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A Look Back in Time: W.F. West High School Celebrates Graduation of 50 Girls, 49 Boys in 1963
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 12—The Chronicle featured a picture of W.F. West High School's 1963 graduating class in its Monday, May 13, 1963 edition. The picture showed the seniors gathered outside, with girls in the ...
A Look Back in Time: Woman Walks Quarter Mile After Being Shot in 1963
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 3—Birlie Stidham remained in critical condition at the St. Helen Hospital in Chehalis after being shot twice, The Chronicle reported in its April 1, 1963 edition. The shots had apparently ...
A Look Back in Time: Janice Laakso Named Miss Lewis County for 1963
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 10—Janice Laakso was crowned Miss Lewis County on Saturday, March 9, 1963, The Chronicle reported. The "five-foot, two-inch ash blonde lass" from Winlock was 18 years old at the time of ...
A Look Back in Time: Centralia Jail Work Gang Escapee Apprehended After Failed 1953 Robbery in...
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 3—John Dorris, of Centralia, was transferred from the Centralia Jail to the Thurston County Jail after he fled a police work gang on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 3, 1953. After fleeing ...
A Look Back in Time: Two Green Hill Escapees Caught After Week-Long String of Thefts in 1963
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 24—Two Green Hill escapees, both 17, admitted to sheriff's officers they committed a string of thefts before being apprehended, The Chronicle reported on Monday, March 25, 1963. The two ...
These Chiawana grads had outstanding sports weeks + Top wrestlers to watch this season
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoChiawana graduates have been having a great week. Start with Talia von Oelhoffen, who plays for the...
A Look Back in Time: Two Men Taken to Lewis County Jail After Robbery Marked by 'Dumbness' in August...
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 26—Two "young" bandits were being held in the Lewis County Jail after they held up and robbed a "girl attendant" of a service station west of Centralia on Aug. 25, 1942. The two men had ...
A Look Back in Time: Lewis County Coroner's Jury Formed as Man Confesses to Killing Logger in 1952
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 2—A Lewis County coroner's jury — a now rarely used type of jury similar in nature to a grand jury summoned by a coroner to assist in determining a cause of death — was reported as being ...
A Look Back in Time: Centralia Naval Pilot Shares His War Stories While Home During World War II
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 27—William Axberg, a 27-year-old from Centralia, returned to his hometown from military service in the Pacific to see his friends and family for the first time in four years, The Chronicle ...
'George Washington of Centralia' Gets a Second Edition With More Details on the City's Founder
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 5—Looking for a gift perfect for the history enthusiast in your life? Local biographers Kerry Serl and Brian Mittge have released the second edition of "George Washington of Centralia," ...