100 Years Ago: 1924 Many patients at CMG Hospital were made happy when a May Day party was given to them. May baskets of bright colors and dainty construction filled with candies, cakes and cookies were given to each patient and changed the usual less sunshiny day into a wondrous one for many. 50 Years Ago: 1974 […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Miss Beatrice Libby, leader of the Jordan High School Mandolin Club, which will give a concert at Lewiston City Hall on May 9th, is one of the most popular and talented young women at the school, and so her work in connection with this club assures everybody of a splendid concert. There […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 In spite of the rain storm on Tuesday quite a large number of the members of the Literary Club of Gray gathered at Stimson Memorial hall in the afternoon and listened to Miss Clara Soule of South Portland who addressed them on the subject of Americanization. The lecture was very interesting because […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Plans are on the way among a group of Auburn businessmen for the organization of a local branch of the nationally known Lion’s Club, which is similar to Rotary and Kiwanis. Meetings have been held for preliminary plans but those interested are not ready to give out information yet. It is […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Miss Ellen Mae Stetson, talented pupil of Miss Marion Murphy, will be one of the features of the Triangle Club minstrel show on April 30th. at the club rooms, 86 Main Street, Auburn. The Triangle Club was the first of the many in the Lewiston-Auburn YWCA to be organized and so […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 An outstanding event which marked Augusta’s social circle the end of the lenten season was a delightful tea given on Saturday afternoon by Mrs. William H. Fisher at her home on Winthrop Street in honor of Princess Santa Borghese of Italy and Mrs. Augustus O. Thomas of this city. The spacious […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The members of the Bright Idea Club met at the home of Mrs. Etta Kilgore, North Norway, Thursday for a social afternoon. Light refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Izzie Cox, Mrs. Alma Judkins, Mrs. Kate Hobbs, Mrs. Susie Morse, Mrs. Ada Cox, Mrs. Olive Whitman, and Mrs. Effie Heath were […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 According to Dr. A.O. Thomas of Augusta, Maine has staged a tremendous building program. In the last ten years 85 towns have either remodeled their high school plant or built new modern buildings and many others are under construction. The cost of these buildings approximate $6,000,000. This is an enormous advance when […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Alfred Sweeney, general manager of the Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway, said Friday afternoon that the official news of the decision of the Public Utilities Commission authorizing straight 10 cent fares had not been received and therefore he could not say when the company would put them into effect. Probably right away, giving, of […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Miss Louise McLoon, dental hygienist at the Lewiston-Auburn Red Cross, is considering going to Labrador to take up work with Dr. Wiltrid T. Grenfell. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Winners of a regional typing contest held recently at the Auburn Maine School of Commerce under the auspices of the Maine Association of Business Educators were […]