75 years ago
September 29, 1943
Construction of a two-mile road in the Wynoochee-Wishkah divide, by-passing the condemned White bridge, was completed this week by county road district No. 2, with travel to be permitted starting next week, Commissioner John Pearsall announced today.
The new road will be opened to school busses and regular traffic as soon as cattle herd restrictions in the area have been enforced.
The White bridge will be closed to all but emergency use or light traffic. However, there may be some trouble with the new graveled road during winter months, in which event the bridge can be used if necessary, Pearsall pointed out.
September 30, 1943
Two Aberdeen sailors, Jack DeLong and Leo Lomski Jr. have been reported safe after their big navy transport John Penn was torpedoed and sunk by a new sytle Japanese torpedo plane attack on supply ships off Guadalcanal.
DeLong, 21, was a junior in Aberdeen high school when he left with the reserves. He was one of the band’s drum majors and took part in swimming and dramatics.
Lomski is the son of Leo Lomski, known in the boxing ring as the “Aberdeen Assassin.”
The big transport was hit squarely amidship and quickly was in flames from stem to stern. It sank in a short time but burning oil on the water lighted the area for rescue boats to pick up survivors, including DeLong and Lomski.
50 years ago
September 29, 1968
Sunday, no newspaper published
September 30, 1968
Splashed with champagne and gleaming red, blue and silver from a fresh paint job, the world’s largest and fastest commercial jetliner was wheeled into public view for the first time Monday.
As a brass band played, the Boeing 747 superjet — hailed as opening a new era for the worldwide airline industry — was towed from the nose by a tractor before more than 2,000 invited witnesses at the Boeing plant in Everett.
25 years ago
September 29, 1993
A former employee of the County Prosecutor’s Office has become the first female patrol officer in the 105-year history of the Aberdeen Police Department.
However, Kathleen L. Coady, 35, wants to make one thing perfectly clear: She neither wants nor expects any special treament because she is a woman.
Coady, a 1975 graduate of Wishkah Valley High School, comes to APD after five years with the Prosecutor’s Office, first as a district court secretary and legal typist and most recently as a family support coordinator.
A single mother of a 4½-year-old daughter, Courtney, Officer Coady says she was attracted to police work because it gives her a chance to grow and explore another side of social work.
Penny Castleberry has been with the Hoquiam Police Department as a full-time officer since 1989. Debby Williams, Ronda Thompson-Liburdi and Stefanie Baltzell all serve at the State Patrol’s Hoquiam detachment.
September 30, 1993
A $1 million experiment using shredded tires to stop slides on Highway 101 is expected to be completed in a few weeks, state Department of Transportation officials said today.
Only time will tell if it’s a success.
Traffic is currently down to one lane on the back side of Cosi Hill, but a second lane is expected to open Friday, project engineer John Hart said.
One big advantage to using tires instead of rock is the weight. The tires weigh 40 pounds per cubic foot as compared to traditional fill which can be more than 100 pounds per cubic foot, Hart said.
Because they are lighter the tires will put “less stress on the slide areas,” and that should mean less earth movement, he said.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
