75 years ago

November 21, 1944

Grant Todd, who saw “all hell break loose” in North Africa Sicily and at Salerno, has settled down on a little ranch near Artic to raise turkeys. This year’s flock will provide the main course at many a Harbor home Thursday.

This ex-serviceman walks with a cane and a slight limp — he finds it a little awkward to adjust himself to the artificial leg which replaces the one he lost when shrapnel from an exploding shell tore his off a little above the knee “at a little place about 40 miles inland from Salerno.”

His brother-in-law George Holmes, has 200 broad-breasted bronze turkeys from the famous Armstrong flock of Olympia, but Holmes said “Grant does all the work, and the credit should go to him.”

Grant is proud of what he did to preserve the rights of man — the chance of the little fellow to stand on equal footing with the big guy. “The price I paid is small,” he said, “compared to the thousands who rest in little cemeteries all over the world.”

November 22, 1944

• Aberdeen servicemen will not be forgotten at Christmas time.

Don S. Sanders, chairman of the local Gifts for Servicemen program, told members of James J. Sexton post No. 224 V.F.W. last night that a total of 1,392 holiday boxes have been mailed this year as against 870 last year. Total cost of the boxes was $1402.

Each box contains a fruit cake, candy, a copy of the Aberdeen World, a souvenir from the National Bank of Commerce, and a letter from the people of Aberdeen signed by Mayor Walter Foelkner. Plywood for the boxes was furnished by the Harbor Plywood corporation.

• Local health officers expressed belief today that Aberdeen need have no fear of the bubonic plague scare which in recent days has spread to several northwest coastal cities. Aberdeen rats were given a clean bill of health so far as the plaque is concerned.

50 years ago

November 21, 1969

The prospect of rain and slippery footing at Olympic Stadium tonight failed to dampen the eagerness today of the state’s top pair of junior college grid squads.

Grays Harbor College and Spokane JC collide tonight for the championship of the Washington State Junior College Conference.

Another whopping Harbor throng, approaching the 6,000 who sat in on the Chokers’ 21-19 win over the Spartans three weeks ago is expected to sit in on this area’s first officially labeled state championship gridfest.

November 22, 1969

Saturday, no newspaper published

25 years ago

November 21, 1994

Next to the Willapa Veterinary Service along Highway 101, a concrete foundation is now being laid.

Construction of a two-story 17,000 square-foot primary care clinic is expected to be completed in February.

South Bend physician David Lush and Grayland dentist Richard Pedersen will jointly run the new $1.3 million facility to be called Riverview Clinic. It will house a pharmacy, rooms for visiting specialists, an IV treatment room and prenatal care unit.

November 22, 1994

The Aberdeen School Board last night confirmed what many have suspected for several weeks: Sonja Martin has lost her job as superintendent of schools.

“We have an agreement with her,” reported Board President Jane Goldberg,” which would put her on special-duty assignment through the 30th of June of next year, 1995. She will be relieved of the day-to-day duties and tasks of the superintendent.”

In other words, Mrs. Martin won’t be reporting for work on a daily basis, but will be paid through June and remain available to help the district on request.

Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom