75 years ago
August 6, 1944
Sunday, no newspaper published
August 7, 1944
“Panama is an interesting place but it’s definitely hard on the pocketbook,” John Pickering, gunner’s mate third class, home on leave for the first time in two years and eight months, said today.
“As in most war zone countries, all forms of entertainment and souvenirs have skyrocketed above reason, he said. “money does the talking.”
Pickering graduated from Weatherwax high school in 1941 and entered the navy in November the same year. Immediately after boot camp training he was sent aboard a light cruiser to Panama from where he has operated ever since patrolling the Pacific coast of South America.
“South American girls dress and dance like American girls do and can speak enough English, but this Aberdeen sailor prefers American women any time. The girls south of the border aren’t nearly so pretty,” he said.
50 years ago
August 6, 1969
Pryde Brothers, Inc., Hoquiam heating contractor, Monday began installing a new air conditioning system designed to keep things fresh and at an even temperature year-round at Penney’s Aberdeen store.
It’s part of a $40,000 remodeling project being undertaken at Penney’s according to Charles (Chic) Feuerstein, manager.
It’s the first big remodeling since 1963 and they’ll be more later, Feuerstein said. When asked, he said, that the company has extended its lease on the building for five years, to make the improvements worth the investment.
August 7, 1969
Appointment of Gordon W. Logan, 41, formerly urban renewal coordinator of the City of Anacortes, as development coordinator for Aberdeen was announced by Mayor Harold Schmid last night.
The job involves investigating state and federal monies for city projects and was created by the council in May.
Logan’s wife, Bonnie, has been hired by the Aberdeen School District, and has been tentatively assigned to teach third grade at A.J. West School.
25 years ago
August 6, 1994
Gary and Cec Dennis have gone a little buggy.
They bought an antique horse-drawn carriage on a whim at an auction several years ago and developed a fascination with the chariots of the past.
“We didn’t start out with the intent of doing this,” Cec Dennis said, surveying her Raymond garage packed with a dozen vintage carriages from the turn of the century. “We bought the first one, and then we went a little crazy.”
The collection will be on display for the first time today as part of the Willapa Harbor Festival.
August 7, 1994
Local loggers cut loose Saturday, bucking, boring and tug-o-warring for more than $2,000 in prizes at the Willapa Festival Team Log Competition.
Raymond Weyerhaeuser No. 1 sawed its way to the top, cutting down five other teams for first place and a $1,000 gift certificate good at any store that is part of the Raymond Chamber of Commerce. Bridgewater Logging placed second, followed by teams from Aberdeen Weyco, Hobi Logging, Raymond Weyco No. 2 and Willapa Logging.
In the logging competition, Buddy Warren sparked the Raymond No. 1 victory, winning the bore-and-buck and tree felling events and single handedly accounted for half of his team’s 18 points.
In the most dangerous event of the afternoon — the obstacle pole buck — Hobi’s Rich Bennett scrambled up a six-foot high log teeter-totter, sliced four inches off the end, and ran back down in 20.77 seconds, the fastest time of the day.
“We do this stuff every day, eight hours a day,” said Steve Hobi. “We don’t throw axes at each other but everything else we pretty much do.”
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
