Phone Book's 78 Year Journey KIRKLAND HERITAGE SOCIETY and Kirkland families thank the family tree of GEORGE HOWE, owner/operator of EAST SIDE ICE & FUEL CO of Kirkland for donating their 1927 EAST SIDE DIRECTORY. East Side Ice & Fuel Co has a paid advertisement on page 11 of this 1927 directory. This directory has been passed down in the Howe family and they have generously given it to the Kirkland Heritage Society. The directory was originally owned by George Howe, later owned by daughter Patsy Olson, then grandson Randy Olson. Granddaughter-in-law Cathy Olson made the KHS connection through her mother Carol Trapp who knew of KHS. I am mentioning all these names so they are aware of our gratitude and so that we know that this directory has had quite a life and never left Kirkland. The Howe descendents now reside in Bothell. There is a blacked out mark on the front cover. You can see that it had HOWE B130. East Side Ice & Fuel’s phone number was Black 130. It has SAVE marked on the front even though the directions inside say to destroy older copies. Rotary phones were just starting to be used. There are detailed directions for using the dial. The dial tone is referred to as a humming sound. Operator was 911. To call a person on your own line was complicated. Compiled by KHS members Dale and Loita Hawkinson
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