Looking Back on April 13

100 years ago, 1918

Who’s the owner of the 18 sugar barrels and six cases of “booze” seized at the Lower Maine Central railroad station by Deputy Luce on Thursday night? The liquor was not billed to anyone in Lewiston but arrived from from Boston by freight. There were no marks of identification, either that the stuff was liquor or that it was intended for anyone in Lewiston. Deputy Luce, who was one of the liquor squad appointed by the Governor seized it, and on Friday it was stated that the officers had no information. The liquor is estimated at the present market value as worth $9,000.

50 years ago, 1968

A distraught Auburn mother called Auburn police this morning at 8:41 to report that her young son had been missing since 8:15 a.m. She gave police a description and informed them that on previous occasions he has ventured off to nearby stores, because he likes to go to stores. The search began in earnest. At 9:08 the mother called back and said all was well. Sorry, she said. She just didn’t think of looking in the backyard. There he was, playing to his heart’s content.

25 years ago, 1993

(Photo Caption) Zachary Trefsger, 8, a second-grader in Martha Preble’s class at Western Avenue School in Auburn, became a clown Tuesday with the help of Pat MacFarland, who is a Shriners clown. MacFarland is preparing for the circus to be held this weekend at the Central Maine Civic Center in Lewiston.

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