75 years ago
March 20, 1943
Twice during the past month, the harsh realities of war have been brought home to North Beach residents.
For two sons of this relatively small community already have made the supreme sacrifice in defense of their country.
Early last month, Richard Jobb, Moclips Marine, was killed in action in the South Pacific. He would have been 23 years of age last Wednesday.
Now parents of Chuck Baker, for six and a half years a submarine man, have received word that he was one of the victims in the sinking of the Argonaut, the nation’s largest submarine. He was 32.
Although a difference of nine years in age separated them, the boys were at Moclips school at the same time, Baker a football and basketball player in the high school and Jobb in grade school and later to emulate Baker on the gridiron and gym court. Many times they frolicked on the white beach below the school house.
March 21, 1943
Sunday, no newspaper published
50 years ago
March 20, 1968
A 14-ton vault door which has protected the holdings of Harbor safety deposit box renters for 40 years has been transferred to Seattle for polishing and refinishing so it can perform the same service for another 40 years or more.
The round door and its facing were removed from the Aberdeen branch of the National Bank of Commerce Saturday. It will be installed in the vault of the new bank building, now under construction and due to open in late summer.
Myron Williams, the branch’s assistant cashier, described the door as an “antique. They don’t make round ones anymore, but we still get a lot of protection out of it.”
March 21, 1968
• Weatherwax High School’s top 10 senior scholars have been named for this year. Tied for first place with a perfect 4.0 grade point average as of the end of fall semester are Deborah Tupper, Anne Gavareski and Carol Sundquist. Filling out the remaining top 10 are Mary Richardson, Thomas Osheroff, Marcia DeBay, Francine Simmons, Ray Smith, Sarah Landry and James Fogle.
• Hoquiam’s 6-5 center, John Quigg, led the Grizzly squad in three categories for the season just completed according to figures compiled by statistician Art Anderson.
The big junior left-hander dominated the scoring and rebounding totals, almost doubling the total of his nearest competitor in the latter, and also led in field goal accuracy among the regulars with a mark of 48.7 percent.
25 years ago
March 20, 1993
The Aberdeen High School knowledge bowl team will be heading to state competition next week. Team members are Angie Northup, Sara Watson, Kristin Bennett, Clayton Campbell, Trista Charlton and Ryan Furth. The team is coached by Duane Frojen and Joyce Swartz.
March 21, 1993
Hundreds of Harborites took in Hoquiam’s Ethnic Heritage Festival Saturday.
When the Mexican Ballet Folklorico”Ollin” took the floor, Marco Berber of Aberdeen clapped and moved his feet. Berber, who immigrated to the Harbor from Mexico, said, “It’s nice to have this kind of event. The Harbor really needs some cultural events.”
“It’s a good little festival,” said Ian Jamison, who was handling the lighting. “I think it’s grown a little bit.”
“It’s really varied,” echoed Dan Mortenson, the sound man. “It’s nice to see the community come together for this.”
This is the third year of the multi-cultural festival at Hoquiam. Live music, spicy food booths and exhibits continue today.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
