75 years ago

August 24, 1944

The “Sweatin’ II” — ah, there is a plane!

“She is a battle-scarred Marauder medium bomber, with 98 missions over occupied Europe to her credit,” according to Sergeant Technician Kenneth K. Ditton of the Wishkah, who is a bombadier in her crew. The Sweatin’ II is credited with having unloaded 158 tons of bombs on Germany and occupied Holland, Belgium and France, he said.

The Wishkah flier has the Distinguished Flying Cross, and 13 oak leaf clusters to the Air Medal.

August 25, 1944

Robert Arthaud, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arthaud, will be known to American theater-goers as Robert Arthur, when the picture “Roughly Speaking,” starring Rosalind Russell, is released. The 1943 Weatherwax high school graduate plays the part of Miss Russell’s son in the best seller, written by Louise Randall Pierson.

Arthaud was signed by Warner Brothers just two weeks after his arrival in Hollywood, where he had expected to do radio work. Their son is enjoying his work and the California sunshine, the Aberdeen Arthauds said.

50 years ago

August 24, 1969

The beach areas and non-public roads in the Quinault Indian Reservation will be closed effective Monday to persons not members of the tribe residing there, it was learned last night

A press release on the closure was forwarded to The Associated Press by Joe DeLaCruz business manager of the Quinault Tribe.

James Jackson head of the Quinault tribal council, said that the reservation has never before been closed in the beach areas.

Jackson listed reasons for the closure as the tearing-up of beaches and moving of sand, illegally, by real estate developers; improper discharge of sewage; the building-out of developed land onto the beaches; the dumping of trash onto the beaches; the desecration of rocks at Pt. Grenville — deeply rooted in tribal legend, and a desire to preserve the area for future generations.

August 25, 1969

Congresswoman Julia Butler Hansen and Col. Richard E. McConnell, Seattle district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers, donned white hard hats yesterday, stepped forward and shoved down on the plunger wired to dynamite in the canyon.

Then — the thundering roar!

And thus formally began construction of the Wynooche Dam — Grays Harbor dream of the century.

John Earley, master of ceremonies at the groundbreaking ceremonies, commented, “That would have done credit to the Irish Army in Belfast.”

Despite the typical rainy Harbor weather, more than 400 obviously interested citizens sat in specially set up chairs, on a large log, and lined the edge of a new forest development road at Camp Grisdale, to watch the whole affair.

25 years ago

August 24, 1994

Winners were decided in seven age groups at the Punt, Pass & Kick football competition Tuesday at Stewart Field. Champions advance to sectional competitions later this fall.

Age group placewinners: 8 years old — Bryce Sorter, 9 — Daniel Trask, Patrick Trieber, Cinnamon Stubb, 10 — Loyal Linton, Matt Nelson, Charlie Lewis, 11 — Jace Sorter, Travis Ellingson, Jesse Hayes, 12 — Bruce Ogren, Greg Isaacson, Cody Hayes, 13 — Kris Hyde, Shawn Iskra, Justin Skaggs, 14 — Christopher Stubb, Andy Norton.

August 25, 1994

Eric Judd, the Harbor’s newest surgeon and now a partner with orthopedic surgeon Price Chenault, has performed 10 surgeries in the 14 days since he started working in Aberdeen.

“There is a huge, huge need,” Rudd said, speaking specifically about the lack of orthopedists on the Harbor.

Jane Rudd, like her husband, recently completed her residency at the University of Vermont. The 30-year-old will practice family medicine at the Montesano Clinic. She is expecting a baby in October and will work part-time until the baby is born, then plans to take three months off and return to work after the first of the year.

Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom