75 years ago
September 28, 1944
A test well was spudded in this week in the Wishkah-Wynooche district by the petroleum division of the Sharples corporation of Philadelphia, and the firm is prepared to drill up to three wells in the county in an effort to develop a potential new oil field.
With 200 tons of modern drilling equipment shipped here from Texas, the Sharples firm has already drilled 150 feet of hole and by agreement with Ed Sims of Aberdeen will go to a depth of 5,000 feet if necessary. It was reported that within 45 days it would be possible to tell whether further development is worth while.
September 29, 1944
Bowling’s secret invention, the automatic pin-spotting machine which eliminates the pin-boy was revealed today in exhaustive demonstration in New York City by its inventor after nine years of ultra-secret development.
Perfected in 1940, and granted sanction of the American Bowling Congress, the machine will “revolutionize bowling as drastically as the sound-track did the motion picture industry,” its manufacturers predicted.
Operating on the suction principle, electrically driven and automatically controlled, the machine can average nine and a half games per hour per alley as compared with a six-game average for pinboys.
50 years ago
September 28, 1969
Donald H. Arthaud, one of the most popular, public-spirited men in Hoquiam is dead at 57.
He suffered a heart attack at his home Friday night and was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital.
Well-known businessman, civic leader and avid sports fan, Donald Howard Arthaud was a Hoquiamite for 51 years.
Polled in 1967, Hoquiamites named him as one of the three citizens they most admired along with Mayor Rolland Youmans and ITT Rayonier executive Leonard Forrest.
September 29, 1969
Grays Harborites turned out 10,000 strong Sunday for the grand opening of the new House of Values department store on Myrtle Street.
“Just beautiful!” grinned Manager Walter Verner when he was asked about the public response. “It was very gratifying and my staff and I are going to do our best to live up to the public’s confidence.”
Two union locals were somewhat displeased with the operation, however, and eight pickets passed out leaflets saying, “Please do not patronize.”
25 years ago
September 28, 1994
The 637-foot cruise ship Nordic Prince docked at the Port of Grays Harbor this morning.
The Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship carrying 830 passengers and 450 crew members spent the day in town on its way south from Alaska.
More than 100 people turned out to welcome the passengers. The Aberdeen High School Band serenaded the visitors and other entertainment was planned, including a logging show exhibition. Shopping expeditions were also arranged.
September 29, 1994
As the saying goes, “Knowledge is power.”
Tonight, Aberdeen police and state social workers are inviting citizens to arm themselves against sex offenders.
Michael Barsanti, a certified sex offender treatment provider from Olympia will speak at Aberdeen City Hall.
Barsanti is “recognized as one of the foremost authorities on sexual offender treatment in the state,” said Aberdeen Police Capt. John Delia. “Basically we want people to be better informed about the law as it relates to sex offenders,” Delia added.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
