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1959
10) 0316 cat.0010-10-WABI
Auto Rest Park
Fair or carnival. Scenes include parents watching children ride merry-go-round, people at food stands.
15) 0316 cat.0010-12-WABI-59
Station ID and Season's Greetings
Bangor: Station ID in the form of a Christmas card held in someone's hands. The card is opened and the inside says, 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from WABI-TV Channel 5 ...
28) 0316 cat.0011-02-WABI-59
Dow Alert Force
Crowd of people eating in large hall. Five men jump to an alert and drive to their plane, which they board. Also a shot of a sign reading 'Alert Force Crew No. 5.'
76) 0316 cat.0011-03-WABI
WABI News Promo Globe
Bangor: Promo for WABI. Shots include revolving globe, 'WABI News Channel 5.'
77) 0316 cat.0011-04-WABI-59
News Clauson 30-foot Packet Army
Shots include various angles of young men standing and listening to older man. Another group sits listening to another man.
78) 0316 cat.0011-06-WABI-60
Rice and Miller Dealer Show
Rice and Miller Dealer Show. Shots include displays of water skis, shoes, house paint, Tile-Tex floor tile, and entire display floor.
28) 0316 cat.0011-08-WABI-59
Belmont Hotel Fire
Fire department responding to the Hotel Belmont fire. Shots of crowd, hotel and fire fighters.
13) 0316 cat.0011-09-WABI-59
Fox Farm Fire Eddington
Eddington: Fire consuming two or three buildings.
21) 0317 cat.0012-01-WABI-59
Mammoth Mart
Mammoth Mart Old-Fashioned Sale Days. Group dressed in period costume poses around piano.
82) 0317 cat.0012-03-WABI-59
New Central Furniture
Workers at New Central Furniture building. Shots of carpenters and electricians working, store inventory.
23) 0317 cat.0012-04-WABI-59
Coffin and Wimple Open House
Furniture store. Shots of furniture and of boss unsuccessfully directing men where to place a couch. Coffin and Wimple sign.
84) 0317 cat. 0012-05-WABI-59
Dow Contest
Inspection of Dow Air Force Base crew as they refuel tankers. Shots of inspection and results.
38) 0317 cat.0012-06-WABI-59
First Bow and Arrow Deer Kill
Man posing with 9-point buck deer kill. MS and CU of kill. Also deer hanging from tree, tagging the deer, shaking hands, and men looking on.
20) 0317 cat.0012-08-WABI-58
Mart Santa Claus
Santa at Mart with children on his lap. Shots include store interior, crowd and children's reaction, toy displays.
87) 0317 cat.0012-11-WABI-59
Paul Bunyan Statue
Bangor: Construction of Paul Bunyan statue. Shots include assembling of pieces, statue half-constructed so that statue appears to have either no legs or no upper torso.
3) 0318 cat. 0012-12-WABI-59
New York Giants
New York Giants football game against Green Bay Packers. Shots of touchdowns, crowd, field, bench, coach, Miss Maine Vacationland, and Miss Maine.
18) 0318 cat.0012-13-WABI-59
Kenduskeag Flood
Bangor: Flood. Shots of ice left after water retreated, flooded yards, people surveying damage, water level compared to bridge.
14) 0318 cat.0013-06-WABI-59
Wild Animal Circus
Wild animal circus. Shots of caged elephants, camels, llamas, leopard and zebra. Also elephants performing, and clowns dressing child in clown costume.
33) 0318 cat.0013-08-WABI-59
Minesweeper Visits Bangor
Bangor : Minesweepers 192 and 193 docked with crew on board. Official comes on board and gives key to the city to captain.
92) 0318 cat.0013-09-WABI-59
State Police Phone
State police using new Intrastate Telephone system. Shots of officer, phone, and building exterior.
93) 0318 cat.0013-10-WABI
Nelson and Small Opening
Nelson and Small Plumbing and Heating has Open House. Shots include oil furnace, building exterior.
28) 0318 cat.0013-11-WABI-59
Paul Bunyan Statue
Christmas wreath is place around neck of Bunyan statue. Christmas parade shots include two men and Santa in a cherry-picker, a Cub Scout float, a peace-on-Earth float, a Santa f...
8) 0319 cat. 0013-12-WABI-59
[Joan Crawford at Dow Air Force Base]
Joan Crawford at opening ceremonies for Rudman Beverage Co., a new Pepsi-Cola factory in Maine. Her arrival at Dow Air Force Base on a Pepsi plane, her welcome by the crowd. She...
32) 0319 cat.0013-13-WABI-59
F-80 Jet Flight
Bangor: Two men fly in an F-80 Jet Fighter. Boarding jet, taxiing onto runway, landing, exiting plane, aerial view of Bangor.
12) 0319 cat.0013-14-WABI-59
Sentry Dog Show
Dow Air Force Base: Sentry dog performs training tasks including obstacle course and attacking a dummy. Also shown barking in kennel.
27) 0319 cat.0014-02-WABI-59
Governor Day at Otis Air Force Base
Governor Day boards a plane and flies to Otis Air Force Base. Shots of him in flight, and with Air Force officials at base.
8) 0321 cat. 0014-04-WABI
Frontier Week
Frontier Week Celebration. Parade, fair, officials at lunch, Calais gun and rod club. Also a baseball game in which Ted Williams participates.
100) 0328 cat. 0018-24-WABI-59
New Central Furniture
Furniture store remodeling. Carpenters and electricians working, furniture displays, building exterior.
16) 0329 cat. 1009-01-WABI-59
Camp Edwards
Governor Day's visit to camp including him boarding plane, aerial shots, governor posing with officials, other military personnel, eating in mess hall.
8) 0332 cat. 0020-03-WABI-59
John Paul
Commercials: 1) A tall man models a suit and then walks to a sign that says, 'John Paul, Chargray Flannels, $37.50.' three takes 2) Same model in suit walks to a sign 'America's...
18) 0332 cat. 0020-03-WABI-59
John Paul Spots
First spot has a tall man modeling a suit and walking over to a sign that says, 'John Paul -- Chargray Flannels -- $37.50' 3 takes. 10 ft. each. Second spot has same man walking...
27) 0332 cat. 0020-04-WABI-59
John Paul Top Coats
Spots for Ranch Coats and Top Coats. A man wearing a top coat looks into a three-way mirror, then walks to a sign with the coat's name and price. & takes.
20) 0332 cat. 0020-05-WABI-59
John Paul Fits em All
Shot of the 'John Paul Fits Em All' sign. 2 takes.
8) 0335 cat. 0025-09-WABI-59
Bowl MOR Lanes
Bowling demonstration.
107) 0336 cat. 0023-08-WABI
Opening of Portland General Electric
Portland: General Electric ribbon cutting shots include building exterior, man cutting ribbon and shaking hands, 'Portland Branch Office' sign.
108) 0336 cat. 0023-09-WABI
Penobscot County Search
Penobscot County Sheriff's Dept. search includes shots of them with their vehicles, searching river, spectators.
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