75 years ago
March 11, 1944
• The Purple Heart has been awarded posthumously to Sergeant Robert E. Copeland, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Copeland, for military merit and wounds received in battle from which he died.
Sergeant Copeland was fatally wounded when the Americans attacked and captured Kwajalein stoll in the Marshalls.
• Sergeant Charles R. Snell of Junction City, waist gunner on a Flying Fortress, has been awarded the Air Medal for “meritorious achievement” on five bomber combat missions over enemy Europe, it was announced recently by Col. Eugene A. Romig of Byesville, Ohio, commanding officer.
The citation accompanying the award read in part: “The courage, coolness and skill displayed by this soldier upon these occasions reflect great credit upon himself and the armed forces of the United States.”
Snell, 20 years old, attended Weatherwax high school and was employed by the Polson Lumber and Shingle company before he entered the service in February, 1943.
50 years ago
March 11, 1969
“Hey, I kinda dig this classical stuff,” whispered the kid in sneakers to his buddy as the Seattle Symphony weaved the intricate musical patterns of Rochberg’s “Night Music.”
That was a typical reaction of a rock-n-roll reared All American boy yesterday morning at the new Hoquiam High School Gym when more than 6,000 students discovered that classical music can be an exciting experience.
The superb Seattle Symphony, under the direction of its handsome and dynamic assistant conductor, Donald Thulean, presented a pair of “Enrichment Through Music” concerts at the HHS athletic center.
25 years ago
March 11, 1994
“An investment in timber communities is an investment in the millennium,” Archbishop Thomas Murphy said Thursday as he visited Grays Harbor to promote a gift of $670,000 from the Catholic Church.
The funds will be divided between Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Raymond and seven other timber towns.
Most of the money will be used to set up revolving loan funds to help entrepreneurs who would have trouble borrowing from banks and other traditional lenders. The rest is for food, shelter and other immediate needs.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
