100 Years Ago – July 5, 1923 Perfect attendance at Presque Isle High School — The following pupils of the Presque Isle High School won attendance records of high rank: Perfect attendance for three years, Marjorie Glidden; perfect attendance for two years, Jean Mceachron, Pearl Munson, Crystal Taylor and Hannah Tweedie; for one year, Mildred […]
100 Years Ago – June 28, 1923 Presque Isle operators not involved in strike — Locals affiliated with the New England Council of Telephone Operators’ Unions, was signed by Julia S. O’Conner, president of the Telephone Operators Department of New England, on the 24th to take effect Tuesday at 7 o’clock.
100 Years Ago – June 21, 1923 Freight trains running only at night — Cancellation of all freight trains, except at night on the Ashland, Mapleton and Washburn branches of the railroad was announced by the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.
100 Years Ago – June 14, 1923 Dr. Mann was president elect — Houlton and Aroostook County was honored Thursday when Dr. Fred W. Mann was chosen President-elect of the Maine Medical Society. This means the election of President in 1924.
100 Years Ago – June 7, 1923 Beverly was named County agent — Verne C. Beverly, formerly of Bangor, an instructor in agriculture at Patten Academy, was recommended for appointment as County Agent, in succession to Mr. Edward W. Morton, who was in charge of extension work in the County for two years, and accepted […]
100 Years Ago – May 31, 1923 New county agent elected — A new county agent took charge of agricultural extension work in Aroostook, under the auspices of the College of Agriculture, the United States Department of Agriculture and the Aroostook Farm Bureau, was selected in succession to Edward W. Morton, who had resigned to […]
100 Years Ago – May 24, 1923 New sidewalk — Road Commissioner A. O. Green planned a new gravel sidewalk to take the place of the old plank sidewalk between Blaine and Mars Hill. The old sidewalk was in bad condition and was really dangerous, so a new sidewalk was much needed.
100 Years Ago – May 17, 1923 Presque Isle High School defeated A. C. I. — Presque Isle High School defeated A. C. I. in a one-sided game by a score of 2403. The A. C. I. team was composed of green men, which accounted for the one-sided score. The PIHS team was somehow crippled […]
100 Years Ago – May 10, 1923 Report showed 100,000 farmers co-operating — Approximately 100,000 farmers were marketing through eight producer controlled cooperative commission firms, selling cattle, hogs and sheep at the rate of $100,000,000 annually, according to John G. Brown, president of the National Livestock Producers’ Association.
100 Years Ago – April 26, 1923 Presque Isle man elected head of Royal Arcanum — At the 19th annual session of the Grand Council of Maine Royal Arcanum, held in Bangor, following a banquet which was held at noon, at which time the Bangor Council entertained, the Bangor Council opened with a continuance of […]
