75 years ago
October 6, 1943
Egypt’s pyramids, the African Gold Coast, Rio and other beauties of Brazil, the verdure of the Australian landscape — all are “very interesting.”
But Mato Lonac, of the “fighting” Lonac family, liked none of them as well as his first glimpse of the Becker building when he returned home on leave the other day after two years of globe-trotting as a navy gunner on one of Uncle Sam’s merchant ships.
Lonac went even farther today. “I wouldn’t trade a square foot of my father’s backyard for any other place in the world,” he avowed.
He was graduated in 1937 from Weatherwax high school and is visiting his father, Charles and other relatives here. Three of his brothers are in the army.
October 7, 1943
• Death last night claimed Rev. T.T. Ove, 70, one of Aberdeen’s most loved citizens and former pastor of Our Saviour’s Lutheran church.
He came to Aberdeen with his wife and family in 1920 to take the pastorate of the Lutheran church, then located at First and E street. When the church was damaged by fire, he organized the building of the present church at Fourth and I streets, and arranged for installation of a pipe organ in it. He and his family occupied the parsonage at 411 North I until his resignation in June, due to ill health.
• Rocky Lindell, Hoquiam pulp and paper worker at Rayonier, is believed to have bagged the largest Harbor deer so far this season, according to forestry officials. Lindell brought in a 214-pound four-point buck from the Blue Mountain district in the Clemons Tree Farm.
The Washington state game commission has requested hunters to save deer and elk hides for tanning and manufacturing into army clothing. Dealers are paying $1 for large hides and 50 cents for small ones.
50 years ago
October 6, 1968
Sunday, no newspaper published
October 7, 1968
Spec. 4 Russell R. Ruuska, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ruuska of Ash Street in Aberdeen, was recently awarded the Silver Star “for gallantry in action” while serving in Vietnam.
On April 11, 1968, while serving as a rifleman which Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, near Tay Ninh, Republic of Vietnam, Ruuska destroyed three occupied enemy bunkers with hand grenades.
Then still under heavy hostile fire, Ruuska, made his way back to his platoon carrying a wounded man.
Ruuska, is a graduate of Weatherwax High School and entered the Army in August 1967. He has been in Vietnam for six months.
25 years ago
October 6, 1993
The Clinton administration’s plan to pass out millions of dollars to timber communities for economic development has local officials making wish lists.
Topping the list developed cooperatively by 15 local governments are a $4.2 million building for the Port of Grays Harbor to handle expansion for the Shaw Boat Co., $2.3 million for a feasibility study and analysis of industrial development property in Hoquiam and $800,000 for an industrial park in East County.
October 7, 1993
John Goodwin and Todd Rhodes took the final main events, but Jim Oien and Terry Bower captured season championships at Elma National Raceway.
Despite not placing in the final race, Elma’s Oien nosed out Keith Crowell of Aberdeen by seven points in the street stock season standing.
Bower, of Oakville, prevented father and son season titles by topping Jim Oien Jr. by 34 points in the bomber classification.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom.
