(As reported in the Bangor Daily News)

10 years ago – Sept 6, 1997

BANGOR – At first glance, it is no more than a couple of offices well-equipped with computers and books. To Gov. Angus King, the new satellite office of the Maine International Trade Center is equivalent to an export sales division for small businesses in this part of the state.

More than one year after creating the international trade center in Portland, King was in Bangor to speak at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the trade center’s new satellite office. More than 200 people crushed into the offices of Eastern Maine Development Corp. for the opening.

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BREWER – City Councilor Donna Thornton was recognized in Washington, D.C., with the American Hometown Leaders Award.

The award, sponsored by the Wal-Mart Foundation and the National Center for Small Communities, comes with a check for $5,000, which will go toward economic development in the city.

Thornton was joined in Washington by City Manager James Kotredes and Economic Development Director Les Stevens, who wrote her letter of nomination.

Thornton, who joined the council in 1993 and served as mayor from 1995 to 1996, said she believed that her greatest accomplishment in Brewer has been raising community self-esteem and extolling the virtues of business.

25 years ago – Sept. 6, 1982

BANGOR – Fifteen models, many of them members of Bangor Symphony Women, will display fall fashions at the annual Symphony Women membership dinner in the Rococo Room, Pilots Grill.

The event marks the opening of the 87th season of activities in support of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, a music organization whose longevity as a performing, community orchestra had won it the recognition of being called Miraculous Music Makers.

The fashion show, titled “A New You,” will include commentary by Agnes Patterson, a professional beauty consultant and member of Symphony Women. Fashion commentators will be Eleanor Higgins and Sally Snow.

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BANGOR – Berniece Thompson, adviser to the International Club at Husson College, has been selected to be Maine representative to the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors.

Currently the Husson College librarian, Thompson advises the club made up of students from Husson and the International Center for Language Studies.

Thompson succeeds Ruth Barry of the University of Maine as the state’s representative.

50 years ago – Sept. 6, 1957

ORONO – My stars! Imagine one family starting the school year with the task of outfitting a college freshman, a high school freshman, a lad entering junior high school and last, but by no means least, twin boys who entered sub-primary this week. The Wilmarth Starrs, who reside on Forest Avenue, have had just that detail to deal with this fall.

Judith, 17, has started to pack her trunks for Mount Holyoke College, where she is enrolled in the five-year nursing course.

An expert seamstress, Judith likes to design. She designed dresses and headpieces for a wedding in which she was the maid of honor this summer.

To assist with her college expenses, Judith was employed this summer as a waitress at an Ogunquit hotel.

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BANGOR – The Lone Ranger is scheduled to appear at Bangor Municipal Auditorium for two performances.

Others included on the program will be Tonto, the masked man’s friend; and Lassie, along with a large troupe of western entertainers.

Over the past 23 years “The Lone Ranger” has thrilled three generations with his adventures depicting him as the only masked peace officer in the West. Thousands have seen him on television during the past several years and before that the familiar chant: “Hi-yo, Silver, away!” was heard by radio fans the country over.

Although “The Lone Ranger” is generally regarded and listed as a children’s program, surveys show that 55 percent of its listening and viewing audience are adults, 45 percent juveniles.

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VERONA – The George Harris home at Verona has been the scene of a family reunion when their seven children and five grandchildren were present. These included Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Harris, daughter Jane, and sons Clayton Jr. and Jerry of Howland; Mr. and Mrs. George Harris Jr. of Connecticut; Joan Noland and daughters Karen and Kathie of Virginia; David, Georgean, Gere and Harry Harris of Verona.

David Harris has reported to New York for his second-year assignment with King’s Point Naval Academy.

Georgean Harris has started her third-year training course at Grace New Haven School of Nursing in New Haven, Conn.

Mrs. George Harris Sr. and son Harry, and daughter Gere, are spending a week with friends in Skowhegan.

100 years ago – Sept. 6, 1907

PROSPECT – A party of nine ladies took a buckboard ride to Swan Lake on Wednesday. The day proved all that could be desired as to weather. The picnic dinner was greatly enjoyed, also a boat ride on the lake by some of the party as one of the young ladies proved to be an expert with the oars.

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BUCKSPORT – Miss Mary Atwood, stenographer for the Bangor Jewelry and Optical Co., arrived on the boat to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Atwood.

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BUCKSPORT – It was another dark, rainy day. The fog was thick in the narrows all day as the whistling of tugs and the Boston boat testified.

The tug Lottie and May towed a raft of timber from Bangor for use in repairing the Bucksport and Verona bridge.

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CASTINE – One of the popular fads in the souvenir postal card line this season has been those made by W.G. Sargent in sepia tints. Mr. Sargent reports that it has been very hard work to keep up with his orders on this card, which is one of the most beautiful of any of the large variety of Castine postals.

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CASTINE – Castine badly needs some industry to keep her young men at home. As it is at present, the large percentage of them as soon as they reach an age at which they have to give some thought to work have to go away to find employment. The last to go were Messrs. Edward and Clifford French, who moved to Brooksville with all their goods and chattels.

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ORONO – A new plate glass front for the new drug store is at the Orono station awaiting removal of the post office into the Masonic building, when it will take the place of the present front where the post office now is.

The workmen are awaiting the arrival of new post office fixtures.

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OLD TOWN – Miss Amy E. Woodworth, a recent graduate of the Beal School of Shorthand, has taken a position as stenographer in the office of Manager Oakes of the N.E. Telephone Co. in this city.

Miss Maysie Twaddle, a graduate of the same school, has gone to Debsconeag to a position as stenographer to C.C. Garland for the balance of the season.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin