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Dedication of the Kenduskeag Plaza Municipal Parking Lot, July 10, 1963
Get PDFWork started October 25, 1961, and was completed June 29, 1963, on the Kenduskeag Plaza Project. City Manager Joseph R. Coupal, Jr. presented a speech about the planning and construction of Kenduskeag Plaza during the ceremony. Photographs show progress on the project.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/city_bur_book/1004/thumbnail.jp
The Oracle, 1963
Get PDFAs its theme for this year, the Oracle makes use of the new Bangor High School ring selected by the class of 1963. The selection of the official school ring marks the beginning of a new tradition at Bangor. For years to come this same ring with the appropriate class numerals inscribed will be the symbol of B.H.S. students.
Another milestone was passed during the senior year of the class of 1963. In October of 1962, school and city officials took part in the ground-breaking ceremony for the new high school. The building to be completed in April of 1964 and the official ring selected by the class will give Bangor High a new countenance; the undaunted spirit the school has had throughout its long history will receive added impetus.
The 1963 Oracle utilizes the various parts of the ring\u27s crest to symbolize the different roles of the student in school and in the community. The masque of comedy and tragedy symbolizes the varied extracurricular activities offered to all students. The winged foot symbolizes the athletics in which Bangor has a tradition of victory, while the open book and pen stand for academic accomplishments -- the basic purpose of Bangor High School. Finally the Ram is a symbol of the spirit and enthusiasm shown by the entire student body.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bhs_yearbooks/1026/thumbnail.jp
The Inside Story of the Bangor Daily News Maine\u27s Largest Newspaper
Get PDFThe growth of the Bangor Daily News since its merger with the Whig and Courier is one of the outstanding stories of the newspaper business.
It started when the late J. Norman Towle and Edward H. Blake of Bangor acquired control of the newspaper in 1895. Upon the death of Mr. Blake, Mr. Towle became sole owner. The paper has remained in that family ever since.
Under the influence of Mr. Towle the paper increased its circulation by 1932, from 2,200 to 23,760. When Mr. Towle\u27s health failed in 1929, a son-in-law, Fred D. Jordan, assumed general direction of the paper.
Publication estimated to be between 1963 to 1965.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1352/thumbnail.jp
Bangor Urban Renewal Authority Presents Annual Report 1963
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Membership Roster, Constitution and By-laws of the Rotary Club of Bangor, 1963
Get PDFA Roster of the members of the Bangor Rotary Club for the year 1963. Also included are the by-laws and Constitution of the organization.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/rotary_bk/1003/thumbnail.jp
The Urban Renewal Story: Bangor, Maine
Get PDFThis undated pamphlet (likely published in 1963) presents the true facts and figures as well a clear picture of Bangor\u27s downtown Urban Renewal Plan. You will then be prepared to vote in your own best interest as well as the interest of your city -- now and for the future. The focal point of urban renewal at the time was the Kenduskeag Stream Urban Renewal Project.
Many photographs of the area considered in need of renewal are included, as are architectural concepts for the renewal plans.
In June of 1964, voters of the City of Bangor indeed did approve the Kenduskeag Stream Urban Renewal Project at referendum by a vote of 4,044 for to 3,568 against.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1197/thumbnail.jp
Annual Report, Bangor, Maine: 1963
Get PDFBids were opened and contracts let on a Capehart Junior High School for 330 pupils and a Capehart Elementary School for 450 students. These will be ready for occupancy in February of 1965.
The Kenduskeag Stream Parking Plaza was completed and dedicated in July of 1963. This provides an additional 313 parking spaces in the center of the downtown business district. Twenty spaces were also added with the construction of the parking lot at the corner of High and Middle Streets.
The Stillwater Park Urban Renewal project has proceeded smoothly and rapidly. As of the end of the year, 103 parcels of land had either been acquired or were under option, 40 families have been successfully relocated and the construction of the public improvements in the form of streets and sewers has been started by the Public Works Department.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/city_ban_report/1013/thumbnail.jp
Diamond Jubilee, 1888-1963: Congregation Beth Israel
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Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest synagogue in the State of Maine, this year celebrates its 75th anniversary.
This is the story of Beth Israel -- of the men and women who shaped its character -- of the influences which patterned its destiny -- of the spirit which has brought it through crises in the past and which must be trusted to preserve it in the future.
In the aggregate, this chronicle is a review of the Congregation\u27 s struggles , hopes and accomplishments. It is not meant to be a distinguished historical contribution nor a detailed chronological summary of the seventy-five years it covers . Instead, by selecting the more significant and human episodes in our growth, we hope to present a colorful pageant of the modest epic which is our history.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1263/thumbnail.jp
Robert N. Haskell Letter Concerning the Cross Rock Project, 1963
Get PDFA letter written by Robert N. Haskell, President of the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, warning the state legislature of Maine against the Cross Rock Project. Relates to 101st Maine Legislature bills LD 115 & 874 and the Maine Power Authority.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bangorhydro_news/1062/thumbnail.jp
