75 years ago

April 25, 1944

P-T boats, known as the navy’s “Green Dragons,” played a great part in destroying (enemy) reinforcements and supplies off New Guinea while attempting to reach troops being battered by Allied forces, Kermit H. Frohboes, radio technician second class, said today while on leave visiting his mother, Mrs. J.H. Frohboes.

Frohboes, who served 18 months in the South Pacific as a radioman on P-T boats, saw action in three major battles off New Guinea during the spring of 1943. He has been in the navy two years.

“Operating at night and without lights, the P-T boats would go into action against the (enemy), destroying troop ships and barges bearing munitions and other equipment in a desperate attempt to aid their beleaguered men on the island,” he said.

April 26, 1944

An unofficial broadcast from Germany intercepted by the war department was relayed by telegram to Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Henderson, 418 N. Division St. in Aberdeen.

The message, reported to be from their son, Private Norman C. Henderson, who has been missing in action since January 30, read: “Dear Dad. I am now at my new camp. Got there today. This is March 9. I am in Germany and feeling OK. Send everything to this address. Norman Henderson.”

He graduated from Weatherwax high school in 1942 and was employed at the Harbor Plywood company prior to entering the army.

50 years ago

April 25, 1969

Aberdeen’s only oldtime street clock, the Bryan Jewelry clock on the Wishkah Street side of the Elks Building, is moving to a new stand.

The clock, now 67 years of age, was built by Mayer Brothers in Seattle in 1902 and first went into action in Yakima.

Later the clock was moved to the old Crothers Jewelry store on East Heron St.

When the clock was purchased by Richard R. Bryan, he converted the mechanism to an electrical operation, and put it to work in its present location.

With Bryan now located on the corner, within the next week or two, the clock will be moved to a corner location.

April 26, 1969

Saturday, no newspaper published

25 years ago

April 25, 1994

From flirty and fidgety to solemn and still 63 Miller Junior High students were changed in 3 hours and 20 minutes last week. That’s how long it takes to see “Schindler’s List.”

Responding to an invitation from history teacher Barton Howe the students brought a note from home to join him in watching the R-rated academy award-winning Steven Spielberg film on the Holocaust.

For many, the powerful black-and-white film transformed goodnatured teen-age teasing beforehand to heartfelt tears afterward.

“I think most kids should see it so they know what happened and what went on,” said 13-year-old Charlie Morrisette.

“It’s just amazing how many people were killed and how no one cared,” said Brian Teveliet, 14.

“It’s scary to see how easy it is to follow something if everyone else thinks it’s OK,” said Andrew Means, an eighth grader. “It’s easy to conform.”

April 26, 1994

An experiment — and nearly everything else — paid off Monday for Aberdeen’s baseballers as they upended league-leading Capital, 7-4, in a Black Hills League game at Waits Field.

Consecutive doubles by Aberdeen’s Jeff McMeekin and Steve Timmons opened the scoring in the first inning. Chris Pisani’s single knocked in Mike Sajec in the second and the Cats added two more in the third on an error, McMeekin’s single, a muffed sacrifice bunt, a bases-loaded walk to Sandon Stepp and Duncan Durr’s infield out.

Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom