From Our Files
Headlines from 102 years of local news.
102 Years Ago – September 24, 1914
Market size potatoes — E.M. Morse came forward with a story worth telling about the yield of potatoes Leigh Clark of Maysville was getting. Mr. Morse, who visited Mr. Clark’s farm, said he saw 21 potatoes dug from one hill, 19 of which were of market size, the contents of another hill weighed 12 lbs., a barrel full was picked up in 2 ½ minutes by Isaac Clark’s watch, and the rate of yield on that particular patch was 240 barrels to the acre.
A hike to Kamp Kraney Krow — About twenty-five boys accompanied by J.J. Thompson, enjoyed a “hike” to Kamp Kraney Krow. Dinner was eaten in the open, swimming and various Scout games enjoyed. Quite a lot of ripe wild strawberries were found by the boys.
75 Years Ago – September 25, 1941
First R.C.A.F. plane — Lieut. Richard Graves, instructor in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and crew of three men, landed a the Presque Isle Airport for a 10-minute stop, during which time he called on his parents. The plane, a Fairey battle type which had seen action in England, was the first R.C.A.F. plane to land at the local Army Air Base. He was piloting the fighter from Halifax to Toronto.
Title — Jasper Chase, of Westfield, outpicked 11 other potato pickers from seven states to win the first annual Northeastern potato picking championship contest at the Eastern States Exposition at Springfield. His time for the 120 foot row containing three barrels of potatoes was six minutes and 35 seconds.
50 Years Ago – September 29, 1966
Wieden chairman of hospital fund drive — Dr. Clifford O. T. Wieden, president of Aroostook State College, accepted the chairmanship of the Arthur R. Gould Memorial Hospital Expansion Fund, reported by Ralph A. Brown, president of the hospital.
Langley new counselor — Earl Langley, 45, of Presque Isle, had been hired by the State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation as the agency’s Counselor for most of Aroostook County, announced by Elmer Mitchell, Division Director.
25 Years Ago – September 25, 1991
Washington toasts PIHS delegation — Representatives of Presque Isle High School met with President George Bush and other top cabinet members in Washington, D.C., as part of the 1991 Blue Ribbon Schools Program. PIHS Principal Richard Durost said a local contingent — Durost, Superintendent Gehrig Johnson, former PIHS Principal Aaron Nelson and chemistry teacher Eric Hendrickson — represented the local school at an award ceremony for national schools of excellence. One of three schools statewide and 220 in the country to earn the U.S. Department of Education’s “blue ribbon” designation, PIHS was formally recognized during a luncheon at Washington’s Sheraton Hotel.
Celebrate the United Way — The United Way of Aroostook unveiled a new fund-raising campaign during a Kick-Off Breakfast at Northern Maine Technical College. Bruce Sandstrom, United Way Board chairman, addressed a crowd of 75 supporters and representatives of recipient agencies. Co-chairing the general campaign was Paula Fowler Kilby, director of university relations at the University of Maine, Presque Isle, and Connie Sandstrom, assistant director of the Aroostook County Action Program.
