75 years ago
Nov. 24, 1941
• The body of a newborn baby was found Sunday morning in a ravine beside the highway south of Cosmopolis. The body, wrapped in newspaper and placed in a paper box, was discovered by Dickie and Stanley Hayes and Oscar Lindseth.
Aberdeen Police Captain John Gillespie and State Patrolman Einar Wold investigated and believe the infant had been born, and had died, only a few hours before the body was found.
• A six-day course in war emergency police work will be conducted at Aberdeen’s city all and armory in February by the FBI, according to Police Chief A.M. “Pat” Gallagher.
FBI experts will instruct Harbor officers in all phases of emergency defense, including anti-espionage and sabotage, air raid reports and signals, wartime traffic control, blackout enforcement, handling of grounded planes, gas protection, prevention of looting and evacuation work.
Nov. 25, 1941
The museum at Humptulips school started with Skipper Dedman’s tooth being put on display next to a bear’s tooth. Then other teeth were added — horses’ teeth, bobcat teeth, beaver teeth, cow and elk teeth, etc. Then came horns, hoofs, entire skulls. Other fields of natural science were invaded. Rocks and minerals were added. An albino frog was among the treasures and when it died it was preserved for all time.
“Honesty compels me to admit that this was not a planned activity in the beginning,” said Teacher Jane Sandberg. “From a single exhibit … our museum has grown to occupy a room of its own.”
50 years ago
Nov. 24, 1966
• Thirteen years of pent-up frustration exploded at Olympic Stadium today as the Hoquiam Grizzlies, underdogs by at least three touchdowns, annihilated Aberdeen 35 to 13 in the 62nd renewal of the Turkey Day classic.
The alert, savage Grizzlies smothered Aberdeen’s highly touted offense, intercepting five of Bob Fisher’s aerials and recovering three fumbles as they held the high-scoring ‘Cats scoreless until the final period.
Nov. 25, 1966
Petty Officer Donald Lane, radarman 1st class, has been selected as the Naval Reservist of the Month.
Lane, who is a 1949 graduate of Weatherwax High School, joined the Navy in 1950. After his release from active duty in 1955 he returned home and attended Grays Harbor College.
Lane joined the Naval Reserves in 1960 and is now the X-ray department head.
In 1956, he joined the Aberdeen Fire Department and is presently serving as a driver-pump operator at the headquarters station.
25 years ago
Nov. 24, 1991
Kristin Nelson, the daughter of Bill and Sandy Nelson of Cosmopolis, was named Miss Grays Harbor last night. The petite blonde, radiant in a scarlet dress with sequin flames, Nelson said she woke up Saturday morning and “just felt like it was my day.” She had been named first runner-up in last year’s pageant.
Nov, 25, 1991
Pastor Bob Rester and his wife, Mary, moved to Grays Harbor two years ago to reopen the boarded up Central Park Neighborhood Church. For the first few Sundays he was preaching to the choir: Mary was the only one in the congregation. “But God called me here to preach, so I preached anyway,” Rester said.
Now about 100 people attend services each Sunday. There’s a special 2:30 service in Spanish each Sunday with a Spanish-language Bible study class at 6 p.m. Saturdays.
This Thanksgiving, many Hispanic families on the Harbor will be giving thanks that the pastor and others noticed the lack of a place for them to worship in their native tongue.
Preparations are being made for a huge Thanksgiving feast for 3 p.m. Thursday at the church on Karjala Road.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
