100 years ago, 1918
Mrs. J. W. Stevens of 55 Manley Street, Auburn, has this to say to the Journal: “I am 72 years old but Friday morning I was forced to stand in line three solid hours when the thermometer was away below zero in order to get a little coal. This may be a good, but to me it seems like an outrage. Today I am so lame and ill that I can hardly move. If there is not more than one death as the result of that outrage then I will be mistaken. What a great fuel commission and a great system that forces a woman of my age to stand from six until nine o’clock in order to get a little coal to keep from freezing.”
50 years ago, 1968
The testimonial dinner at the Lewiston Armory Sunday evening for Second District Rep. William D. Hathaway has to be accounted a success by Hathaway supporters There were more than 1,000 Democrats in attendance at the dinner, which means welcome funds for the congressman’s third term re-election bid and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts delivered a rousing speech on behalf of the twin city attorney. There is no question about the younger Kennedy’s speaking. His address at the Armory was one of the most eloquent given in these communities in many years He has to be regarded as an even more polished speaker than was his late brother, President John F. Kennedy.
25 years ago, 1993
Power failures affected hundreds of homes and business places in Lewiston-Auburn and Greene Friday when a confused squirrel wandered into a Lisbon Street substation of Central Maine Power Co. and caused a short circuit. St. Mary’s General Hospital was without regular power about two hours but an emergency power unit took over without a hitch. Some traffic lights in the two cities went dead. The squirrel got into the substation and, shortly before 10:30 a.m. scrambled over live lines — causing a minor explosive-like short circuit with hot flashes. Damage to the equipment was minor. The squirrel may have been lost in heavy fog which blanketed the area.
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