Brantrock, Mass. – Above the clouds and over 225 miles of land and water from New York City to the little seashore resort of Brantrock, Mass., near the historic towns of Plymouth and Duxbury, Dr. Julian P. Thomas of New York City and Roy Knabenshue, a professional aeronaut, made one of the most successful balloon trips yet made in this country. The voyage was made with one stop, at Noank, Ct., early this morning, where by the aid of guide rope Dr. Thomas brought his big balloon to the earth for breakfast and water. The aeronauts landed at Brantrock at 11:30 this morning and as they left New York at midnight last night they were about 12 hours on their trip.

50 Years Ago, 1956

Establishing new record highs for the second quarter, sales and earnings of the Oxford Paper Company for the three months ended, June 30, were the highest of any quarter in the history of the company, Hugh J. Chisholm, chairman, has announced. First half 1956 sales and earnings also exceeded those for any previous six-month period. A continued demand on the part of Oxford’s magazine book, envelope, business form and commercial printing customers, together with some price increases made to offset the rise in labor, raw materials and freight costs, were responsible for the higher sales and earnings.

25 Years Ago, 1981

It smells OK now. But residents of the area where Lewiston officials spread sludge as part of an experimental program say the first day of the spreading was “awful” and they are going to meet in an effort to avoid further olfactory discomfort. “I couldn’t sleep that night. I was born and raised on a farm and I was familiar with the smell of chicken manure. But that, said River Road resident Armand Truchon, “is the worst thing I ever smelled.” What he mostly smelled was Lewiston sludge, mostly human waste, collected from the Twin Cities water treatment plant and spread on about an acre of land near Lewiston’s shredder plant in an experiment to find a way of getting rid of the sludge.