50 years ago (1958)
Resuming at partial capacity, Jamison Lumber and Shingle Co.’s plant on the Everett waterfront would open operations Monday morning. Jamison’s, the largest shingle mill in the world, would operate 10 of its 18 shingle machines and two of its four shake machines on two shifts. The mill had closed in October because of the low shingle market caused mainly by of an overflow of Canadian shingles.
Edward Husarik, Lynnwood Junior High School aeronautical science teacher, would be one of the leaders in a Civil Air Patrol aviation education workshop in Hawaii next summer. Also included was Vonn Wernecke, another teacher at the school.
25 years ago (1983)
The call was out for performers and behind-the-scenes helpers for the second “Proviganza,” a follies-type musical comedy sponsored by the Providence Hospital Children’s Association to raise money for the Providence Children’s Center. Casting would begin in March, according to Stephanie Parke and Dorothy Gorbutt.
A strain of optimism was beginning to sprout in the county in spite of rising unemployment, uncertainty about news from Olympia and the financial collapse of the Washington Public Power Supply System, and gloominess from employers. Bertha Patapoff of Volunteers of America wasn’t seeing much of it, saying the recession had claimed many casualties.
By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library
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