

July 28, 1999

At Dayton's July 17 Invitational Swim Meet, the Dayton Pool was host to a recent multi-league swim meet in which two long-standing records were broken. Matt Brodahl, Endicott, Lacrosse and Washtucna (ELW) broke a record held by Curtis LaTour, 1996, in the 100 Individual Medley, and Susan Spyter (ELW) broke a record held by Renee Scott, 1992, in the 50 m. backstroke. The Girl's Medley Relay team included Krystal Robanske, Nikki Jagelski, Katie Anderson and Kiersten Richter.

Dennis J. Schilling, 1999 graduate DHS and the son of Dennis J. Schilling and Ruth L Leavitt, has enlisted in the United States Army. Schilling enlisted as a Fire Support Specialist and recently left for Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, Ok.

Fifty Years Ago

August 1, 1974

A trophy and $186 prize money were Kathy Fletcher's rewards in barrel racing competition at Chief Joseph Days. Kathy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Fletcher, placed first in the professional class.

"Operation Money V-Back," in which consumers will be able to claim cash rebates based on their purchases of certain antibiotic drugs between 1954 and 1966, was launched by Attorney General Slade Gorton and his counterparts in five other states. The program is the result of a settlement in U.S. District Court.

The newly formed "Women Aware" group in Dayton has donated the controversial book "The Female Eunuch" by Germaine Greer, to the public library. The club hopes to donate additional books in the future, a child's book "Susan in the Driver's Seat" by Kathi Gibeault was also donated.

A painting entitled "Dayton Panorama" by Mrs. Alice Pool of Dayton, depicting major industrial, business and historical buildings here in the city and county was on view to the public at the Pacific, Power and Light Company office.

Seventy-Five Years Ago

July 28, 1949

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME Movie, STARRING Gene Kelly-Esther Williams-Frank Sinatra by Technicolor with a CARTOON and TRAVELOGUE NEWS, now playing at the Liberty Theater. Scoring a Hit in the Year's Gayest Musical.

A deal was consummated last week wherein Paul Pershall has rented the Ray McCauley Market at 726 South Fourth Street. Asked what he was going to do Mr. McCauley said "I'm just going to rest until I get tired," I have been in the Fourth Street Market, "11 years, one month and 17 days" seven days a week and 12 hours a day tying up groceries and breaking off the string.

Five students named as outstanding scholars, Mary Lou Blessinger, James H. Hansen, Alan Ray Hoagland, Ralph Jackson and Robert Seney, attending WSC were listed on the honor roll as part of 968 undergraduates honored by the college.

Word came from Nae Turner that Lyons Ferry is again in operation after having been tied up since last winter. A new ferry, which was build, will be larger and can carry six cars instead of just three, ferry hours will be operation from daylight to dark.

One Hundred Years Ago

1924

No information available.

One Hundred Twenty-Five Years Ago

July 29, 1899

John Lewis had a serious accident while coming down the new grade on the Hatley Mountain, when at the steepest place, which is at all times exceedingly dangerous, even with the best and strongest wagons and harness, the neck yoke to his wagon broke. For fifty feet his horses and wagon and shot down the mountain, luckily the neck yoke broke on the outside, which gave the other horse a chance to pull the wagon in against the hill stopping the load. Those who have traveled the new grade have condemned it from the beginning and should re-open the old one which was safe and easy.