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Fire Destroys Home Of The Clements Family Of Verona Island, Wlbz Radio
Fire Destroys Home Of The Clements Family Of Verona Island, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
An interview with members of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clements of Verona Island, Maine, following a fire that destroyed the family home in 1952. Children in the family included Roy, Rilla, Oliver, Paul and Brian. Phillip W. Buxton, editor of the local Bucksport Free Press, had contacted WLBZ radio in the hopes of sharing information about the family's loss to see if listeners would provide donations to help the family recover.
Forest Commissioner Rendall Calls For Volunteers For Bar Harbor Fire Patrol, Wlbz Radio
Forest Commissioner Rendall Calls For Volunteers For Bar Harbor Fire Patrol, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
Maine State Forest Commissioner Raymond E. Rendall explains that fire-fighters are exhausted and there is a need for volunteers to assist with patrol of the area of the Bar Harbor fire of 1947. He provides a list of clothing to gather and explains how to report for volunteer duty.
Coverage Of Bar Harbor Fire Of 1947, Wlbz Radio
Coverage Of Bar Harbor Fire Of 1947, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
WLBZ announcers John Wellington and Ellis O'Brien interview several individuals involved in disaster recovery efforts toward the end of the Bar Harbor fire of 1947. Wellington interviews Mr. Zwickert, Deputy Manager of the North Atlantic Area for the Red Cross. O'Brien interviews Deputy Fire Chief Asa Wasgatt, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Manager John Conte, Bar Harbor resident Maurice Gilley, and chairman of the Bar Harbor Board of Selectmen Seth E. Libby.
Interviews At Jackson Laboratory Following Bar Harbor Fire, Wlbz Radio
Interviews At Jackson Laboratory Following Bar Harbor Fire, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
WLBZ reporter Irving Hunter interviews several research assistants, including Richard Desjardins, John Lardman, Bill Stone, and Tote Parsons, about items lost and what was saved at Jackson Memorial Laboratory during the Bar Harbor fire in 1947. Hunter also speaks with Dr. Jason Scott of the Division of Behavior Studies at Hamilton Station, a branch laboratory of Jackson Lab.