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

100 Years Ago - March 3, 1921 New location -- Hines & Smith are now nicely located in their new store, the one formerly occupied by Levine & Sons.

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

115 Years Ago - March 6, 1906 Joins Berry Co. -- Miss Mary Briggs, who has been employed for a number of years with Lane and Pearee, has accepted a new position with Frank P. Berry Co.

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

75 Years Ago - Feb. 28, 1946 New hospital director -- L. H. Alline, president of the Presque Isle General Hospital, announced today the appointment by the Board of Trustees, Fred J. Loase, as administrator of the hospital.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of February 22, 2021

75 Years Ago - Feb. 21, 1946 Whittaker promoted to captain -- Former Lieut. C. W. Whittaker, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Whittaker of this city, married to the former Margaret Dickinson of Washburn, stationed in Manila with the 360th Station Hospital, was promoted to the rank of Captain.

Houlton area From our Files – February 22, 2021

100 Years Ago - Feb. 24, 1921 Nice catch -- Emmons Robinson recently made a nice catch of pickerel at Nickerson Lake and brought home 8 fine fish weighing 14 pounds.

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

100 Years Ago - Feb. 24, 1921 Looking to set up shop -- Frank Johnson of Caribou was a business caller who was in town a few days this past week, looking over the site for a barbershop, also calling on his brothers, Lewis and George Johnson.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of February 15, 2021

100 Years Ago - Feb. 17, 1921 Fine pickerel catch -- Emons Robinson recently made a nice catch of pickerel at Nickerson Lake, bringing home six fish weighing a total of 14 pounds.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of February 15, 2021

100 Years Ago - Feb. 17, 1921 New location -- A. Levine and Sons are moving their stock of shoes, rubbers, etc., and also their repair shop from their store on Sweden Street, which they have occupied for several years, into the building on Washburn Street formerly occupied by the Hachy Bros., where they will be pleased to meet all their old customers and hopefully many new ones.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of February 15, 2021

75 Years Ago - Feb. 14, 1946 Generous response by local citizenry to Richard Michaud Fund drive -- The generosity of the people of Presque Isle was demonstrated in their voluntary giving to the Richard Michaud Fund during the brief subscription of funds which was launched by a large gift from the Salvation Army.

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

75 Years Ago - Feb. 7, 1946 Washburn boy returned from ETO -- Staff Sgt. Herman F. Nevers, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Nevers of Washburn, formerly of Presque Isle, returned to his home after four years service in the Army.

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

100 Years Ago - Feb. 10, 1921 New store owners -- Hines & Smith Co. have purchased the store on Sweden Street now occupied by A. Levine & Sons as a shoe store and repair shop. The new owners plan to move into their new location in the former shoe store soon.

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

100 Years Ago - Feb. 10, 1921 Houlton Trust Co. purchased Masur Block -- At a special meeting of the stockholders of the Houlton Trust Co. held on Friday, it was voted to purchase the property on the corner of Market Square, known as the Masur Block. The property will be transferred to its new owners this week.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of February 2, 2021

75 Years Ago - Jan. 31, 1946 Cassidy honored at Augusta -- Walter Cassidy, chairman of Local Board No. 2, was in Augusta and recieved a medal, along with other draft board officials of the state, for volunteer work done during the war.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of February 2, 2021

115 Years Ago - Jan. 31, 1906 Grange meeting - - The Caribou Grange held its weekly meeting in the P. of H. Opera House Tuesday evening. About 100 people attended.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of February 2, 2021

100 Years Ago - Feb. 3, 1921 New office -- George Barnes has moved his office in the Trust Company block where he was to the offices formerly occupied by Mrs. Henry Smart, better known as Margaret’s Hat Shop.

Presque Isle area From our Files – January 25, 2021

75 Years Ago - Jan. 24, 1946 James White to attend teachers college in Conn. -- James White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice White of this city, received his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army after nearly four years service, including one and one half years in the ETO.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of January 25, 2021

100 Years Ago - Jan. 27, 1921 New deputy -- Miss Bessie Pierce of Mars Hill has been appointed by Sheriff Edmund Grant to deputy sheriff for Aroostook County. This is the first time in the state of Maine that a woman was nominated for the position.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of January 25, 2021

100 Years Ago - Jan. 27, 1921 School nurse -- With the introduction of a registered school nurse in the public school in Houlton, this marks a step upward and it hopes to demonstrate the need for a regular school nurse to be added to the faculty.

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