100 years ago, 1916
Auburn young ladies were hostesses at a novel Leap Year dancing party last evening in Wilson’s Academy Hall. All the guests came in costume and masked. On the order were included several of the older favorites and there were one or two square dances. A confetti dance was pretty. The girls were true hostesses for the evening and the gentlemen were allowed to choose partners only twice during the evening. A grand march was formed just before unmasking. At intermission, the young ladies served their guests. Ross catered. Mason and Davis orchestra furnished music.

50 years ago, 1966
If the tradition of eating fish on Friday has changed in the Catholic household, it certainly hasn’t shown any effect in supermarket sales in Lewiston and Auburn. As a result of the action taken recently by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, lifting the ban on eating meat on Fridays, the Journal today took a survey of food markets in the Twin Cities to see what the first week’s reaction was to the change in the age-old ban. Many of the managers of local markets were surprised and caught short with the popular demand for fish on both Thursday and Friday. Several stores sold out of the fresh fish early, and also did a whale of a business on the frozen fish.

25 years ago, 1991
The yuletide season officially arrived in the Oxford Hills region Saturday with Santa’s arrival in the annual Christmas parade sponsored by the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce. The approximately 30 entries included service organizations, businesses, clubs, Girl and Boys Scouts, and floats by the Rowe School in Norway and Oxford Hills Junior High in Paris. The 90-minute procession was led by the two 1991 Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award recipients, Raynor Brown of Waterford and the Rev. Donald McAllister of Norway.

The material in Looking Back is reproduced exactly as it originally appeared, although misspellings and errors made at that time may be edited.