100 years ago, 1917
Milk dealers of Lewiston and Auburn have practically all decided that the local price of milk must go to eleven cents on August 1st. This is due, in the two cities, partly to the increased price of grain, bottles, caps and so forth, and the higher cost to the dealers of maintaining equipment. “Milk is very scarce at this time, and the dry season, which usually comes the last of August, is still ahead.

50 years ago, 1967
(Photo Caption) Walton playground youngsters in Auburn took part in a bicycle rodeo Wednesday night at the playground, and the entrants in the affair are pictured here. Many of the bikes were decorated especially for the rodeo, an activity held as part of the Auburn Parks and Recreation summer playground program.

25 years ago, 1992
Despite last year’s slowdown in the domestic automobile industry, an Auburn manufacturer of auto parts has received increasing orders and has added 75 employees since Jan. 1, bringing its work force to more than 500. In addition, Gates Formed-Fibre Products Inc. — now the largest manufacturing employer in the city — will be building a 15,000-square-foot expansion to its existing 150,000-square-foot plant on Washington Street. Sales of the company’s non-woven carpet trunk liners for autos have grown from about 42 million to 50 million in the last year, said Gerald Smith, vice president for marketing.

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