100 years ago: 1919

(This item is from an ad in the Lewiston Journal)

WANTED:

Girls from 17 to 24 years of age with high school education, who desire permanent position to learn telephone operating. Seven dollars a week paid while learning. Frequent increases and two weeks vacation with pay. Apply, Hannah B. Leader, Chief Operator.

50 years ago: 1969

Those women attending the inaugural balls honoring President-elect Nixon will be admitted in pantsuits and men can wear black tie, although white tie is recommended. “They’re accepted these days aren’t they,” Mark Evans, one of the ball’s co-chairmen, asked a group of fashion writers Thursday at the Hotel Pierre, Nixon’s headquarters. As the women chorused their affirmation, Evans said, “If you say so… Yes, women will be admitted in their formal drawers.” Evans and Mrs. Leslie C. Arends, wife of the Illinois congressman, also said that after much deliberation the chairmen had decided white tie is preferable for the inaugural ball.

25 years ago: 1994

Corrie Marie Bernatchez, daughter of Gerry and Stephanie Bernatchez of Auburn, won first place at the baby model pageant held at the Sheraton Tara Hotel in Nashua, N.H. She also was first runner-up in the photogenic category.

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