100 years ago, 1910

Not only has the growth of some of the early crops been retarded by the cold wave of the past few days, but on Saturday night a killing frost reached the low lands in many places and chilled the tender vines that are only a few inches out of the ground.

Saturday night is said to have been the coldest June 4th in many years. The cold wave and killing frost coming at this time in an unusually backward season have caused irreparable loss to some farmers.

50 years ago, 1960

A lack of tailpipes on some Lewiston school buses has brought a complaint from a Lewiston resident.

Tailpipes are required on school buses, according to provisions of the state motor vehicle laws.

Lewiston School Supt. J. Weldon Russell said that he has been told by Lewiston Transportation Co. owner Israel Winner that a special tailpipe is needed and these are on order from Detroit.

25 years ago 1985

Lewiston will hire a testing firm to identify asbestos that must be removed from the former Coca-Cola bottling plant on Park Street so that it can be torn down to make way for the city’s new police station.

The Lewiston Finance Committee voted Monday to allow Purchasing Agent Norman J. Beauparlant to negotiate with Northeast Test Consultants on a contract to hire the firm to locate asbestos in the Coke building.

Beauparlant said initial surveys have indicated substantial amounts of the substance. He said Northeast is needed to identify where asbestos was used so it may be safely removed before the building is demolished.