75 years ago

October 23, 1942

Aberdeen’s high school band will play at the public launching Sunday of the first vessel to leave the ways of the Grays Harbor Shipbuilding yard, company officials announced.

The program, set to start at 1:15 o’clock Sunday afternoon, also will include an address by Mayor Walter T. Foelkner, a talk by Noel Lowry, president of the Aberdeen chamber of commerce, and a speech by a high-ranking army officer.

Company officials said Governor Arthur B. Langlie also will attend if he can get away from his duties in Olympia.

No amateur picture taking, either still or movie, will be allowed at the event. Anyone who violates this rule risks confiscation of their camera.

50 years ago

October 23, 1967

Ask Paul Vlastelica who designed his lovely new home in the Linkshire addition and his face breaks into a proud grin.

“My wife,” he says, “give her the full credit for everything.” And surprisingly Eleanor not only planned the whole new house but did all the blueprints herself as well.

A circular driveway brings access to the large home that is actually on four levels. Horizontal cedar siding, stained in redwood, has been used for the outside and the trim is a soft yellow-orange.The roof area is of heavy butt shakes.

Linkshire is only a few minutes from town and yet there is a country atmosphere that has that “getting away from it all” feeling. There has been a rapid growth of homes in the area but squirrels still scamper up the tall trees and there are blue jays, woodpeckers and a occasional deer. The air is fresh and delightful and most residents there smugly maintain there is more sunshine than in Aberdeen.

It’s definitely a lovely home — in a lovely setting.

25 years ago

October 23, 1992

Instead of an apple for the teacher, it was apple cider for the students at Ocosta Elementary School Wednesday.

Herb Johnson, who works in the school bus garage, brought his old-fashioned apple press and gave the kids a lesson on cider making. He even got a friend in Wenatchee to donate 1,000 pounds of apples for the cause.

Every student in the school got to grapple with the crank on the apple press, eventually squeezing out 20 gallons of cider. Each class should get a jug of the cider back today but some classes are planning to save it for their Halloween parties next Friday, Principal Steve Morse said.

Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom.