50 YEARS AGO (1960)
The front page of the paper had a large photograph of Richard Nixon; the Republican Party picked him as its nominee for president by a runaway vote.
Playing the lead as Elliot Nash in “The Gazebo” was Henry Winter, who received good reviews for his part in the three-act comedy playing at Snohomish County Little Theater in Marysville.
25 YEARS AGO (1985)
Several businesses had opened at Everett Mall Plaza. They included the 78,000-square-foot Top Foods, Longneckers Restaurant, Roundtable Pizza, Fortunate Life Center, Premium Shop, Fran’s Optical and Jenco Cleaners.
A three-alarm fire last night destroyed a two-story warehouse in a Maltby industrial complex. It took firefighters from Fire District 7 about 20 minutes to bring the fire under control. Chief Richard Eastman said the cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at Everett Public Library
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