75 years ago
January 27, 1943
World extras, containing the report of the meeting of President Roosevelt and British Premier Churchill at Casablanca hit the streets of Grays Harbor and Willapa harbor cities exactly at 7 o’clock, the scheduled hour, last night. The story had been received earlier, but it could not be released until 7 o’clock which coincided with a 10 o’clock time in the east and a 2 o’clock morning time in London.
Newspapers throughout the country were advised in confidence when the president left Washington and received word, also in confidence, some days ago of an expected announcement.
January 28, 1943
The youngsters did their part — now it’s up to the adults to put Aberdeen over the top in the tin can salvage drive.
“We have a car spotted here to haul our cans to a detinning plant at San Francisco,” Mayor Foelkner said. “The kids collected enough cans to about half fill it. We can’t hold the car much longer — the country it so short of them. And the railroads don’t want to pull half-loaded cars.”
In a last minute effort to get the car filled, a truck will be parked at Victory Square all day Saturday where adults and children may dump their cans.
50 years ago
January 27, 1968
Suicide statistics, alcoholism statistics, retardation statistics, Steilacoom referrals … various theories concerning chronic depression catalyzed by drizzly skies.
Four year ago the Grays Harbor -Pacific Counties Mental Health and Retardation Corporation was born. Enthusiasm and hard work pay off and the local office opened Jan. 1 in room 211 in the Becker Building.
“This is really just the beginning,” said the Rev. Elmer Church of Hoquiam, the corporation’s energetic president.
“In technical lingo, you could say that this center’s goal will be to provide diagnostic information and consultant services for persons who have mental health and retardation problems,” said Mrs. Jean Walters Hay, director of the center. “But as far as I’m concerned what all that boils down to is that we’re going to have a psychiatrist, a psychologist and another social worker here in this suite of offices and we’re going to see patients.”
January 28, 1968
Sunday, no newspaper published
25 years ago
January 27, 1993
Fewer fish will die bunched up behind the Wynooche Dam under a $2.6 million “screening” plan linked to contruction of a $25 million hydro generator.
Local, state and federal officials are angling for congressional support.
It’s a three-pronged proposal with the key element being a patented device that diverts fish around the generator so they can continue downstream. A prototype of what’s called the “Eicher Screen” is now in use with great success at the Elwha Dam on the Olympic Peninsula.
January 28, 1993
After a grueling round of testing that had 15 firefighters elbowing for position, four promotions were posted this week at the Aberdeen Fire Department.
Chief Lowell Killen has announced Tony Lupo’s interim post as assistant chief is now permanent. Steven Mitchell has been promoted to battalion chief, Bill Mayne to captain and Brian Swanson to engineer (driver/pump operator).
Lupo, 52, is a 1959 graduate of Aberdeen High School. He joined the department in 1964. He made captain in 1976 and battalion chief later than same year. His wife, Sandra, is a travel agent at Forbes Travel in town. They have two children, both Aberdeen graduates.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
