75 years ago
Oct. 10, 1941
The history of the Northwest’s logging — from “bulls to cats” and from the “cut out and get out” philosophy of the pioneer days to the selective logging practices of the present — is told in “Tall Timber,” a juvenile history of the lumbering industry by Stewart H. Holbrook.
Holbrook, who has written several other volumes on the timber industry, is well known on Grays Harbor, having visited here many times. He is director of the Keep Washington Green program for the state division of forestry.
50 years ago
Oct. 10, 1966
In conjunction with the National Zip Code Week of October 10-15, letter carriers throughout the area will deliver cards to every residence, Postmaster Ben Meservey reported.
These cards will have spaces for addresses that the householder does not have the Zip Codes. Your local post office will add the appropriate Zip Codes and return the card to the mailer. No postage is needed.
Zip Code is becoming more important every day with the tremendous yearly increase in volume post offices are handling. Zip Code on your letters can mean as much as 24-hour earlier delivery to nearby states.
25 years ago
Oct. 10, 1991
• Alexander Young Elementary School in Aberdeen has selected its school officers for the fall term — Jordan Caskey, president; Ben Paylor, vice-president; Jeff Ford, treasurer and Jacque Kost, secretary.
• While “Wheel of Fortune” spins along on another channel at 7 tonight, a local TV show hopes to give away something more valuable.
A healthy body, mind and spirit are more precious than gold — or even a new convertible, according to the stars of “Healthy Life Magazine.”
The half-hour show, produced at Christian Cable Ministries Channel 28, is a gift to the community, says host Dan McGee, pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Hoquiam and Raymond.
The statistics are impressive, says McGee. Adventist men live nine years longer and women seven years longer than national averages. Their rates of colon, breast and prostate cancer, as well as heart disease, are also significantly lower.
The church’s teaching include vegetarianism and abstinence from smoking and drinking.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
