It was discovered Saturday morning that the grocery store of Tanguay & Ouellette, Maple street, Lewiston, had been broken into during the night and that a quality of tobacco and some other articles had been stolen. Up to this time there is no clue to the guilty person although there are certain suspicions entertained against Lewiston parties.

This store was formerly occupied by P. F. Madden, but a short time ago, Tanguay and Ouellette bought out the business and have since been conducting a good trade.

A quiet investigation is being made into the case and it would not be surprising if an arrest was made before many days.

50 Years Ago, 1955

A nativity scene prepared by Richard and Paul Lauze, young sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Lauze of 45 Orange St., last night was selected for first prize in the Lewiston Junior Chamber of Commerce Christmas scene contest.

The colorful lighting display set up at the home of Lionel Pellerin, 1075 Lisbon St., was picked for the second place position. Joseph Landry, 2002 Lisbon St., with a gaily decorated large Christmas tree with a reindeer scene positioned in front of it, received third-place honors.

25 Years Ago, 1980

Uncle Sam is punctuating the holiday season with a New Year’s greeting of his own: It’s tax time again.

The Internal Revenue Service begins Friday mailing out 89.8 million federal tax forms covering the 1980 tax year, and most taxpayers should have the packages by Jan. 10.

The packages, if piled on top of each other, would extend nearly 210 miles high. The government’s cost to print and mail the forms: $20.5 million, or about 24 cents a copy.

Last year, 90.8 million people filed returns. About three-quarters received refunds averaging $602, the IRS said. Total refunds came to $41 billion for the 1979 tax year, a figure that should increase this year.