75 years ago

July 22, 1944

Women between the ages of 18 and 55 today were urged by Manager Fred Collins of the United States employment service to register for war work at Lamb-Grays Harbor Machine Works and a new war industrial plant expected to be established in Hoquiam.

Women will be needed to fill some 300 jobs at the Lamb plant and approximately 600 for the other industry the latter part of August and early in September, Collins said. Those interested are urged to register at the employment office, 500 East Wishkah Street.

50 years ago

July 22, 1969

Morrison Logging coach Jim Olsen slammed a pair of triples and Terry Timmons, freshly returned to the lineup, contributed 3 RBIs last night as the Loggers blanked Lamb-GH, 10-0 in Harbor slow pitch play.

In another lopsided tilt, Duffy’s blasted the Playhouse, 11-2, behind Mark Vekich’s 2-run homer and the solid belting of Bill Martin, George Smith and Gus Johnson.

At Cosmopolis, Bill Stevens singled home, the winning run as Slim’s Shell rallied with two runs in the ninth for a 3-2 decision over C&K.

25 years ago

July 22, 1994

June Wilson of Aberdeen knows about confusion that seems to stretch unbearably ahead as if all serenity were only in the rearview mirror of life.

The sudden death of her husband John in 1989 left her in a panic. Finances? Home security? Plumbing? Car maintenance?

As lonely and lost as she was, June Wilson was not alone, as shown by the group of widows that surround her at 10 a.m. every Wednesday at the Wishkah Cookhouse in Aberdeen.

She is one of about 10 people so far in a new widow-widower support group established by Barbara Twibell of Fern Hill Funeral Home.

“Our main thrust is learning to live alone — carrying on,” said Twibell, who purchased the funeral home three months ago with her husband Doug.

Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom