Looking Back on June 7

100 years ago, 1918

The Androscoggin County Pomona grange met on Wednesday with the subordinate grange at Turner, and the crowd was a big one. It was a glorious summer morning, and one of the biggest cars of the local trolley line was packed to its capacity when it left the head of Lisbon street. On reaching Turner Village a full score of autos were found waiting at the terminus, ready to take the visitors to the grange hall, two miles or more away. What would, the old-time patrons of a quarter of a century ago have said to have seen such a sight?

50 years ago, 1968

The tragic death of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and the fact that President Lyndon B. Johnson has proclaimed Sunday to be a national day of mourning, has resulted in the postponement of several previously-scheduled events, including the always-popular Pancake Breakfast, sponsored and presented by the Auburn-Lewiston Kiwanis Club. The breakfast, at which many hundreds of persons are served annually, has been postponed to Sunday, June 16.

25 years ago, 1993

Race Unity Day will be celebrated Tuesday with activities at the YWCA on East Avenue. Included will be a ceremonial tree planting, speakers and the presentation of awards in a poster/essay contest in which children from Washburn, Pettingill and St. Joseph’s schools took part. Race Unity Day is sponsored by the Dawnland Alliance, the Baha’i faith community and the YWCA to foster better understanding and appreciation of world culture and races. Everyone is invited to attend the celebration.

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