Looking Back on April 10

100 years ago, 1918

This notice has been issued from the naval recruiting station, Main street, Lewiston: America wants five hundred men of Maine, descendants of old sailor stock for five months intensive training in seamanship and gunnery, to form gun crews on board our transports and other ships soon to be actively engaged. She also wants friendly aliens In Maine with first papers. The age limits are 18-50 years (minors must present birth certificate) to be enrolled for four years in the U. S. Naval Reserve force as seamen second class for class four, for general service. Monthly pay is $35.90. Men of draft age must present a certificate from their local board, a certificate not over a week old, that their class and order number are so low that they are not likely to be called for any current quota.

50 years ago, 1968

Work performed while employed by another Army agency has earned a Department of the Army certificate and $30 award for Paul N. Chaloux, a former Lewiston resident, of the U. S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Col. Edwin T. O’Donnell, commanding officer of the center, presented Chaloux the award from the Army’s Natick (Mass.) laboratories for his role in reducing the cost of the burner unit for the gasoline field range. Re-design of the unit reduced the number of parts required from 298 to 243, eliminated costly hand-welding techniques and resulted in the use of low carbon in lieu of high cost, corrosion resistant steel, thereby effecting a substantial savings for the Government, an Army spokesman said.

25 years ago, 1993

Secondary students from the Union 29 towns of Minot, Mechanic Falls and Poland may be attending Edward Little High School for a long time to come. Then again, maybe not. Meeting with School Committee members Thursday, Union 29 directors said residents of the three towns will decide shortly whether they want to commit to Auburn for the long term or build a school of their own. John Hemond, who represents Minot on the Union 29 board, said a survey will be hand-delivered to residents next week asking them to express an opinion on the proposed new school.

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