by Elaine Walker
April 23, 1959: Mrs. Alice Warren serves Mrs. John Bushaw and Mrs. De Wayne Whitney at the pretty coffee table during Tuesday evening’s festivities at Summit Park Grange Hall. Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Bushaw, both initiated into a membership in the Grange in 1912, poured during the coffee hour.
April 22, 1909
The Anacortes Creamery Co. presented a bill for $25 for injuries sustained by the company’s gray horse, which broke through the planking on Commercial avenue between Second and Third streets April 14. The bill was referred to the finance committee and city attorney, but it had the further effect of the council passing a resolution condemning Commercial avenue from Third street to Railroad avenue and ordering Street Superintendent Baker to close it to wagon traffic at once, pending the improvement of the street under Charles E. Lind’s contract at a cost of $2,981.
April 24, 1919
The Anacortes Glass Company will more than double its blowing Monday and will begin a big season of work. One new machine is on its way here, and another is to be secured in Los Angeles. Three new shops are coming from San Francisco, and new employees will be taken on, bringing the force up to about sixty. Some new contracts for soda water bottles and other articles have been made that will keep the plant running to 100 per cent capacity for some time.
April 21, 1949
Tuesday evening the city council unanimously approved Mayor Hagan’s appointment of Anthony I. Mustacich to fill out the unexpired term of Herman Hansen. Mr. Mustacich is well known in Anacortes, having taken an active part in civic affairs since coming here in 1946. He has been with the Fishermen’s Packing corporation since his arrival in this city and at present is office manager for the firm.
April 23, 1959
First year of Council-Manager system surpasses expectations. Last April 21, Archie French took over as this city’s first manager. All the savings made through first-year improvements apparently will pay for French’s $9,500 salary several times over for many years to come. In general administrative salaries, the city now spends $1,100 a month less. The mayor’s wages were automatically reduced from $125 to $10. Upon retirement of City Treasurer Sadie Arges, most of her duties were assumed by French, which saved $345 a month. Upon resignation of City Clerk Frank Kimsey Jr., all of the extra duties he had been performing were spread among various city departments at a saving of $635 a month.
April 17, 1969
Sally Reisner, this year’s Daughters of the American Revolution “Good Citizen,” was the honored guest when members of the Governor Isaac Stevens chapter sponsored a spring tea last Wednesday afternoon at the Tenth Street home of Mrs. Clarence Harker.
The program for the afternoon featured a talk by Mrs. Charles F. Stafford of Mount Vernon, who spoke on the “forward look” which is vital to all young women as they prepare for intelligent living, responsible citizenship and a meaningful life.
April 25, 1979
The totem carving skills of Anacortes’ 81-year-old craftsman, Paul Luvera Sr., are now gaining notice internationally. The Swedish consulate in Seattle has arranged with the municipality of Stockholm, Sweden to have a Luvera totem placed in a park in that city. The totem will be taken to Sweden by 28 Eagle Scouts from the Northwest who will read a recent pictorial feature on Luvera in the Seattle Times.
April 19, 1989
The new editor of the Anacortes American has a long family history connected with the early years of Anacortes. In a way, he’s come home. Mark Carlson, 29, joined the Fidalgo Island weekly newspaper Monday, April 17.
— From the archives of the Anacortes American
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