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Caribou area From our Files – Week of April 12, 2021

100 Years Ago - April 14, 1921 Fresh maple syrup -- Fayette Blackstone of Perham was in Caribou Monday delivering many gallons of maple syrup to customers. Mr. Blackstone has a well earned reputation for making about as fine maple syrup as can be found anywhere.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of April 12, 2021

75 Years Ago - April 11, 1946 Rotary’s new president, vice president -- By vote of the Board of Directors of the Presque Isle Rotary Club on April 4, 1946, the following officers were elected: President, George W. Perry; Vice President, Frank W. Hussey; Secretary, Fred P. Stevens; Treasurer, Lloyd S. Greenlaw. Directors elected were as follows:

Houlton area From our Files – Week of April 12, 2021

100 Years Ago - April 14, 1921 New partnership -- Jere O’Callaghan who was employed before the war by H.L. Powers in his Kennels, returned from Boston Tuesday and has entered into a partnership with Mr. Powers in the dog business.

What’s Happening in the Houlton area – Week of April 12, 2021

Wednesday, April 14 HOULTON: All Recovery Check-in, 10 a.m. at Aroostook Recovery Center of Hope. FMI: 207-254-2213, cputnam@amhc.org, sholton@amhc.org.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of April 5, 2021

75 Years Ago - April 4, 1946 Harley Welch heads Agricultural Association -- Harley Welch was elected president of the Maine Federation of Agricultural Associations at the annual meeting March 27, held in conjunction with Farm and Home Week.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of April 5, 2021

100 Years Ago - April 7, 1921 New owners -- The farm on the Lake Road owned by Plummer Green has been purchased by O.B. Porter.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of April 5, 2021

100 Years Ago - April 7, 1921 Real estate -- Quite a large transaction in real estate occurred recently when the large block on the corner of Main and Sweden Streets also known as the Holmes Block was purchased by H.O. Spencer and W.L. Collins.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of March 29, 2021

100 Years Ago - March 30, 1921 Business trip -- Alton Titcomb, prop. of the Houlton Ice and Coal Company, returned home Friday from a business trip to Boston where he attended a meeting of coal dealers.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 29, 2021

100 Years Ago - March 31, 1921 Meeting -- R.F. Flora and his wife returned last week from Waterville, where they attended a meeting of the proprietors of moving picture houses in Maine.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 29, 2021

75 Years Ago - March 28, 1946 Bishop nominated recorder -- James Bishop, Presque Isle lawyer, who came out of the Navy as a lieutenant after four years’ service, was Governor Horace A. Hildreth’s choice for municipal court recorder for the week.

Houlton area From our Files – March 22, 2021

100 Years Ago - March 24, 1921 Setting up new location -- E.A. Gillen & Co. will move their grocery store and meat business this week to the Lane & Pearce Store on Market Square and expect to be open and ready for business Saturday.

Presque Isle area from our Files – Week of March 22, 2021

75 Years Ago - March 21, 1946 Promoted to Lieutenant -- Miss Helen Louise Boyle, of Presque Isle, was elevated to the rank of Lieutenant, Commander in the Nurse Corps of the U.S. Navy

Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 22, 2021

100 Years Ago - March 24, 1921 New look -- The interior of the grocery store of Belyea & Currier is being treated to a new coat of paint. The work is being done by J.S. Pelcher and Russell Ahein.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of March 16, 2021

100 Years Ago - March 17, 1921 Essays invited on cream separator -- The Putnam Hardware Company is offering $25 in prizes to the boys and girls in Houlton. The contest is writing an essay about the new Primrose Cream Separator, telling what is and what it is used for and how to run it properly.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 16, 2021

75 Years Ago - March 14, 1946 Richard Martin was promoted -- Sgt. Richard A. Martin, son of Mrs. Simon Martin of Presque Isle, was promoted from corporal. He was with the 6677th Disciplinary Training Company, a unit of Peninsular Base Section, the Army Service Force in Italy.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of March 8, 2021

75 Years Ago - March 7, 1946 McCargar joins MPG Inc. -- Frank W. Hussey announced the arrival in Presque Isle of John McCargar, 28, of Salinas, California, who came to Aroostook to take charge of membership and public relations for Maine Potato Growers Inc.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of March 8, 2021

100 Years Ago - March 10, 1921 Moving picture business moves -- Mr. Sylvester has sold his moving picture machine to Fred McGlaughlin, who will show pictures every Saturday night.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of March 8, 2021

100 Years Ago - March 10, 1921 Annual session -- Monument Lodge F. and A. M. has been honored by being asked to exemplify the Third Degree at the annual session of the Grand Lodge.

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