75 years ago
March 17, 1945
Aberdeen had its first glimpse of Robert Arthur (Arthaud) on the screen yesterday.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Arthaud, and a group of relatives and friends were guests of Warner Brothers theater at a preview of “Roughly Speaking,” arranged by Manager Lewis Pressler. The picture will be released early in April.
In his first screen role, Robert Arthur turns in an appealing performance as the youngest son of Mrs. Pierson (played by Rosalind Russell). He appears in the latter part of the film when Frankie is 17. He is perfectly cast as the youth intent on enrolling in Harvard.
March 18, 1945
Sunday, no newspaper published
50 years ago
March 17, 1970
A new squad room for Aberdeen police, far from the front-door rush, has been opened at the rear of the police station to provide a gathering-and-briefing place for officers.
Chief John Bebich said the room was added in an old prisoner’s dormitory, no longer in use except for storage, and was completed with volunteer labor and materials.
Bebich said the room is equipped with a new typewriter for writing reports, and that eventually there’ll be a special intercom to the room as well as an extension of the squad room monitor.
Formerly, officers returning to the station to file reports or for change in shifts had to stand in a hallway behind the front desk, close to where business was transacted.
March 18, 1970
Aberdeen High School students and members of the Pep Staff have been quite impressed and appreciative of the adult following and support given their high school basketball team this season and especially during the recent tournament playoffs.
The adults of the community are invited to a special “on to state” pep assembly at the Sam Benn Gym at 10:15 a.m. Thursday.
A letter of appreciation from the Pep Staff included the following:
“As everyone knows, Pasco and West Seattle are the favorites (in the tournament) but with your help once again, plus the help of many students, we will be able to sweep through with a victory. So with our No. 1 teams and No. 1 adults and No. 1 students, we will show Seattle-ites how to take state.”
25 years ago
March 17, 1995
Jerry Chancellor has gone from beat cop to deputy chief and held every rank in between at the Aberdeen Police Department.
He chased criminals and fought City Hall for the rights of fellow officers.
During a stint as acting chief, he led the department through some of its most trying months.
Now he wants to go fishing.
Chancellor, 55, retires today after more than 31 years of service.
Chief Bill Ellis has appointed Capt. Bob Maxfield deputy chief, effective April 1. Maxfield has been on the force since 1976.
March 18, 1995
So they weren’t the biggest parades in Grays Harbor history. Begorra! To all involved, they were festive, tons of fun and very Irish.
“It’s an expression of Irish freedom and pride,” said Irish Heritage Club founder Dorothy Noonan Cook, as she sipped an Irish coffee in preparation for the parades.
More than two dozen club members and other Harborites joined Cook in their greenest get-ups for a trio of parades through Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Ocean Shores Friday in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and a salute to the Emerald Isle.
The parades started three years ago to replace the tradition of painting a green stripe down the middle of Broadway in Aberdeen, Cook said. Apparently city officials objected to the late-night Irish hijinks, she said.
Compiled from the archives of The Daily World by Karen Barkstrom
