115 Years Ago-Nov. 3, 1897
• An addition 24 x 25 feet is being placed in the rear of Hon. J. P. Donworth’s post office building.
• B. E. Hubbard, Warren Ellingwood, Joe Parent and Joe Plourd arrived home Tuesday from Cross Lake where they went to catch white fish; they brought home 100 fish.
100 Years Ago-Oct. 30, 1913
• Soldiers’ monument for Caribou — From the Editor, Lyman J. Pendell: The movement to erect a soldiers’ monument in Caribou by the ladies of the Woman’s Relief Corps should have the hearty support of every person in Caribou…We understand that a number of entertainments are to be given in this noble cause and it is sincerely to be hoped that the ladies of the Relief Corps will receive the encouragement and support of the people in their highly commendable undertaking.
• Washburn locals — Mrs. P. M. Willey, Mrs. C. C. Koch and Mrs. V. E. Wilder went to Easton Tuesday to attend the convention of the United Baptist churches. Messrs. Chas. and H. P. Bugbee started a crew for the woods in the vicinity of Beaver Brook and expect quite a winter’s operation.
75 Years Ago-Nov. 3, 1938
• Television makes debut — From a Boston paper, we see that television is scheduled to make its “public debut” next April. Television programs will be on the air at least two hours weekly, and manufacturers estimate the retail price for receiving sets will range from $150 to $1,000. Aroostook citizens need not get excited over receiving broadcasts at present as reception is not available for more than a 50 mile radius from the sending station.
• Washburn news — Miss Chavala Savage of Caribou has organized a class of piano pupils in town. Owen K. Story attended a meeting of the directors of the Maine Mutual group of fire insurance companies at Presque Isle Monday. Mrs. Lizzie Libby and Jesse Estabrook of Colby were united in marriage Saturday evening at the home of her son, Harry, by David Barker, Justice of the Peace.
50 Years Ago-Oct. 31, 1963
• Gammon publishes book — “Faith is a Star,” the new religious book by Roland Gammon is being published by E. P. Dutton Company. The author is the son of Charles Gammon of Caribou. Sixty great living Americans from all walks of life describe their faith and guiding philosophy. Nationally-known personalities who tell their creedal stories include: George W. Romney, Dr, Ralph Sockman, Walt Disney, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Norman Vincent Peale, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Mahalia Jackson, among others.
• Skiing on Prestile Hill — Members of the Northmen Ski Club in Caribou are earning well-deserved praise these days as their development of the Prestile Hill as a ski site proceeds at a pace reflecting the extreme enthusiasm of those associated with the organization. Formed only last year with the aim of providing modern ski facilities for Caribou, the club has demonstrated the fine community spirit evident in past community endeavors here.
25 Years Ago-Nov. 2, 1988
• Snowe addresses Loring closure — Loring Air Force Base should have a bright future in Aroostook County given all the upgrades made to its facilities in the last eight years and its strategic location, U.S. Rep. Olympia J. Snowe said last week. In town to tour the Fiber Materials Inc. plant and campaign for her re-election against Democratic, Ken Hayes, Snow said keeping Loring off the base closure list due out at the end of December is one of her top priorities.
• Stockholm Historical Society meets — The Stockholm Historical Society met Monday at the school. A framed picture and a writeup of the life of Elvie Johnson was accepted by the society for the museum from the Wyllard Johnson family. Present were Richard Hede, Fred and Merrita Anderson, Axel and Verna Tall, Harold and Margaret Anderson, Margaret Wardwell, Elsie Anderson, Linda Callison, Elaine Anderson, Shirley Sjostedt, Oreille and Albertine Dufour, Hartley and Albertine Jepson, and guest Laura Johnson from USM. The program recalled Halloweens past and was presented by Linda Callison.
