75 years ago

March 10, 1945

The Red Cross sewing room in South Bend has completed 607 garments according to a report issued today by Mrs. C.A. Graves, supervisor. The work was done by 71 workers who had a grand total of 1,247 hours.

The garments completed include hospital shirts, 128; ditty bags, 314; bedside bags, 53; card table covers, 45; children’s overalls, 12; men’s pajamas, 27; baby bonnets, two; sweaters, 20; and helmet, one.

March 11, 1945

Sunday no newspaper published

50 years ago

March 10, 1970

A petition in support of an FHA-insured mortgage to finance remodeling of the Emerson Hotel into an apartment building is being circulated in Hoquiam by David Huffman, new manager of the hotel.

The Emerson’s new owners requested a $550,000 loan for the renovation of the top four floors into one- and two-bedroom apartments, completely furnished and carpeted.

Petition lists four reasons for the need for financing the work: Need for housing here evidenced by the one such facility in our area which has had full occupancy and a waiting list since its completion; stability of such a project to Hoquiam’s Urban Renewal Project; because the 47-year-old building is a “well-known landmark … one of the area’s principal structures; and because the economy here “is such at present that any new construction activity would provide a most welcome boost.”

March 11, 1970

Twiggy, the 91-pound hairdresser’s assistant who became a $2,500-a-week fashion model, is retiring from modeling at the age of 20.

“Once you get bored with something, it shows,” said Twiggy, whose real name is Lesley Hornby. She intends to learn to be a movie actress.

“I couldn’t do a big, sexy role,” she said. “It’s got to be something nice.”

When Twiggy made her debut in 1966, her gawky, flat-chested long-legged figure was the perfect hangar for Britain’s mini-skirted dolly look. Now curves are coming back so Twiggy’s getting out.

25 years ago

March 10, 1995

When Larry and Margaret Tingwall bought a house in a tree-studded lot in the Bel-Aire neighborhood of Aberdeen a few weeks ago, they acted on their concern about the potential for danger.

“We had a lot — I mean a lot — of trees taken down that we thought were dangerous,” says Mrs. Tingwall.

They stopped one tree short.

Thursday’s fierce windstorm topped an evergreen that crashed through a utility line and landed squarely on the roof of their new home.

Luckily nobody was injured said Mrs. Tingwall, a hair stylist who was at work at Hair Unlimited.

The couple is among many Harborites assessing the damage in the wake of the afternoon storm that whipped winds to more than 70 mph along the coast. The wind peeled back roofs, downed trees and knocked out power to 24,000 homes and businesses.

March 11, 1995

It had been a while since Patricia McEwen Warren wrote a term paper or studied for an exam.

But once she hit the books, there was no stopping her.

“I just learned to utilize every 20 minutes that I could open a book,” the Aberdeen woman said. “I never went anywhere without a highlighter.”

Her diligence paid off. Last month — at age 60 — she reached her goal of graduating. She is the first person from the Twin Harbors to complete college through Washington State University’s Extended Degree Program that allows students to take courses without stepping foot on campus. She majored in history with a minor in English.

Warren graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1952 and Grays Harbor College in 1954. She attended the University of Puget Sound for a year. Then she got married and went on to raise three daughters, who earned their degrees before their mother.

Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom