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 this week
Continued wintry weather caused shipping delays on the Columbia River. On Dec. 23, 1924, C. A. Watts, officer manager of the Columbia River Paper Mills, said a 400-ton shipment of sulphur from Alabama was delayed due to ice on the river. Shipments from the mill also faced holdups, including lumber traveling to Philadelphia.
- 75 years ago
Vancouver resident Cora Colgrove won the $50 top prize in the Automobile Club of Washington’s safety slogan contest. Colgrove’s winning entry, “Good driver, prove it,” stemmed from her 25 years as an accident-free driver. The closest she came was a minor mishap with a bus that scratched her car’s rear fender.
- 50 years ago
Around 1:20 a.m. on Dec. 26, 1974, the power in the Clark County went out for 14 minutes. A circuit breaker at Bonneville Power Administration’s Ross Substation blew a fuse, according to BPA officials. Camas felt the effects of the outage more intensely, going without power for 1 hour and 35 minutes.
