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
On Jan. 15, 1925, disagreements arose in the Washington Senate during discussions about a child labor amendment. Senators couldn’t agree on which committee to refer the amendment: Federal Relations and Immigrations; Labor and Labor Statistics; or Constitution and Constitutional Revision. The legislators made the amendment a special order of business for Jan. 20.
- 75 years ago
On Jan. 16, 1950, March of Dimes Campaign Director George Grandy issued a plea for “a march of dollars instead of dimes.” The call to action was echoed by leaders at the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, who called for a two-week drive to raise money in the fight against polio. The local and national organizations cited the record total of 42,375 polio cases in 1949.
- 50 years ago
The unemployment rate in Washington reached 10 percent, according to a Department of Employment Security report issued in January 1975. The department attributed the slump to a halt in outdoor activities due to winter weather and post-holiday layoffs. Clark County had an unemployment rate of 15 percent, according to ESD’s Vancouver office.
- 25 years ago
On Jan. 11, 2000, Vancouver received its first snowfall since December 1998. While many people enjoyed the wintery sight, the snow was short-lived, with temperatures rising above freezing in the afternoon.