100 years ago, 1916
The new organ at St. Peter’s Church, installed by the Casavant Freres, of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, will be dedicated September 14. The soloist will be Prof. Urbain, the blind organist of St. Hyacinthe, and Father Lamarche, who conducted a retreat at St. Peter’s Church in 1907 will preach the sermon.

50 years ago, 1966
(Photo Caption) President Lyndon B Johnson, expected to be welcomed today at Kennedy Park in Lewiston by more than 30,000 Central Maine residents, will speak from this wooden platform addition to the newly-painted park bandstand. Mr. Johnson is scheduled to deliver a major address on domestic policy in his brief 5 p.m. visit.

25 years ago, 1991
The Re “New” Wall Committee of Auburn invites the public to attend the South Main Street Mural Dedication ceremony at the Great Falls School lawn on Academy and High streets Aug. 24. The 600 Auburn children and adult volunteers who painted the mural will be recognized and presented awards of appreciation, and the mayor, Richard Trafton. The retaining wall on South Main ‘street was an eyesore, marred with grafitti, until the 700-foot mural was painted. The community’s joint venture transformed the wall into a work of art depicting scenes of “Maine, the Way Life Should Be.”

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