75 years ago
October 25, 1943
Second Lieutenant Jefferson Lee Boling, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Manny Boling of Elma, was one of 10 men killed yesterday in the crash of a four-engined army bomber on the Smoky Hill army air fields runway near Salina, Kans., shortly after its takeoff.
Lieutenant Boling was a popular member of the Elma high school class of 1936, having been outstanding in scholastic activities. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1942 with a commission of second Lieutenant in the R.O.T.C.
October 26, 1943
Grays Harbor has the facilities to handle a big percentage of the Pacific Coast’s lend-lease shipping — but it hasn’t received the business.
That, in brief, was the summary of Port Manager W.J. “Bill” Murphy’s testimony before a hearing of the house naval affairs committee this morning in Seattle.
“We are in a position to take a large percentage of the business now congesting other ports,” Murphy told the congressmen. “We have the manpower, ample housing and port facilities now idle. In short, we have the facilities but not the business.”
50 years ago
October 25, 1968
Once upon a time a homeless, undernourished gray and white tomcat abandoned his hapless alley-life and set out to find a family.
He wandered into a library, scampered sneakily down the stairs to the children’s room and found a home that even a pedigree Angora would cherish: Lots of happy children to play with, a cozy basket on a warm window sill near the radiator, and all the food and love his feline system could tolerate.
The cat’s name is simply “Cat” and he holds court daily in the children’s room of the Hoquiam Public Library. “The kids really love him,” said Mrs. Harriet Lamb, the children’s librarian. “That old cat gets more attention! But he’s really a big plus for us. You’d be surprised how many more children are checking out books now.”
October 26, 1968
Last night Ron Maughan’s determined Hoquiam Grizzlies steamrolled a highly convincing 19-0 verdict over the Chehalis Bearcats who never penetrated the HHS 45 and registered a minus 19 yards in the rushing department.
Big John Quigg and Jerry Linnenkohl alternated at quarterback while hard charging Mark Fletcher packed the pigskin 25 times for 90 yards. Sparking the heads-up defense were linebackers Rich Sharp and Carl Weed and senior center Steve Carter.
25 years ago
October 25, 1993
Time is a precious commodity for everybody. But for a single mother grappling with cancer, it becomes priceless.
So when Laura Smith, a secretary in the admissions office at Grays harbor College, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in July, her colleagues from around the state began giving her what she needed most: Time.
The state’s colleges offer a “shared leave” policy that allows employees to donate their sick leave and vacation to a colleague who needs it to battle a serious illness.
The cumulative effects of her chemotherapy treatments are making it more difficult to come back to work after a treatment, so Smith will be taking a six-month leave of absence after this week.
Although he’s not looking forward to running the office without her, Smith’s boss, Jim Fenton, says he’s happy the shared leave policy is there to help her out. ” … when it’s truly needed, it’s a marvelous policy.”
October 26, 1993
Aberdeen High School graduates Jim Boora and Ray Normile are among five former Central Washington University athletes to be inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday.
Boora, the president of Anchor Savings Bank in Aberdeen, had a school record five top six finishes in the NAIS national outdoor track and field meet between 1965 and 1968.
Normile, a 1931 Aberdeen grad, is best known as a longtime basketball, football, baseball and track coach at Seattle’s now-defunct Queen Anne High School. Retired from education, he lives in Bothell.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
