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Serving our armed forces, a primary Red Cross responsibility
Get PDFExcerpt from the introductory Why the Red Cross Serves the Armed Forces :
During the past 10 years, the Red Cross has expended well over half a billion dollars in service to the armed forces and to veterans -- dollars that were voluntarily contributed for that purpose by the people of this country. But even more significant are the millions of hours of volunteer effort that have likewise been freely contributed to that service through the Red Cross -- hours that, if paid for at going wage rates, would have multiplied Red Cross expenditures many fold. This volunteer service, symbolic of all that is warm and human and neighborly in American life, is the truest measure of what the Red Cross stands for in its relations with the military establishment.
The American Red Cross continues to exist and to carry on its service to the armed forces of this country because there is a vital job to be done and because the American people have accepted the Red Cross as their medium of action in this department. of community responsibility. There can be no doubt that, if the Red Cross did not already exist, the people of this country would see to it that a similar organization, of equal extent and capacity, was promptly established.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1173/thumbnail.jp
The Famous 299th
Get PDFWhen he arrived in Camp White, Oregon, on that spring day in 1943 few men of the 299th Engineer Combat Battalion realized the vigor and perseverance concealed beneath the pleasant face and sto.cky body of Lt. Col. Milton A . Jewett.
His easy going movements and slow speech gave no hint of his abilities which later were recognized by the highest quarters and ultimately led to the award of the Distinguished Service Cross.
Colonel Jewett, we never had the time nor the place to express to you our sentiments. Therefore, we are devoting this page to you and with it our best wishes for a future as fine as your army career.
-The Officers and Men of the Famous 299thhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1009/thumbnail.jp
Annual Report, Bangor, Maine: 1950
Get PDFPublic Works Highlights of 1950:
The construction at Bass Park of the new reinforced concrete grandstand with a structural steel frame roof is probably the outstanding project of the year. The plans, specifications, and contract forms were prepared by the department. The grandstand was completed in time for the Bangor Fair.
In addition to preparing the plans for the grandstand, the engineering division also established street lines and prepared plans for five new streets. Plans were prepared for a dental clinic at the Pine Street School and a fire station at Lane and Allen Streets. The construction of the dental clinic by a private contractor has been completed, but the City Council rejected the bids for construction of the fire station.
The highway division carried on an extensive program of street paving. Two sections of Main Street, totaling 4,320 feet, were resurfaced with hot asphalt. With the completion of this work, the entire surface of Main Street has been covered with a modern type paving. Hot asphalt. paving was also placed on Pine and Hancock Streets.
New construction of city streets was completed on Middle and Columbia Streets and a length of Doane Street.
An extensive tarring program was carried out during 1950, with the result that nearly every street in the city was treated. A total of 275,365 gallons of tar was applied.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/city_ban_report/1001/thumbnail.jp
John R. Graham and the Bangor Railway and Electric Company
Get PDFThe story of the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company is more than an account of a successful enterprise. In its growth and development is reflected the history of a vigorous and changing world. It is the story of the State of Maine at the threshold of the Twentieth Century, at a time when the slow march towards industrial consolidation had become a rush. Furthermore it is a story of the men who pioneered and visualized this changing world. And among the pioneers in the Electrical Industry in the early part of the Century, John R. Graham played a most active role. He played this role, moreover, when he was no longer a young man. Approaching middle age, the founder of a lucrative and still flourishing shoe manufacturing business, Graham turned to the young world of rapid transit and electrical power -- a world in which he was to achieve outstanding accomplishment.
Edward M. Graham
This work provides a great overview and biography of John R. Graham, an innovator of and eventual president of the Bangor Railway and Electric Company, which would become the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company.
Edward M. Graham, son of John, later became president of the company as well. Edward presented these words at the 1950 Maine Luncheon of the Newcomen Society of New England, held at the Penobscot Valley Country Club in Bangor, Maine, on September 28, 1950.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bangorhydro_news/1060/thumbnail.jp
A Pictorial Booklet about Maine\u27s State University
Get PDFUniversity of Maine is part of the public educational system of the State. Originally established as the State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, the institution opened September 21, 1868.
During its four-score years of growth, the University of Maine has made an enviable record in teaching, research. and service to the State and Nation.
Its campus of over 200 acres is situated about a mile from the business section of Orono and borders the Stillwater River, a branch of the Penobscot.
At the University of Maine you will find ..... A Beautiful Campus / Comfortable Housing / Varied Activities / Well-rounded Athletic Program / College of Agriculture / College of Arts and Sciences / College of Technology / School of Education / Graduate Study / Services to State and Nationhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1231/thumbnail.jp
Bangor Public Library Annual Report 1950
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Historic Bangor
Get PDFThis undated pamphlet (most likely from the 1930s to the 1950s) gives a quick overview of the history of Bangor, covering visits by Samuel de Champlain, first settler Jacob Buswell, Pastor Seth Noble\u27s naming of the city, British occupation during the War of 1812, relations with the Penobscot Indians, and more.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1290/thumbnail.jp
America\u27s Opportunity Drive -- Buy U.S. Savings Bonds -- 1949
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Maine Invites You: 15th Edition [1949]
Get PDFThis fifteenth edition of MAINE INVITES YOU is designed to help you plan for that glorious vacation which only the great Pine Tree State can offer.
Between the covers of this booklet an endless variety of information has been arranged for the sole purpose of introducing you to Maine\u27s limitless VACATIONLAND possibilities.
By word and picture we hope to convey some idea of the way Nature has showered her greatest blessings on Maine -- silent, mysterious forests, the beauty of lakes and hills, the music of streams, the sweep of great rivers, the majesty of a rock-bound coast and sea-girt isles.
That\u27s why it\u27s such a pleasure to send you this copy of MAINE INVITES YOU -- to assist you in planning for maximum enjoyment during your visit to Maine.
A county index map on the opposite page and a complete index of advertisers at the back of the book will help you to locate the place that may interest you. Handy inquiry cards also are included for your convenience in requesting more specific information or reservations from advertisers.
We\u27ll appreciate your mentioning MAINE INVITES YOU when corresponding or conversing with those who have participated in making this book possible. This Bureau is at your service at all times to help you plan for the happiest vacation possible.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1142/thumbnail.jp