Though the west side of Lee Park was too soggy for show purposes the Col. Cummins’ Wild West aggregation with the Walter L. Main circus, menagerie and hippodrome didn’t give up the ship yesterday but pitched their tents among the hills and dales of the east section of the park directly off Skinner street, an unheard-of stunt. And here the management under conditions which to an ordinary showman would mean “no show” gave a really creditable performance the best of its kind ever witnessed in this city. Four thousand people attended the afternoon performance while 6000 were housed under the canvas in the evening.

50 Years Ago, 1956

The operations of two Twin City scrap dealers have been affected by the impending steel strike, slated to begin at midnight Saturday unless a settlement is reached.

Edward Winner of M. Winner and Co. of Lewiston said yesterday that his orders for scrap metal have been held up since June 15. It was reported that mills have requested that no metal be shipped until after the strike is settled because the mills do not want any metal in transit in event the strike is not averted.

Israel Miller, president of the Isaac Miller Co. of Auburn said everybody is “marking time” to see what will happen in the strike negotiations.

25 Years Ago, 1981

Their license plates may say “Vacationland,” but as many as 4,500 area workers will be taking a punch in the pocketbook when the factories they work for shut down for a week this July.

Since about 1975, workers who are not eligible for vacation pay have been able to collect unemployment during the annual summer shutdowns. This year, however, many workers – who do not have enough time on the job to collect vacation pay, or whose employers are shutting down for longer than their paid vacation period – will not collect any unemployment benefits during the layoff period, due to a newly-enacted law which requires a one-week waiting period before benefits are paid.