100 Years Ago: 1918
Leavitt Institute in Turner opens on Oct. 1st. The double-session plan will be used, there is an intermission of an hour and a quarter at noon and school closing at 3:30 in the afternoon. Two buildings have been leased to take the place of the old dormitory until a new one can be built The place known as the Orcutt house will serve as a dining room for boys and girls. Philip Dearborn takes the place of the former sub-master, Leslie Dunham. Mr. Dunham was drafted and so was Mr. Dearborn, but the latter was rejected. Mr. Dearborn has had successful experience as a teacher at Opportunity Farm in New Gloucester and as principal of the high school in Stratton.
50 Years Ago: 1968
The Auburn Fire Department dispatched Engine Five to the city dump on Gracelawn Road at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to wet down an area that was smoldering as a result of fire there last Friday. Firemen spent about an hour and a half at the scene.
25 Years Ago:1993
Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy has approved a $3 million Rural Development Administration to help build a new 90-bed veterans’ nursing home here, Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell announced Friday. Mitchell said he urged Espy to approve the project in a recent telephone conversation. The RDA state and regional offices had recommended approval of the project to provide the financing necessary to build the home. Workers broke ground for the $7 million dollar project on High Street on Sept. 19. “Secretary Espy expressed to me his personal support for the home in South Paris. I am pleased that the secretary has recognized the importance of this project,” Mitchell said. The low-interest RDA loan will save Maine taxpayers thousands of dollars for the construction of the new home, according to the senator. “In my discussions with the secretary, I stressed the real need for this facility. Almost 19,000 veterans live within a 25-mile radius of its future High Street location. They and others will greatly from the high-quality, long-term care this state-of-the-art facility will provide.”
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