100 years ago, 1911

Losing his balance from his position in the interior of the new tank being erected for the Lewiston gas Light Company, Joseph Souders plunged 35 feet to the concrete bottom below, sustaining severe injuries which may prove fatal.

Mr. Souders is one of the crew of experienced workmen from Camden, N.J. who are employed in building the huge tank and is familiar with the work. It is not known how he happened to fall.

50 years ago, 1961

Last night marked the start of three days of open house activity in Lewiston schools as part of American Education Week.

All Lewiston grammar schools reported excellent turnouts for functions ranging from simple open house observations to full-scale dinners and PTA meetings. The theme for this year’s observation is “Your Schools — Time For a Progress Report.”

25 years ago, 1986

One of Lewiston-Auburn’s major arteries was closed to traffic for more than two hours early Friday morning following an 18 car pileup in which 11 people were hurt.

Icy road conditions caused the first car to go out of control and combined with fog to result in a chain reaction crash in the east bound lane of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Bridge shortly after 6 a.m., according to Lewiston police. An estimated $54,000 damage was done to the vehicles involved.