100 years ago, 1909

The Sun has received a copy of the Kalamazoo Evening Press, which was founded eight months ago by E.N. Dingley, the managing editor of the paper. Mr. Dingley is a native of Lewiston and he has many acquaintances in these cities who will be interested to learn of the success of his paper. 

50 years ago, 1959

The Maine section of the Gideons International met Saturday at the DeWitt Hotel. The organization, which distributes the Bible to be placed in hotel and motel rooms, heard J.P. Sondervan of Grand Rapids, Mich., speak on the founding of the group, which has distributed more than 42 million Bibles since 1899.

25 years ago, 1984

A 60-foot silo containing 800 tons of corn crashed to the ground Wednesday afternoon, hours after an Auburn dairy farmer had attempted to repair it.

Alfred Libby of Harmon’s Corner Road said he may have been able to save the storage tower had he made repairs on Tuesday.

“I noticed it leaning Sunday afternoon, and once it commenced to tilting, it just kept on going.” said Libby Wednesday night.

He believes acid in the corn and grass stored in the silo over the years eroded the blocks more than he had suspected, and when this year’s load settled to one side, the structure collapsed.