Word: hilo
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Oren Ethelbert Long, 70, U.S. Senator. A Kansas-born farm boy, Oren Long progressed from a one-room schoolhouse in Earlton to Tennessee's Johnson Bible College (Disciples of Christ) and the University of Michigan. He sailed to Hilo on Big Island in 1917 to become a social worker. Five years later he returned to the mainland to earn his second master's degree, in education at Columbia's Teachers College, then hurried back to the territory. For the next 22 years Long served ably in Hawaii's educational system, rose from high school principal...
...duty in Hawaii National Park early Election Day, Vulcanologist Gordon MacDonald noticed telltale marks on the seismograph. After some quick calculations, he phoned Hilo police about a severe and distant earthquake. Seismic sea waves, he figured, might hit the Hawaiian Islands in about three hours...
...April 1, 1946, unannounced 45-ft. waves from an earthquake in the Aleutians area brought death and destruction to the Hilo region. This time, Hawaii was ready. Police swiftly called out all off-duty officers and reserves. Radio stations began transmitting bulletins every few minutes. In Pearl Harbor, naval vessels put out double moorings; flotillas of smaller craft stood out for the safety of the open ocean...
...three medium-size waves struck the northeast shores, washed over highways. One hour later, a 13-ft. wall of water thundered over Mokuleia Beach on northernmost Oahu, flooded several homes and stores. The four waves passed, Hawaii began counting up the damage. As in 1946, northeastern Hilo has suffered the most-$100,000. Casualties: six cows...
Trade Balance. In Hilo, Hawaii, Liquor Store Owner John Perreira, refusing to run for the territorial legislature, explained: "If I were a candidate lots of people would be coming around to sponge drinks. If I gave them liquor, I'd lose money. If I refused them, I'd lose their votes...