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 […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Miss Annie Barr, librarian at the Lewiston Public Library, gave a delightful reading of “Chinese Porcelain” to start the bringing about of a review of this wondrous art. The women were quite taken up with the books from the state library, which Miss Barr used in her talk. They were exquisitely […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Embroidery in all of its various forms is as much a feature in the decoration on hats as well as gowns and it is a means of introducing the bright colors demanded by Dame Fashion. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Miss Charlotte Michaud, of Lewiston will be honored by the Franco-American community […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Fire of unknown origin was making good headway on Boxer’s Island, an acre and a half strip of land in the Androscoggin River, opposite a sand pit at about 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Pictured in a photo by M. A. Bonafant is a team who competed in […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The editor of the Lewiston-Journal has been invited to deliver the address at the annual meeting of the Society of Maine at Buffalo, N.Y., but has been compelled to decline. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Essays on the question of handling credit have won two Edward Little High School girls prizes which […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 “The Silver Grays” enjoyed their usual jolly dancing party Thursday evening at ST. Rocco’s Hall. Waldo Street. in Rumford. The committee in charge being, Dr. C.F. Davis, Alfred Sparks, Robert Harris and Harold Poor. 50 Years Ago: 1974 A new city electrician was hired today by the city of Auburn. He […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Five adults went on the Stanton Bird Walk in Auburn, yesterday morning under the leadership of B.A. Chase. A report of the following birds seen are: Redwing blackbird, crow, evening grosbeak, gull, junco, meadowlark, phoebe, robin and song sparrow. 50 Years Ago: 1974 Thomas Mahard, twice named actor of the year […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The Easter ball to be given under the auspices of the auxiliary of the Alden Gayton Post on Monday evening, April 21, has the assurance of being a very pleasant and successful undertaking. The money raised will go into a fund for the aiding of the World War veterans in the sanatorium, […]