1944

In 1944 and 1945, 243 German prisoners of war were held at Libby's Canning Factory on Wood Street.

In 1944 Frances Whittaker was hired by WCHS to teach music.

Lars Hanson Custom Butchering opens on School Street near the school.  The business would become Sehobe Freezer Meats and stay open well into the 1960s.