75 Years Ago, January 22, 1948
Garage Changes Hands – Cates Motor Mart, which has been under the management of Don Wilson for the past six years, changed hands last week and, effective February 1, will be taken over by a partnership made up of Cedric Benn and Warren Gentle
. After that date the firm name will be Cates Motors, Inc. Mr. Wilson has no immediate plans for the future after selling out his interest in the business to the new firm.
League Leaders Hold Margins – with only three weeks of bowling left in the Recreation Department’s Bowling League, we find the team standings remaining fairly stable. Anderson’s and Skehan’s have a comfortable margin in their respective leagues while the Elks carry a very slim margin over the V.F.W. in the American League. The Elks vs. V.F.W. match scheduled for February 4 could very well be the decisive match in determining the number one team of the league. In the Maine League the Dux nosed out the Odd Fellows for second place.
50 Years Ago January 24, 1973
Folk Group To Perform At Banquet – St. Mary’s Folk Group of St. Mary’s of the Visitation Church has accepted an invitation to perform at the annual banquet of the Houlton Council of Catholic Women. The banquet is scheduled for next Monday at St. Anthony’s Hall and the public is invited. The Folk Group won second place in the State competition in Waterville a few months ago. Special guest speaker for the evening will be the Most Rev. Edward C. O’Leary, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Portland.
25 Years Ago February 4, 1998
Griffin, Suitter are top math students– Fourteen schools from Northern Maine make up the Northern Maine Math League. Participation in the league has been a tradition for Hodgdon Middle School students for many years now. According to the team’s advisor, Mary Anne Hare, an invitation to participate in the program is extended to all middle school students interested in math. Once interest is established, the student is tested to determine his or her ability.
Fitzpatrick posthumously honored as Chamber’s Citizen of the Year – The man who played a major role in making SMith & Wesson what it is today was posthumously honored January 28 as the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce’s 1997 Citizen of the Year. John T. FItzpatrick, who passed away last January, received the Chamber’s award at their annual business meeting. David Harbison, who received the honor last year, spoke about his late friend, observing that Fitzpatrick liked to accentuate his middle initial.
