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Oct. 21, 1909
The total enrollment October 1 for the beginning of the month was 691. The total at Whitney school was 200; at the Nelson school 183; and at the Columbian school 383. Seventy-three of the Columbian school students were of the High School.
The year’s school supply of paper, pens, ink, crayons, etc., arrived last week. Three new Webster’s Dictionaries were among the other things received.
Oct. 16, 1919
Affected by the general spirit of unrest and with what they considered a better grievance than most strikers have, a bunch of high school boys went out on strike Wednesday, for the boys will not stand for dirty hands and there was, they claimed, no water in the high school in which to wash them.
They went home early in the afternoon and washed up, after which most of them returned to their studies. It is not known whether parents acted as arbitrators or strikebreakers or the school authorities surrendered and promised plenty of water for the next day, or if the strikers went back on the old terms.
It appears that water for drinking and sanitary purposes has been very scarce at the high school, and the boys at their games Wednesday noon soiled their hands and perhaps their faces. Going to the lavatory for their customary ablutions, no water was forthcoming from the taps, and after discussing their long standing grievance, the boys decided to strike.
Oct. 17, 1929
With the completion and dedication of the new Catholic church building on Seventh street Sunday, October 20, the dreams of the present priest, Father Gustave Treunet, and his parishioners has been fulfilled, and Anacortes has had added to her many beautiful buildings, one of the most attractive church edifices in the northwest.
The building represents an investment of $40,000, and was constructed by Alexander & MacNeil of Mount Vernon.
Oct. 19, 1939
A plaque, 10 inches by 14 inches inlaid in a granite boulder, on the main trail leading into the Marine Stadium on Cap Sante, honoring the memory of Amos Bowman, founder of the city of Anacortes, and Mrs. Annie Curtis Bowman, after whom the city was named has been completely installed, announced W.V. Wells, chairman of the committee in charge of the memorial, today at the meeting of the Anacortes Kiwanis club.
This announcement of Mr. Wells meant the completion of a project that the civic clubs of the city, headed by the Anacortes Kiwanis club undertook several months ago to perpetuate the memory of the founders of the city of Anacortes.
Oct. 20, 1949
The controversial vacation of an alley running between T avenue and R avenue in the area along the east Cap Sante Bay waterfront known as “Little Chicago” was allowed by the city council meeting Tuesday.
Residents of the “Little Chicago” area and persons interested in the area as a proposed air field site for Anacortes were in attendance at this meeting. Followers of the air port deal were informed that if the area was settled on as government airfield that the government regardless of what installations were in there could condemn the land and buildings for the field.
Plans for a boat haven are still in a nebulous state but have progressed to the point where the vacation of the alleyway had to be secured before further action on the proposed boat haven could be taken.
Oct. 16, 1969
The first major development for the Anacortes Urban Renewal Industrial Park is nearing final approval it was learned by the Anacortes American this week.
Modular Industries Inc. at present is in final negotiation with the City of Anacortes for a 10-acre site east of R Ave. bordering 28th and 30th Street to install a mobile home manufacturing plant facility.
Oct. 17, 1979
An otherwise quiet race for Anacortes Port Commission, position one, found a lively issue last week as candidate Tom Kassler termed “preposterous” the new convention center plans supported by opponent Maria Petrish.
Speaking at last week’s meeting of the Anacortes Port Commission, Kassler charged that the proposed 2,000-seat convention center, motel, shopping and parking complex would eventually cost “close to $30 million.”
“I don’t know how we’re going to pay for something like this,” said Kassler.
— From the archives of the Anacortes American
