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Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of September 7, 2020

75 Years Ago - Sept. 13, 1945 Prize winner -- Mrs. James Huber, program director of the Presque Isle USO club, was awarded third prize in a nationwide contest for successful program ideas in Salvation Army USO clubs.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of September 7, 2020

115 Years Ago - Sept. 13, 1905 New Cattle -- Geo. H. Benn has purchased from E.L. Cleveland Company a beautiful herd of Hereford cattle.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of September 7, 2020

115 Years Ago - Sept. 13, 1905 Gold - - W.C. Leavitt from Caribou has returned from Alaska where he has been for several months. He has told some interesting accounts of the search for the yellow metal in that far off wilderness.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of September 2, 2020

Sergeant Ransford M. Smith, 36, of Mapleton, attended the French language and civilization courses at the Sorbonne University of Paris.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of September 2, 2020

The new Vaughn House was formerly opened to the public last Saturday when 70 to 80 people took advantage of C.W. Merrill’s invitation to inspect the new building.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of August 26, 2020

C. V. Chandler, who for a number of years has been connected with the Houlton branch of Swift and Co., has resigned and accepted a position with the accounting dept. of the Houlton Water Co.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of August 24, 2020

115 Years Ago - Aug. 30, 1905 Potato seed -- The first carload of certified seed potatoes of any kind from the State of Maine, were shipped from Caribou today by Bishop and Babbin.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of August 24, 2020

75 Years Ago - Aug. 30, 1945 Awards made to Scouts at the Legion home -- At a meeting of the Aroostook Forty and Eight held at the home of Ray Goding Post, American Legion, the three Presque Isle Scouts credited with saving lives at Portage, Russell Sprague, Richard Adams, Richard Maynard, were officially presented Legion award medals.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of August 17, 2020

115 Years Ago - Aug. 23, 1905 Fire - - The New Sweden Starch Company’s saw and shingles mills in New Sweden caught fire at midnight on Friday and were a total loss. The separate grist mill also burned in the fire.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of August 17, 2020

100 Years Ago - Aug. 28, 1920 Moving on — Carl C. Gray, who for a number of years has been prescription clerk at the Hatheway Drug Co., has resigned and accepted a fine position with the Sturtevant Manufacturing Co. of Boston, planning to take up his new duties early in September.

Presque Isle area From our Files – August 17, 2020

75 Years Ago - Aug. 23, 1945 Washburn man’s unit awarded plaque -- The Meritorious Service Unit Plaque was awarded to Company A, 3119th Signal Service Battalion, of which Private First Class Kenneth W. Pike was a member.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of July 21, 2020

100 Years Ago - July 28, 1920 New proprietor — The final papers in the sale of Crescent Park by Fred E. Stephenson to Geo. A. Russell took place on Monday and Mr. Russell has already taken over the proprietorship.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of August 10, 2020

115 Years Ago - Aug. 16, 1905 Evening concert -- The Caribou Mandolin and Guitar Club went to Washburn Wednesday, where they furnished music for a concert that evening.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of August 10, 2020

75 Years Ago - Aug. 16, 1945 Commended by President Truman -- With the First Airborne Army occupying Berlin, Harold E. Hansen of Presque Isle was among those commended by President Harry S Truman during his stay at the Big Three Conference in Potsdam.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of August 10, 2020

100 Years Ago - Aug. 18, 1920 Addition to business — The Houlton Machine and Repair Co., have recently installed a public gasoline tank in front of their place of business on Mechanic Street.

Presque Isle area From our Files – Week of August 3, 2020

75 Years Ago - Aug. 9, 1945 Pvt. Bellefleur at the PI Army Air Field -- Pvt. Stanley J. Bellefleur, Limestone, arrived at the Presque Isle Army Air Field after a trans-Atlantic flight in an Air Transport Command C-54 Skymaster plane of the North Atlantic Division’s “Snowball” fleet.

Houlton area From our Files – Week of August 3, 2020

100 Years Ago - Aug. 11, 1920 New lighting system — Manager Belyea, the new owner of Lakewood, the popular resort on Nickerson Lake, has recently purchased a Westinghouse Lighting System, and is having it installed.

Caribou area From our Files – Week of August 3, 2020

115 Years Ago - Aug. 9, 1905 Boat - - W.L. Oak and Fred Ladau have purchased a naphtha launch for use on the Aroostook River. The boat was made in Old Town. Twenty feet in length, it can carry six to eight people.

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