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Library finds stash decades past its sell-by date
WALLA WALLA – Three cans of beer and gum dating back to the 1980s were recently found in the Walla Walla Public Library.
While moving the library’s mystery section, a staff member removed a corner panel on some 1970s-era shelving with an open top. That’s when the hidden stash that included three cans of Hamm’s beer and some stale Godzilla Heads fruit-punch-flavored bubble gum was found.
The city of Walla Walla posted on Facebook that the Godzilla Heads gum dates to the late 1980s, and the rule that requires warnings to be printed on alcohol containers was enacted in November 1988.
Library staff decided to transfer the abandoned beer and gum to another city facility – the Sudbury Landfill.
“It’s probably not the outcome the trove owner expected; unfortunately, not every story has a happy ending,” the Facebook post stated.
