75 years ago
June 1, 1944
Three brothers, Emanuel, Daniel and Ed Bitar, stationed with the army medical corps in widely-separated camps, received promotions simultaneously. Emanuel was raised in rank from first lieutenant to captain at Los Angeles; Daniel, stationed at Camp Bucker, Alabama, was promoted from corporal to sergeant; and Ed at Barnes General hospital, Vancouver, Wash., was raised from private first class to corporal.
June 2, 1944
Unlimited possibilities for expanded use of electrical use of electrical power in the industrial Northwest — like using electricity to heat your house for $5 per month — were unfolded today in an analysis released by the Bonneville power administration.
The 104-page report, lavishly illustrated with charts and maps, will open the eyes of American industry seeking postwar opportunities. It holds out the promise of better living for the ordinary citizen. It proves to Northwesterners the ready-to-be-tapped natural resources radiating from the mighty hydro-electric pool on the rivers of which Bonneville is one of the greatest units.
50 years ago
June 1, 1969
• More than 2,500 fishermen, took advantage of the holidays, a fairly calm sea and a hot run of silvers to turn in a better than two fish average catch.
Close to 400 boats took part in the fish fest due west of the bar yesterday. By mid-morning, the Coast Guard had logged out 134 pleasure craft, 133 charters and 114 commercial craft.
Three hundred anglers aboard 49 boats checked came in with 67 kings, 588 silvers and one pink for a total of 656 fish, an average catch of 2.2 fish per angler.
• Aberdeen Police, whose jobs are often made more difficult by people who imbibe too freely, were themselves aiding about 400 cases of overindulgence at their picnic this past week.
Officers donned aprons to serve 84 dozen hot dogs and other goodies at the annual schoolboy patrol picnic at Pioneer Park. Besides the hot dogs, the youngsters stowed away 500 slices of ice cream, 500 orange drinks and two gallons of mustard.
June 2, 1969
More than 400 young people attended the grand opening of the Escape coffee house, according to estimates made by workers at the religiously oriented facility this morning.
The Rev. Gurden Henley, pastor of the Open Bible Church which built the coffee house, termed Friday night’s turnout “fantastic.” He based his estimates on the teenagers’ consumption of 28 dozen doughnuts and 240 bottles of pop as well as a full house which lasted most of the evening.
One long-haired youth told Rev. Henley, “I really liked it. This is where you’ll find me Friday nights.”
25 years ago
June 1, 1994
Hoquiam Mayor Phyllis Shrauger and other local celebrities will tend bar at a Hoquiam tavern in the coming weeks to raise money to fight multiple sclerosis.
Mom and Pop’s Tavern in Hoquiam, under the new ownership of Phyllis Sargent, has a jam-packed schedule of games and activities for its 13th annual UGLY Bartender Contest starting today.
Events for the UGLY contest, which stands for Understanding, Generous, Lovable You, will last through July 5 and include live bands, car bashing, dart contests and raffles.
June 2, 1994
Sen Glade Gorton’s appearance Wednesday night at the Hoquiam YMCA’s annual dinner was set well before he chose the day to kick off his re-election campaign. But considering the themes he drew upon at other stops on his statewide tour Wednesday, it was a natural.
Gorton is given most of the credit for rescuing Kamp Kiwanis — a popular YMCA-run youth camp at Lake Quinault — from the ashes after the National Park Service forced its closure and burned down the main lodge.
The “genius of America,” Gorton said, shows in examples such as Kamp Kiwanis where volunteers “didn’t have to wait for the government to do everything: they got together and did it for themselves.”
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
