Cooler. Time for warmer clothing. Readers of The Sun know where to look for it. The continuing fall in temperature and fair weather will make for a great day for trade. Thousands will see in The Sun mention all kinds of good things to wear. No advertiser can afford to be absent. And think of the hundreds of families who will have a more varied and abundant dinner because of the long lists of good things with which the Saturday Sun will attract them.

The second day of the Maine Music Festival in Bangor was marked by large audiences and continued artistic success. A feature was the public rehearsal of Madame Eames, this morning, attended by 2,000 people, including many school children and teachers, who had been given a half holiday.

50 Years Ago, 1955

Newsboys from Lewiston were among a group from five Maine cities who were welcomed by Gov. Edmund S. Muskie at the State House and were present when he signed a proclamation declaring Saturday as Newspaper Day. “The experience our youth receives as newsboys is the foundation for their place in the business world.” said Gov. Muskie. “Newspaper boys have been serving our Nation down through the years as messenger of a free press, which has contributed greatly to enabling our people to be the best informed in the world.”

25 Years Ago, 1980

Maine’s 1980 population stood at 1,123,560, a gain of 11½ percent over the past decade, according to preliminary census figures released. The figures, from the Bureau of the Census, indicated that Maine had 129,838 more residents than during the last statewide head count in 1970. Maine’s growth rate was expected to exceed the national average, which census officials estimated at around 9 percent. But it lagged behind the other northern New England states. New Hampshire showed a hefty 24.6 percent increase and Vermont was up by 14.8 percent.