The high trestle that once carried traffic across Pigeon Creek No. 2 on the Mukilteo Highway was now a mess of kindling. The old bridge, which had not been in use for a number of years, collapsed. A fill to the north replaced it.
The Firestone Store at Everett and Hoyt avenues advertised the De Luxe Auto, the fashion car of the pedal-driven field. Chrome-plated extras included dummy headlamps, windshield, hood ornaments, front and rear bumpers, and radiator grill. A fabric seat, bulb horn and solid rubber tires were added features. It was light gray baked enamel with vermilion trim. The price was $29.95, but on the budget plan was only $1 a week.
Santa was in his warm home in brightly decorated downtown Everett. Parking validations were available at Pay ‘n’ Save, Chester Bear, Sports Center, Seattle-First National Bank, MacMorgan’s Hallmark, Everett Beauty School, Golden Comb, Ed Ross, Thom McAn, Place Two, Everett Health Foods, Cascade Savings, Olde Imperial Restaurant, Hall Pharmacy, Panama’s, Olympic Bank, Jay Jacobs, Dimensional Sound, Chaffee’s Waite’s and Hurds.
Everett Community College winners in a recent culinary arts competition were Gail Kimmelman, Paul Valentine, Debra Countryman, Rosemary Jones, Kay Roth, Emily Harris and Helen Carter.
By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at Everett Public Library
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