Hoboes and all suspicious looking persons who cannot give a good account of themselves, will need to keep as shy of Auburn as they did last year, if they value their liberty more than they do 30 days of labor at the pancake bench and confinement in jail, as the Auburn police department will vigorously enforce the tramp and hobo law.

Whoever is seen on the streets without visible means of support, will be arrested promptly and brought before the court for sentence.

Last year, Auburn had the reputation of being the most unlucky city in New England for the hobo. To beg on the streets meant 30 days or more; to be caught riding on the midnight train, meant anywhere from five to 25 days, according to the ability of the person to lie and make the court believe he was telling the truth.
50 Years Ago, 1954
What mechanical brains can do for industry will be the subject of a talk at a meeting of the Southern Maine Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants.

Dr. Louis Robinson, head of the department of applied science of the International Business Machine Co. of New York and a former professor of mathematics at Syracuse University, will be the speaker. His address will be entitled: Electronic Computing For Industry.

H. Clinton Kline of Lewiston will call the meeting to order at 7:30, at the Hotel Elm.

A short movie will follow the speaking program.
25 Years ago, 1979
Drop by Auburn’s Hasty Memorial Armory any Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday afternoon, or Saturday morning and you’ll witness pop flys, line drives, doubles, and even a home run or two. No it’s not baseball being played by the youngsters in grades one through three, but rather kickball, indoors.

“This thing is unreal,” says Eugene Keene, assistant superintendent of the Auburn Parks and Recreation Department, of the program. “I can’t believe the success we’ve had with it.”

This is the second year the APRD has offered the program, and the interest has been phenomenal.

“Basically, it’s a playground game,” Keene says. “We came up with the idea of offering kickball indoors because of the slack period between the end of winter and the beginning of summer,” he added, “Our gym is available because other indoor programs (basketball, volleyball, etc.) are winding down at that time of year.”

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