115 Years Ago – June 25, 1908 Busy summer for Caribou — There seems to be unusual activity in Caribou this summer along certain lines, and labor is finding ready employment. Among the projects now underway is the building of the new high school building, the rallying of Tornquist Brothers grocery store to the street […]
75 Years Ago – June 24, 1948 Gloria Dow Is Chosen To Be Miss Houlton – Miss Gloria Dow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Down, inherited the crown of “Miss Houlton of 1948” from Miss Gennette MacNair, who had worn it for the past year, at ceremonies held last night in the Putnam […]
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.
75 Years ago— June 17, 1948 Town Boy Wins U. OF M. Honors – Orono, June 17 – voted to “have done the most for the University during their college careers,” Pauline W. True of Hope and James F. Donovan of Houlton will be awarded the Portland Alumnae Memorial Watch and the Washington Alumni Association […]
115 Years Ago – June 18, 1908 Accepted a new position — Arthur M. Alley, Pharm. D., of Ellsworth, Me., a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy of Boston, class of 1908, has accepted a position in the drug store of F. A. Havey.
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.
75 Years Ago — June 10, 1948 High School Graduates Record Class of 106 With Two Absent In Army But Eligible By Study – There would have been 106 in the class at Houlton High School which holds its graduating exercises tomorrow at the Houlton Theatre. But, after a week of celebrating the year’s close, […]
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.
115 Years Ago – June 11, 1908 More room for seating — Dreamland theater is now being held in the opera house instead of the dining room, and affords plenty of room for the crowds which attend. Matinee Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
50 Years Ago — June 21, 1973 End of career in the field of teaching — The first principal of Madawaska High School retired last month after 36 years of service in the field of education. Mrs. Louise Van Stach retired May 31, 1973, after serving for 26 years as a teacher in the Sandusky […]
