75 years ago

October 10, 1944

• Ice Delivery company officials announced today that a new branch plant at the former Wilson mill site on the Chehalis river, with a production capacity of 10 tons of ribbon ice per day, will be in operation in about two weeks.

It was pointed out that ribbon ice production is entirely new to the Pacific Northwest fishing industry, the plant being a replica of types now used in California. It permits the manufacture of ice in thin sheets (about ⅜ of an inch thick) which on falling from the machine into the ice bin, are broken into ribbons and eliminate the necessity of grinding as in block ice. The ice is then carried on a conveyor directly to fishing boats at the dock.

October 11, 1944

“Miss Z of the Lowlands” a refugee from The Netherlands will describe her experiences and show why War Fund help is needed in war-ravaged countries at a Lions club luncheon Monday noon at Hotel Morck. She is referred to as “Miss Z” since she has relatives in nazi-occupied Lowlands.

50 years ago

October 10, 1969

The nuclear power plant proposed for construction at Roosevelt beach eventually could be as many as five plants producing up to 5 million kilowatts of electricity.

The Bonneville Power Association will need power from the first plant by September of 1977, which means that the plant design must be frozen for the Atomic Energy Commission approval by November 1970.

October 11, 1969

Saturday, no newspaper published

25 years ago

October 10, 1994

Three Miller Junior High School football players who were suspended three weeks ago for drinking alcohol will suit up for practice this afternoon.

The eighth-graders were reinstated Friday after school administrators and coaches determined they had met conditions making them eligible for play.

October 11, 1994

The heroes featured on a new set of trading cards don’t hit home runs, score touchdowns or leap tall buildings in a single bound.

But the Aberdeen cops featured in this collector’s set are real role models. They score points through community service.

Sixteen members of the Aberdeen Police Department, from beat officers to Chief Bill Ellis, are featured on the full-color cards officers began carrying today. Each officer has been given about 2,000 cards to distribute to youngsters.

“The trading cards are a chance to get officers closer to the population,” says Capt. Bob Maxfield who headed up the project, “and it’s kind of a fun thing.”

Likely to be popular are cards featuring canine unit officers Scott Slyter and Tom Schmidt, and their partners J.D. and Vicky. The rookie card of Kathy Coady, Aberdeen’s first female officer, may be a real keeper, too.