100 years ago, 1911

In the Auburn Municipal Court yesterday forenoon Harry Murray, an Auburn boy, was up before Judge Webber charged with the larceny of books from several second hand stores in Lewiston and Auburn. There is said to be a gang of boys in that city who have been stealing books from numerous stores for the past few weeks. The police intend to put a stop to the business and have warrants for other boys. The plan is to steal the books from newsdealers and sell them to second hand dealers. In one case the boys sold books to a newsdealer which had been stolen from his own store.

50 years ago, 1961

Senior girls from three local high schools who plan teaching careers were special guests at a meeting of MU Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, teachers’ society, held Tuesday evening at the Pettengill School in Lewiston.

General singing of the song”The Life of a Teacher” opened a program which featured a panel discussion, “We Study to Help Others Study,” with Mrs. Elizabeth Miller as moderator.

25 years ago, 1986

The threat of a strike in sports, a recent phenomenon on the professional level, has dipped down into the Maine high school ranks.

A dispute between the state’s ice hockey officials and the Maine Secondary Schools Principal’s Association over workman’s compensation and the payment of an assigner threaten the continuation of the hockey season beyond this weekend.

The officials will meet Sunday night to decide if they will officiate games after Saturday. The possibility of a strike has sent schools scrambling to locate other officials.