Looking Back on Jan. 30: ‘King to workers: It’s not over’

Sun Journal for Jan. 30, 1998

100 Years Ago: 1923

The Monday Club has arranged for another lecture in Merrill Hall to be on Friday evening. The speaker will be Arthur G. Staples, of Auburn. Mr. Staples will have as his subject, “The New Woman.”

50 Years Ago: 1973

A splash party is being planned for Saturday evening at the YWCA on East Avenue, Lewiston, hosted by the Pool Club members. High school students of the Lewiston-Auburn and surrounding areas are invited to participate, and tickets are available at the Y pool deck. Among those serving as hostesses are Carmen Dutile, Denise Caron. Mona Comeau. Elaine Roy, Jackie Fournier, Carol Auger. Sue Lacroix, Michelle Gagnon, Diane Casavant and Stella Gervais.

25 Years Ago: 1998

(from a Sun Journal photo) Heroes honored recently by the Freeport Rescue Unit for their heroism are Grant Bacon, 8, left, and Blaine Bacon, 6, right, pictured here with their dad, Blaine Bacon, right, and Freeport Rescue Chief Paul Conley, left. The boys were returning home from Freeport with their dad and a younger brother and sister when their dad experienced a severe allergic reaction. The boys remained calm, caring for their younger siblings, helping their dad call for help, preparing his medication and ensuring that he took the medication. Both boys are homeschooled and want to be EMTs like their dad when they grow up.

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