• It is understood that the Clark Block and the Odd Fellows building will be painted this summer. Several of the stores will be raised including: W.C. Spaulding, H.D. Collins’, F.L. Oaks’, Tornquist Bros. and J.H. Glenn’s.
• A collision occurred Tuesday, on High Street between teams being driven by C.E. Briggs and John Gammond, Jr., in which the latter was thrown out, sustaining a broken ankle.
• Mrs. C. was moving and had several things she wanted to get rid of. A single advertisement in “Everybody’s Corner,” costing a quarter did the trick.
• Potatoes remain around the two-dollar mark.
• Fred L. Oak is making some repairs on the interior of his residence on High Street. He is also treating the exterior to a coat of paint.
• George B. Roberts is moving his barbershop into the basement of the Clark Block.
• The Junior. Prom at Caribou High School has been a gala event people looked forward to every year and this year, in spite of the Depression, they will not be disappointed.
• Miss Ruth Libby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy S. Libby of Caribou, has been awarded two very important scholarships from the University of Maine where she is in her sophomore year. The Elizabeth Ballentine Scholarship of $75, and the Sigma Nu Sigma Scholarship of $25 were awarded to Miss Libby for her outstanding work.
• The hired man employed by James G. Lyons on his farm on the Back Presque Isle Road was hauling rocks near the bank of the Aroostook River below the dam Wednesday afternoon when on one of the trips the heavy wagon backed down over the 75-foot embankment, dragging the span of horses with it. The hired man managed to get to the horses to cut the harness, freeing them from the wagon. One of the horses stayed on the shore while the other rolled into the river, going under several times, before it was finally rescued.
• Tony Disy is building a filling station on the north side of Water Street. Mr. Disy has had considerable experience in this line and will undoubtedly make a success of this venture.
• Ambrose McDougal had a display in Currier Bros. window the first of the week, five beautiful salmon which he took from the Cross Lake thoroughfare. The salmon ranged in sized from seven and one-half pounds down.
• Philip Pendell, Class of 1931 at Caribou High School, attending the University of Maine has been elected managing editor of the “Campus”, the weekly college newspaper.
• The Caribou Jr. Chamber of Commerce has announced the candidacy of Richard Waitt for position of National Director in elections to be held in June at the Maine Jaycee’s Convention in Rockland.
• This year’s festivities planned during Armed Forces Celebration at Loring Air Force Base will include: mid-air re-fueling, takeoffs, landings and flyovers by B-52s and KC-135s.
• Cheryl Shaw, Alice Sprague and Diane Smith attended a social party given by Carol Hitchcock, at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hitchcock.
• Emery Ireland of Maine Distributors, Inc., of Caribou was among guests invited to attend the 100th anniversary celebration luncheon of the G.Kruger Brewing Co., in Boston.
• School board members from Westmanland and New Sweden as well as Woodland and Stockholm were invited to attend a meeting at the Teague Park School when possibilities were discussed concerning the forming of a school district with Caribou.
• Mrs. Alvah Pangburn was elected the new president of the High Street School’s PTA.
• Yusef’s Restaurant of Caribou was the state winner in the Multiple Sclerosis Ugly Bartender contest. The business raised $6,303.55 to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The contest, sponsored by Anheuser-Busch and its wholesale distributors statewide, is a beauty contest in reverse. Patrons of local establishments may cast their vote 25-cents each, in favor of their favorite bartender. Dave Bennett was Yusef’s Ugly Bartender.
• John O’Dea was a double winner during the season opener for Caribou High School track team. O’Dea captured the 1,600 meter run in 5.01.77 and the 3,200 in 11.01.66 O’Dea’s two first-place wins helped the Vikings to place second in the five-team meet.
• Speakers from the Class of 1984 at Caribou High School, speaking at the annual Junior Exhibition included: Katrina Coville, Gigi Ho, Lori Burgess, Sean Keenan, Todd Jepson and Wayne Jepson.
Navy SN Tammy Judkins, daughter of Hebert and Loretta Judkins of Caribou is home on leave after completing eight weeks of recruit training and four weeks of seaman apprenticeship training in Orlando. A 1977 graduate of Caribou High School, Judkins will be reporting to Sigonella, Sicily, Italy, following her leave.
• Capturing top prizes at the recent Kite Derby, were members of Limestone’s Cub Scout Pack 193, Bobby Pelletier, Kurt Griffeth, Danny Watt, J.P. Schenaur, Shane Theriault, Robbie Jordan and Charles Knight.
