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Hoffman Television Advertisements, Wlbz Radio Oct 1956

Hoffman Television Advertisements, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

Four short advertisements for Hoffman television sets from 1956.


Kenneth C. Colbath Political Statement, Wlbz Radio Oct 1956

Kenneth C. Colbath Political Statement, Wlbz Radio

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Candidate Kenneth Colbath explains that inspired by the election of Edmund Muskie to Governor, he is running to help restore a truly two-party government to Maine, where Republicans have dominated.


Maine Supreme Court Justice Raymond Fellows On His Retirement, Wlbz Radio Sep 1956

Maine Supreme Court Justice Raymond Fellows On His Retirement, Wlbz Radio

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An interview recorded by telephone on September 23rd 1956 after Chief Justice Raymond Fellows of the Maine Supreme Court had been retired for just a week.


Mrs. Dodge's Spanking Service, Wlbz Radio Aug 1956

Mrs. Dodge's Spanking Service, Wlbz Radio

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An advertisement in the Boothbay Harbor, Maine newspaper leads WLBZ to contact Mrs. Frances Dodge to ask her for the details on her unusual business, that of an "old fashioned mother" willing to spank children who need it.


Story Of Seth Noble And The Naming Of Bangor, And Several Performances Of The Hymn, Wlbz Radio Aug 1956

Story Of Seth Noble And The Naming Of Bangor, And Several Performances Of The Hymn, Wlbz Radio

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Paul Ford of WLBZ Radio narrates a program where Minister of the Hammond Street Congregational Church in Bangor, Reverend Edward G. Ernst, explains how Bangor got its name, by mistake, when Seth Noble mistakenly thought a clerk was asking the name of the hymn he was humming. WLBZ asked several area vocalists to perform the hymn. Recorded August 20, 1956.


Interview At The Kennebunkport Streetcar Museum, Wlbz Radio Aug 1956

Interview At The Kennebunkport Streetcar Museum, Wlbz Radio

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An interview with the director, Pat Butler, New England Electric Railway Historical Society, in Kennebunkport in 1956. Includes the sounds of the cars, and comments from a society board member, Barbara Lee.


Dot Campbell Interview With Patrick Dickinson, Exchange Teacher From England, Part 2, Wlbz Radio Jun 1956

Dot Campbell Interview With Patrick Dickinson, Exchange Teacher From England, Part 2, Wlbz Radio

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The second part of a two part interview with Patrick Dickinson by Dot Campbell in 1956. The pair discusses some differences between the United States and England and what Mr. Dickinson wants to be doing and what he will be doing in his spare time.


Dot Campbell Interview With Patrick Dickinson, Exchange Teacher From England, Part 1, Wlbz Radio Jun 1956

Dot Campbell Interview With Patrick Dickinson, Exchange Teacher From England, Part 1, Wlbz Radio

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Aroostook County Reporter Dot Campbell interviews Patrick Dickinson, an exchange teacher from New Castle, England, in 1956. They discuss how he came to be here in Maine, all about the exchange program and some of the differences between England and America.


Nissen Bakery Open House, Interviews With Several Area Residents, Wlbz Radio May 1956

Nissen Bakery Open House, Interviews With Several Area Residents, Wlbz Radio

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Paul Ford and Bill Mincher of WLBZ interview several residents at an open house of the John J. Nissen Baking Corporation's new plant on Abbott Street in Brewer, Maine. Some of those interviewed were from as far away as Cape Cod, Massachusetts and New Brunswick, Canada. The sounds of the operation of the factory can be heard in the background.


Remarks Of John T. Barry At The Democratic State Convention In Brewer, Wlbz Radio Mar 1956

Remarks Of John T. Barry At The Democratic State Convention In Brewer, Wlbz Radio

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Excerpts from remarks of Bangor City Councilor, John T. Barry, at the Democratic State Convention held in Brewer, Maine, in the spring of 1956. Barry shares his gratitude that Democrats can hold their heads high in the state of Maine. While he does not mention him by name, it is clear that a significant portion of his remarks are a tribute to the tremendous success of Maine Governor Edmund Muskie.


Imagination [Statement On The Power Of Radio], Abc Radio Jan 1956

Imagination [Statement On The Power Of Radio], Abc Radio

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A typed copy of a statement on the power of imagination in transforming radio into a visual medium, attributed to ABC Radio in 1956.