100 years ago, 1912
We hear talk of construction of several new large shops in Lewiston. The rapid growth of department stores in all parts of the country is a movement for the relief of the consumer and floor space of department stores in Boston has increased by 70 percent in the past five years. Agitation for a new hotel also is reviving. A correspondent says that Auburn should take over the Franklin company’s hillside and make it into an ideal park. This would take into a park the many acres between Upper Court Street and Minot Avenue, to the limit of private property.
50 years ago, 1962
REHEARSING FOR VARIETY SHOW (photo caption) This trio of young musicians, students at Edward Little High School, Auburn, are shown practicing for the fifth annual Variety Show which takes place Nov. 8 and 9, at Central School auditorium. The show is sponsored by the Edward Little Biology Club. Seated at the piano is Ted Armstrong, and standing are Sandra Simpson and Jane Andrews.
25 years ago, 1987
A state agency concerned with treating the mentally retarded is breaking new ground and a halfway house here is one of the beneficiaries. The Fellowship House, which operates a 15-bed shelter at 88 Third St., Auburn, for male substance abusers has received a $15,000 grant.
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