75 years ago

October 21, 1944

Grays Harbor people are prepared for the winter!

While wood deliveries are running from three to five months behind orders, dealers today said most homeowners have two or three loads stockpiled and are placing orders well in advance of requirements.

The manager of one of the major oil distributing companies said, “Our trucks are delivering about eight hours after orders are received.”

But coal users find the situation a little complicated. Supplies are extremely low and the industrial demands are higher than ever, leaving little for private users. “However,” one coal dealer added, “many users of coal converted to wood, sawdust and other fuels during the past year or so and our deliveries are pretty well up to standard.”

50 years ago

October 21, 1969

This year, it’ll again be the Grizzlies versus the Bobcats in Olympic Stadium on Turkey Day.

So the Aberdeen School Board decided last night on the urging of Weatherwax High School Principal David Roberts.

Roberts got the okay for the move from the West Side of The Street last week when the Hoquiam Park Board approved the move and agreed to lease the field to the Aberdonians for $200.

Roberts, in asking for the move, said it’s not only a matter of seating space (8,400 in Olympic Stadium versus 4,300 at most in Stewart Field).

“It’s crowd control we can’t have at Stewart Field.” Both he and Athletic Director Dan Melinkovich wondered aloud about the mood of a crowd this year. Because of interest in the contest in recent years, Roberts suggested the stadium will probably be filled.

And another factor, he noted, is the widening work which has left the edges of B Street unsuitable for parking.

25 years ago

October 21, 1994

Sixteen people were arrested, seven vehicles seized and about six ounces of cocaine and “crank” confiscated Thursday by the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force.

The task force believes a few ringleaders have been dealing cocaine and the methamphetamine “crank” out of four Hoquiam residences and using juveniles to help make deliveries, said Sgt. Bill Stocks, a member of the task force.

The task force, using two undercover officers, made 16 buys off the suspects in the last six weeks.

“Anytime we want to buy cocaine or crank in any amount, these people could deliver in minutes,” Stocks said.

Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom