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Caribou area From our Files – Week of September 23, 2021

100 Years Ago - Sept. 22, 1921 Hospital campaign -- Caribou will soon begin a great campaign to secure $50,000 for the Cary Hospital, for which the late Dr. Jefferson Cary left $118,000.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of September 23, 2021

75 Years Ago - Sept. 19, 1946 Former Presque Isle priest became the first native Maine Bishop -- Father Daniel J. Feeney, who was pastor of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin at Presque Isle, was consecrated auxiliary Bishop of Portland.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of September 22, 2021

100 Years Ago - Sept. 22, 1921 Seventy-fourth year at Ricker -- The Ricker Classical Institute began last week its 74th year as one of the most successful schools in the state of Maine.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of September 13, 2021

100 Years Ago - Sept. 15, 1921 Betty Hume’s recital -- On Tuesday evening, Sept. 8, Miss Betty Hume gave a most delightful recital at the Temple Theater, her class of 20 pupils assisting her.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of September 13, 2021

75 Years Ago - Sept. 12, 1946 County’s income showed increase -- Aroostook County farm families, in 1945, produced crops and livestocks with the record value of more than $50,993,000, as reported by the Bureau of Census, more than doubling their annual gross income in comparison with 1940.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of September 13, 2021

115 Years Ago - Sept. 11, 1906 Buys a winning horse -- Jeff Bradbury has purchased from Milton Lufkin the yearling filly Airline by Lord Arleigh, which won a blue ribbon at the Northern Maine Fair.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of September 6, 2021

100 Years Ago - Sept. 8, 1921 Legion concert -- The concert given Monday night by the Caribou American Legion Band was fully up to the high standard which has been attained by this fine musical organization. An added feature of the evening was the excellent singing of William Chase, who did several encores. Everyone thought the Monday concert was great.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of September 6, 2021

75 Years Ago - Sept. 5, 1946 Brothers met after 10 years apart -- After 10 years of separation, two brothers met during the weekend in Westfield. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, the boys’ last reunion was in Buffalo, New York, in 1936.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of September 6, 2021

100 Years Ago - Sept. 8, 1921 College opens for the year -- Ricker Classical Institute and Junior College opened for its 83rd year of service Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of September 1, 2021

100 Years Ago - Sept. 1, 1921 Houlton Fair -- The Houlton Fair with an assortment of unusually large and varied assortment of stellar attractions is in full swing. They hope to break attendance records this year.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of September 1, 2021

100 Years Ago - Sept. 1, 1921 Lucky -- Caribou is a lucky town to have that gift of $118,000 from the late Jefferson Cary’s estate for the public hospital.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of September 1, 2021

75 Years Ago - Aug. 29, 1946 Garcelon Merchandise manager at Green’s -- The management of H.B. Green & Sons announced that Mr. Frank Garcelon joined the firm as general merchandise manager for the men’s, boys’ and work clothes departments.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of August 23, 2021

100 Years Ago - Aug. 25, 1921 Bowling alleys on the way -- William Golden has purchased two bowling alleys which have arrived and will be installed this week as soon as the workman arrives. They are also to install another bowling alley for the Elks Club.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of August 23, 2021

100 Years Ago - Aug. 25, 1921 Fort Fairfield’s new theater -- Fort Fairfield will probably have in operation one of the biggest and finest theaters in Aroosk County. The new theater will have 550 seats.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of August 23, 2021

75 Years Ago - Aug. 22, 1946 Frank Hussey re-elected -- At the director’s meeting immediately following the annual meeting, Frank W. Hussey was re-elected president. This re-election was tribute to the capable and aggressive leadership that had been provided by Mr. Hussey as President over a period of 10 years.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of August 17, 2021

75 Years Ago - August 15, 1946 Easton woman head of Ray Goding Post Aux. -- Mrs. Charles Adams of Easton, was installed as president of Ray Goding Unit, No. 88, Aug. 7, by Mrs. Yvonne Baker of Madawaska, vice president of the 7th district, following a banquet at the Northeastland Hotel.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of August 17, 2021

100 Years Ago - Aug. 18, 1921 Tickets -- Officials of Van Buren are out to stop auto speeding. Since the appointment of officers to enforce the speed limit law, the Court of Trial Justice Keegan has been kept pretty busy.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of August 10, 2021

75 Years Ago - Aug. 8, 1946 Soil Conservation director -- At a meeting of Soil Conservation District supervisors from 17 states held in Chicago on July 24th and 25th, Mr. Dennis Getchell of Limestone was selected to serve on the Board of Directors to represent the Northeastern Region of the United States.

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