1920 – The fish hatchery on the lower floor of the Arctic Brotherhood building on Third Street in downtown Juneau is a busy and interesting place just now. A total of 7 million salmon eggs have been eyed at the hatchery, then replanted in such places at Duck Creek, Peterson Creek, and streams around Eagle River, Falls Creek on Admiralty Island and at Warm Springs Bay. The work has been accompanied by Territorial Superintendent of Hatcheries A. J. Sprague and his assistants. In the hatching troughs at present may be seen every stage of the process. Gastineau Bygones – 09/01/1978
1932 – A bank robber is shot and dies trying to escape after the first robbery at Behrends Bank. “Today in Alaskan History…”
1950 – The L-5, 185-horsepower, two place airplane assigned to the Juneau Civil Air Patrol squadron has been received here, according to Major Allen G. Marcum, commander of the unit. The plane was flown here from Anchorage by Lt. Charles Porter, CAP squadron operations officer. He was accompanied by Ralph W. Melander as copilot. The plane will be used in search and rescue missions. Gastineau Bygones – 11/21/1980
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