100 years ago,1911

The fifth annual convention of the Maine Textile Unions will be held in Mule Spinners Hall on Lisbon Street on May 9-10. Letters instructing delegates have been sent out by Pres. Edmund Turmenne and Sec. Dolar Livernois. This convention is held with the purpose of getting the members to make united efforts toward legislation and enforcement of labor laws affecting textile workers. It is expected that a large number of delegates will be present and that much work will be accomplished by the convention.

50 years ago, 1961

SOUTH PARIS — Manager David R. Feltenstein of the Oxford Pickle Co. said the plant will cease operations this fall.

The decision will mean the end of 30 jobs and a payroll of more than $100,000. The parent firm, John E. Cain Co., said it will retain the “Oxford” brand name, but all processing will be done at its plants in South Deerfield, Mass., and East Hartford, Conn.

Feltenstein said the company will accept all cucumbers contracted for this season from some 175 acres in Western and Southwestern Maine.

25 years ago, 1986

Gov. Joseph Brennan will host a reception planned for May 6 in observance of Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day.

A gathering of Holocaust survivors, children of survivors, liberators and community leaders will be invited to the Blaine House for the observance.