A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum.
- 100 years ago
Clark County citizens, with “the sole exception of Ridgefield,” were registering to vote in high numbers for the upcoming fall elections. Ridgefield’s J.W. Blackburn reported that city’s registration was considerably heavier than the previous year, “but he added there is room for many more names on the books.”
- 75 years ago
Sheriff Earl N. Anderson announced on Aug. 1, 1949, that he would request additional funds for a first aid car in his yearly budget. The car, to be operated by the sheriff’s office, would “be an insurance against the loss of life.” Sheriff Anderson’s declaration stemmed from the red tape he felt surrounded the use of Vancouver’s car, which was called the Francina Manary first aid car. The sheriff wanted to use the Francina Manary at Lewisville and Battle Ground parks but was “advised by the fire department that he would have to locate the mayor and obtain his signed approval.”
- 50 years ago
On July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted 27-11 to recommend that President Richard M. Nixon “be impeached and removed from the presidency for obstruction of justice in the Watergate cover-up.” The case stemmed from a June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Headquarters by agents of the Committee for the Re-Election of the President (CREEP) to secure political intelligence. President Nixon used his position to “delay, impede and obstruct investigations of such unlaw entry.” Additional charges were released by the committee in the ensuing days.
