100 Years Ago:

Conditions In the Auburn shoe factories are reported to be picking up and In several of the factories workers are now being added to the payroll. Work at the Dingley Co. started on full time this week and the number of their payroll is to be substantially increased this week and next. Business at this plant is steadily increasing and the same Is true of reports from Cushman-Hollls Co., Lunn & Sweet Co., and Ault-Williamson Co. At the Cushman-Hollis Co.’s plant the factory is not running on full time but varies according to the work to be turned out each week. An increase of the payroll is reported, however, and things are said to be looking better than at any time this year.

50 Years Ago: 1971

Auburn firemen this afternoon removed large chunks of ice and snow from the roof over the main entrance to the Auburn City building. Walter Sargent, custodian at the city building noticed this morning that a large accumulation of ice and snow posed a threat to people passing beneath. Patrolman Calvin Hunter of the police Maintenance Department. “plowed off a section of the front lawn, and an aerial truck was backed in, and firemen removed the hazardous icy conditions.

25 Years Ago: 1996

Designing floral arrangements is nothing new to Ann Welch. She’s been doing it for a while and “loves working with flowers,” Welch said, while dusting the leaf of a new hanging plant. She came up with the idea of opening Country Rose Florist, located opposite the Mexico Fire Department, as a way to earn an income while still being able to care for her two sons. “I bought the building and we live upstairs, so I’ll be basically working at home,” Welch said. Her boys, 11 and 13, are excited about the prospects she faces, Welch said, and will probably be called on to help out occasionally. Country Rose Florist will offer free delivery to hospitals and funeral homes and will be available for last-minute orders. Welch said she will use call-forwarding for customers who need to reach her in the evening.

The material used in Looking Back is produced exactly as it originally appeared although misspellings and errors may be corrected.

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