100 years ago, 1918
Haircuts are going up! Cards bearing this notice are beginning to be tucked into the mirror frames of Lewiston and Auburn barber shops. “On and after Jan. 14, the prices for haircuts will be 35 cents and pompadours 45 cents,” is the way they read. The price now is 25 cents. The union will meet Wednesday night at Central Labor Union hall to dispose of matters in regard to the rise in prices and to attend to other business.

50 years ago, 1968
George P. Frangedakis, whose parents were long time residents of Lewiston and whose godparents are Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Frangedakis of Lewiston, was recently awarded the Eagle Scout badge during a Boy Scout ceremony in Frankfurt, Germany. Frangedakis, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Frangedakis, received the Eagle Scout badge, symbol of the highest rank in scouting, as a highlight of a Boy Scout Court of Honor for Troop 90, Transatlantic Council. North Star District. The award was presented by Colonel Kenneth W. Kennedy, Commanding Officer of U. S. Army Engineer Command, Europe.

25 years ago, 1993
A longstanding policy prohibiting alcoholic beverages on school property prompted the Lewiston School Committee Monday to delay action on a request from the Knights of Columbus to use a Lewiston High School football field as the site of the 1993 Franco Festival. In response to the group’s request to use the practice field at LHS for the three-day event, board members said their own policy prohibiting alcoholic beverages on school property would make a positive vote very difficult. “It’s an admirable cause, and it’s very difficult to say no, but this is a rigid policy banning alcoholic beverages. I feel quite strongly that we need to stand by it,” said at-large committee member John Allberti. Fern Cloutier, co-chairman of the Franco Festival 1993 Committee, explained to board members Monday that the practice field is ideal for the festival due to the abundance of space and parking at the school. “It would be a perfect place. There’s an 8-foot fence all around it and the site is well secured,” he said.

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