75 years ago

July 24, 1944

Top sergeants and K.P. duty may be considered tough medicine in this man’s army, d them awhile,” Domandich said. “It’s really surprising what good feed and grooming can do for a horse in a few months.”

The horses were trained to perfection but it was after many mishaps that the bucking animals were finally trained. The business of breaking wild horses, however, was abando ned when it was learned that the heat of New Guinea to where they were to be sent would be too terrific, he said.

50 years ago

July 23, 1969

Two nationally known writers and composers of the romantic type of popular songs were Willapa Harbor visitors for several days last week.

Douglas Cross and George Cory of New York City and Clear Lake, Calif., were guests of Jack Reavley and Bob Claunch. The four men had met through mutual friends in New York City some 15 years ago and were keeping a promise to visit this area some day.

Of the many score of songs composed by the Cross-Cory team since 1945, the most famous is “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”

The song came to the attention of Tony Bennett who recorded the number in 1964. It became an immediate hit and has maintained steady popularity since that time.

July 24, 1969

Another new doctor for the Harbor — Dr. Juris Macs, 34, will open offices on the fifth floor of the Becker Building in the near future.

He is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine, took his internship at the University of Minnesota hospital and just completed four years of residency at Kern County General Hospital in Bakersfield. Mutual friends on the Harbor urged him to locate and practice here.

He has moved with his wife, Linda, and three daughters, to a home in Aberdeen.

25 years ago

July 23, 1994

They crawled on the shiny red truck like children and admired the chainsaw and other tools tucked away in the nooks and crannies of the new rig.

Then they talked about water power and gallons per minute and saving lives.

It was part of the new cross-training between the Aberdeen and Hoquiam fire departments designed to familiarize them with each other’s equipment. With the automatic response system that took effect Jan. 1, both departments will respond to calls in areas close to the city boundaries.

Two Aberdeen firefighters went to Hoquiam recently with the new “Tele-Squirt,” the truck voters passed on a bond to buy. This week, Hoquiam firefighters brought their “snorkel” to Aberdeen for training.

July 24, 1994

Tiffany Maki, who will be a freshman at Aberdeen High School in the fall, has been accepted to attend The Sacramento Traditional Jazz Camp, August 8-14.

The “Greater Olympia Dixieland Jazz Society” of Olympia has awarded the teen-ager a scholarship of $500 to pay for her camp fees and transportation to and from Sacramento.

Maki was selected by the Sacramento Society to be one of 60 in the camp. She will be attending as a tenor banjo student.