Looking back: Oct. 1 issue

OCTOBER 1ST -8TH, 1950

NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK

The week of October 1 to 8 is National Newspaper Week.

In 1950, two weekly papers roll off the press at the Times Tribune plant in Davenport. The first is the Davenport Times and the second is Spokane Bomber Views, a newspaper produced for the men of Fairchild Air Force base near Spokane.

OCTOBER 1ST, 1970

CITY BUYS A NEW FIRE TRUCK TO SUPPLEMENT 1936 MODEL

A new fire truck was purchased by the City of Davenport. Prior to being turned over to the city, the vehicle as serviced by K&J Pontiac.

Volunteer fireman serving the city that were present to receive the truck were Wayne Badgley, Lyle Buchanan, Floyd Canfield, Thaine Carman, Joe Darling, Ernest Drefs, Ludy Jurgensen, Bill Katz, Don Larsen, Bill Peters, John Swayer, Bob Striegel, Harold Williams, Ron Wilke and Gibert Wollin.

In October 1964 that the city started putting money in a Cumulative Reserve Fund towards the purchase of this new, according to city officials.

The cost of the new truck and its equipment was $20,547.84. Out of the four bids submitted for the equipment the Fire Control Northwest Inc, American LaFrance was the successful bidder.

The new truck replaces a 34-year-old 1936 ford truck, purchased in December of 1935 at the cost of $2,000.

OCTOBER 1, 1990

COUNCIL TO PAY $5,000 TOWARDS ENTRANCE SIGNS

New Davenport entrance signs will be erected at three locations as result of a joint effort between the city of Davenport and the Chamber of Commerce.

During the regular City Council meeting Wednesday last week, Neil Parks of the Chamber requested that the council consider re-appropriating $5,000 in economic development funds toward the entrance sign project spearheaded by a Chamber committee.

After much discussion, Council- Women Debbie Reinbold made the motion to re-assign the $5,000 in economic development funds to the entrance signs project, which passed unanimously. In turn , Parks said the Chamber would raise the additional $800 needed for the purchase.

SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2010

STATE VETERINARIAN TO EXPLAIN CATTLE TRACING PROGRAM PLANS

Spokane Washington veterinarian Dr. Leonard Eldridge will meet with cattle producers in Spokane on Wednesday evening Oct 6th to discuss the state Department of Agriculture’s plans for implementing a cattle disease traceability program compliant with last winter’s new traceability proposal from USDA.

According to Tom Platt, Washington State University Extension educator in Davenport, There is a concern within the cattle industry about the traceability proposal and there remains skepticism within the industry about two government agencies’ ability to implement it.

Nevertheless, Platt added, the industry is attempting to move forward on the traceability in a more flexible way than it did on the now defunct National Animal Identification System.