75 years ago
October 8, 1944
Sunday, no newspaper published
October 9, 1944
Jess L. Havens, Aberdeen assistant postmaster, has tendered his resignation after 31 years postal service. “I have enjoyed my work at the post office,” he declared, “and I can recommend it to any young person.”
Havens entered the postal service in 1906 as one of Hoquiam’s first mail carriers. He was appointed assistant postmaster in 1908 and resigned his position in 1918 to become Hoquiam chief of police. Seven years later he reentered the postal service and transferred to the Aberdeen post office in 1930.
50 years ago
October 8, 1969
Dynamite seemed like the only answer to the old man whose dog fell down a deep, smoke infested well, but a Scoutmaster on a nearby logging crew used a little ingenuity and a boom-and-cable to bring the dog to the surface.
When Carl Holmlund’s dog tumbled down a 60-foot-deep abandoned well recently near Humptulips, he appealed to the Bob Bickar logging crew for some dynamite to put the canine out of his misery.
When the hooktender, Glen Price, peered down the shaft, he saw the dog walking around, apparently unshaken by the plunge. So he brought the boom over, and strapped two chokers together. Seated on the two chokers, he had Doug Roberts lower him into the well.
“I ran out of cable while still five or six feet from the dog,” Price related. “So I slid off the chokers, held on with one hand and reached down with the other to grab the dog. I did a one-handed pull-up to get back on the chokers.”
Price, Scoutmaster of Troop 21 in Hoquiam, and the dog rode to the surface together and the pet was reunited with his happy owner.
October 9, 1969
Scotts Grand Central Market in Aberdeen is advertising bananas for 10¢ a pound, 3 heads of cauliflower for $1, grapes for 19¢ a pound, 7 cans of green beans for $1, extra large eggs for 98¢ a dozen and boneless top sirloin steak for $1.39 a pound.
25 years ago
October 8, 1994
Two new restaurants in Hoquiam offer a taste of old Italy or a flashback to the ’50s.
Rod’s Diner, open at 413 Ontario since June, is ’50s Americana at its best. Diners enjoy burgers and shakes while checking out the memorabilia owners Rod and Cindy Burgess have been collecting for years. They bought the old Stones Cafe and spent months restoring it.
At the other end of town, the smell of garlic fills the air at Ristorante Mario and at one table, people talk in animated Italian.
Chef Rosario Mario Vinci, who was born in Florence, wants to bring authentic Italian cuisine to Hoquiam. He opened his restaurant at 716 Simpson Ave. last week.
Vinci promises his dishes are made just the way his mother made them in Italy. She’s visiting from Florence and has been sampling his dishes to make sure.
October 9, 1994
Turnover No. 7 was one too many for Taholah.
Tim Berge spearheaded a relentless winning drive and Jeff Nations’ interception in the shadow of his own goal sealed it as Wishkah took a tumultuous 38-36 victory over the Chitwhins’ Saturday on the Wishkah field.
Berge and Nations were just two of several Logger heroes in this Pac-8 opener.
Tailback Eric Sweers came off the injured list to score three touchdowns and gain 173 yards on 27 carrier. Quarterback Nick Glaser threw four touchdown passes — one to Berge, two to Sweers and one to Nations — and ran for his team’s only conversion of the day.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
