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The Bapstonian: 1957
Get PDFForeword
We the senior class have completed our four year journey here at John Bapst. We are leaving behind our search for knowledge and the carefree life which we have enjoyed so much. These are behind us, but they will never be forgotten by any member of our class.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/jbhs_yearbooks/1010/thumbnail.jp
The Battle of the Ruhr Pocket: A Combat Narrative
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The Battle of the Ruhr Pocket actually took place during the period from April 1 (when the pocket was closed by the junction of the First and Ninth Armies), until about April 19, 1945, when the last resistance took place near the Ruhr River. During this period over 825,000 men were locked in deadly combat. When it was all over some 325,000 Germans were in the Prisoner of War stockades.
The author, in order to give the reader more of the background and preparation for the battle, actually takes the reader back to the seizure of the Remagan Bridge, and traces each division as it crosses the Rhine and encountered the enemy in what later turned into the greatest pincer movement the world has ever known.
Many books have been published on World War II, but probably none touch on a battle or campaign which was so different from the others than does this book. As you read this volume the publisher hopes you are able to secure a better knowledge of the Battle of the Ruhr Pocket as it unfolds before you in the peace and contentment of your home and office.
The author of this book remembers the Ruhr well. He served as a combat infantryman throughout the entire engagement and when asked today what he remembers most about the Ruhr replies;
Three thing -- 88\u27s\u27, 88\u27s, and more 88\u27s.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1222/thumbnail.jp
Maine Forest Facts (1957 Edition)
Get PDFMaine\u27s development started with the first harvest of its timber resource when the Popham two colonists built a ship there in 1607. The economy of the state has been largely built on its forests ever since. The most heavily forested state in the nation, Maine still is important in the forest economy of the United States after 300 years of timber cropping. It is the country\u27s leading producer of white pine lumber and among the leaders in output of pulpwood.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1230/thumbnail.jp
Annual Report, Bangor, Maine: 1957
Get PDFIn 1957, as in the years preceding, your city government faced problems of ever increasing size and complexity. In attempting to solve them your city officials, elected, appointed and salaried people alike, worked diligently and long, and while occasional reverses were sustained, by and large the entire city government moved forward on a wide variety of fronts in the effort to make Bangor a better community in which to have your home and business. As in the past, many of the advances and a few of the headaches had their origins in policies and programs adopted by other councils.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/city_ban_report/1008/thumbnail.jp
Directory of Streets and Information for Bangor and Vicinity Maine (Including Brewer, Ellsworth, Hampden, Old Town, Orono, & Veazie)
Get PDFA pocket-sized guide listing street locations in Bangor and the surrounding area circa 1957. Includes brief listing of facts for several towns, as well as the University of Maine in Orono.
Perhaps the best passages are these:
Residents of Eastern Maine\u27s two largest cities gathered at the new Bangor-Brewer bridge on November 11, 1954 and dedicated the 2 1/2 million, tons and tons of cement, steel and other materials and unestimated man hours to complete the dream that had been buzzing around in the minds of many progressive leaders in the two benefited cities.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1310/thumbnail.jp
Connecting Maine with the Nation: 40th Anniversary of Cole\u27s Express
Get PDFAlbert J. Cole began work in the transportation industry at the early age of eight when, as a bound out boy, he was employed in a livery stable in Enfield, Maine.
He worked at this job for 10 years and then became station agent for the Maine Central Railroad in the same town. He resigned from this job to become a pioneer in Maine highway transportation.
With nothing but a wagon, a pair of horses, initiative, hope and unbounded determination to make a dream become a reality, he founded the company which today bears his name.
From that day until his death in 1955, Albert J. Cole\u27s life was dedicated to the betterment of Maine and the expansion of highway transportation within the state\u27s boundaries.
Under his wise guidance and through his demonstrated initiative, Cole\u27s Express has grown from this meager start to become the largest intrastate trucking company in Maine, operating 135 vehicles principally within the state\u27s boundaries.
We who now operate Cole\u27s Express are grateful for his untiring work and wise counsel and are dedicated to continue serving Maine with the very best in motor transportation.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1306/thumbnail.jp
Eastern Maine Basketball Tournament: Class L -- February 28, March 1 & 2, 1957
Get PDFProgram for the 1957 Class L Eastern Maine Basketball Tournament, showing team photos, team rosters, and advertisments for Bangor businesses. Teams in the tournament were Old Town, Fairfield, Bangor, Waterville, Stearns, Houlton, Gardiner, and Caribou.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1226/thumbnail.jp
Bangor, Maine: Fact Folder 1956
Get PDFAn informational packet compiled by Robert H. Patten of the Industrial Development Department of Bangor, Maine, touting the advantages of Bangor for industries looking to develop in the Bangor area.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1328/thumbnail.jp
Annual Report, Bangor, Maine: 1956
Get PDFProgress is a continuing thing. Rarely can a single year provide both the beginning and the completion of any sizable project which has long-range aspects; and 1956 was no exception.
1956 witnessed the completion of several important projects begun earlier. Some of the most outstanding were the final decision that the so-called Industrial Spur -- the by-pass from the Hammond Street bulge -- would be built, and actual surveys have been made and plans have been drawn so that construction can be well started and possibly completed in 1957 or early 1958.
1956 saw a successful opening of the new swimming pool on the east side of the city, and while continued experience will improve the operation, many hours of pleasure were afforded to both children and adults by this long needed facility.
The year 1956 saw the adoption of a municipal housing code and the creation and successful beginning of an Industrial Development Department within our city government. The adoption of a plan providing group life insurance for city employees will provide protection to families of employees who die prior to retirement before pension benefits can become operative.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/city_ban_report/1007/thumbnail.jp
Welcome to Dow Air Force Base 1956
Get PDFIn March, 1955 the 4060th Air Refueling Wing officially replaced the 506th Strategic Fighter Wing, which transferred to Tinker AFB, Okla.
Dow gives logistical support to the Deblos Bombing Range, Columbia Falls, Maine; the 907th AC & W Squadron, Bucks Harbor, Maine; Portsmouth AFB, Portsmouth, New Hampshire: and Plattsburg AFB, Plattsburg, New York, and the 765th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Charleston; Maine.
Dow is also the home of the 101st Fighter Interceptor Wing of the Maine Air National Guard.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dow_books/1005/thumbnail.jp