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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
100 Years Ago – Aus. 4, 1920
Returned to Houlton — John Chapman, who formerly worked for the Putnam Hardware Co., in the accounting department, leaving there to enter the U. S. service, has returned to Houlton and has entered the employ of B. S. Green as a salesman.
75 Years Ago – Aug. 2, 1945
Pfc. Trainar awarded good conduct medal — Colonel James R. Gunn, Jr., commanding officer of Florence Army Air Field, announced the award of the Good Conduct Medal to Pfc. Arline L. Trainar of Presque Isle.
115 Years Ago – Aug. 2, 1905
New Houses — John W. Harmon has commenced work on two new houses he will erect this summer on Park Street.
75 Years Ago – July 26, 1945
Inducted through local board No. 2 — The list of registrants inducted through local board No. 2 were as follows:
115 Years Ago – July 26, 1905
Church — The moving of the Methodist Parsonage was completed last week. The barn has also been moved and placed on the new parsonage grounds.
