115 Years Ago – Oct. 7, 1902
Honor — A.C. Cushman has the honor of being the first Caribou man to shoot a deer this season, he having shot one Monday afternoon while on a hunting trip to Perham.
100 Years Ago – Oct. 11, 1917
Change in position — Samuel F. Parlin of Machias, a registered druggist, has accepted a position in A.B. Havey’s drug store.
Work — Work has commenced upon the basement for the new soldiers’ monument to be erected by the W.R.C. in Monument Park.
75 Years Ago – Oct. 7, 1942
Aircraft post move — The aircraft observation post building in back of the hangar at the Caribou Municipal Airport has recently been moved to a location adjacent to the Van Buren Road and the northeast corner of the east-west runway on the former Theriault farm property.
Super tuber — A 3-pound, 8-ounce potato entered by Norris Brown holds the lead this week in the M.D. McGrath Co. Potato Sweepstakes for the largest spud by weight turned in at the McGrath Office. Second honors at the present standing go to Philip Kelley with an entry of 3 pounds, 5 ounces, followed closely by one weighing 3 pounds, 4 ounces entered by Hartley Jepson.
50 Years Ago – Oct. 11, 1967
Real trouble — What appeared to be a grave situation only a week ago, as far as the Aroostook County potato harvest is concerned, now borders on economic disaster for the farmers and all who depend on them. New rains Monday and Tuesday once more drove the harvesters from the fields with estimates ranging from one-half to two-thirds of the ‘67 spud crop still unharvested. Figures at the U.S Weather Bureau indicated only nine days of clear weather since the onset of the main harvest on Sept. 18. That’s out of 22. Forecasters see clearer conditions for the remainder of the week, so hopefully farmers won’t be in for another setback.
Do-si-do — Square dance lessons will be offered Wednesday night, Oct. 11, at the Caribou Recreation Center from 8 to 11. Doors will open at 7:30. John Michaud will be giving lessons and a friendly welcome is extended to all to learn about square dancing.
25 Years Ago – Oct. 7, 1992
Fast response — Workers at Loring Air Force Base were credited for their quick response to a 10,600 gallon JP-4 jet fuel spill reported at 8:15 a.m. Thursday during a routine transfer from Searsport to Loring as a result of a broken pipeline coupling. Lt. Bridget Reeder, chief of public affairs at Loring, said the fuel leak was contained by 4:15 that afternoon. Col. Allan Bean, group commander, said the extraction method represented the latest “state-of-the-art technology.” No public hazard resulted from the incident, according to Lt. Reeder.
