Looking Back on June 6

100 years ago, 1918

There was no need for surgical operations to separate the public from its money Thursday, the Red Cross day at Abbott Brothers’ store. And even if there had been, the 25 fresh uniformed Red Cross nurses who were everywhere in the store would have made it a positive pleasure. From the time the doors were opened in the morning, a steady stream of shoppers tested the selling capacity of these nurse-sales women, who are in private life prominent Lewiston-Auburn women, and augment their sales books to almost unbelievable sums, for 10 per cent of all their sales made thru the day will g0 to the local Red Cross chapter for much needed materials, and every one of these women were eager for another way of working for the local Red Cross.

50 years ago, 1968

Architects of the Alonzo Harriman Associates architectural firm continued their preliminary work in connection with renovations at the Androscoggin County jail today. Sheriff Robert W. Bonenfant said that the architects are taking soundings for a foundation, near the present Sheriff’s Department radio room and dispatcher’s office.

25 years ago, 1993

The Auburn City Council will meet Monday for the first reading of the coming year’s city budget and to discuss a request from the owner of Lost Valley Ski area to hold concerts at the mountain. If the City Council approves the request, Auburn could be the sight of concerts featuring country, blue-grass and soft rock artists, such as James Taylor, Michael Bolton, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt and others. A New York-based promotional agency has agreed to schedule concerts of “reasonable size (2,000 to 3,000) for the latter part of this summer, “on a trial basis,” if the council approves. Also, in response to that request, the council will discuss a proposed Mass Gathering Ordinance.

The material in Looking Back is reproduced exactly as it originally appeared, although misspellings and errors made at that time may be corrected.