100 Years Ago: 1920 It Is learned In Lewiston that Governor Milliken has nominated F. X. Marcotte for another term of six years to the Lewiston Police examination. The nomination must be confirmed by the governor’s council, but this is just a formality. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Gene Benner of Auburn, the pass-catching. record-setting end […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The home service section of the Red Cross has received from the Boston headquarters a warning against a man who claims to be an agent of the War Risk Bureau and other matters. 50 Years Ago: 1970 The Women’s Auxiliary of the East Auburn Community Unit is meeting Sunday at eight […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 At a meeting of the Lewiston board of Public Works on Monday evening, it was decided to advance the pay of the employees of the street department  50 cents a day including the bosses and superintendent. This makes the pay of a street laborer $4 a day. The increase was based […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 More than a hundred couples enjoyed the New Year’s dance given by the Degree of Pocahontas last evening, with Berry’s 7-piece orchestra furnishing the music. The fanfare of the evening was the Leap Year dance at midnight, with the men not being allowed upon the floor unless asked to dance by […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Philibert Roy, who drives for Atherton Furniture Co. was cranking his Ford Wednesday when It kicked back, breaking his arm. This is the second time in a year that he has had this misfortune. 50 Years Ago: 1970 A local man was one of the ” featured performers when the Ice […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Old Year and the New Year was danced in by the Lewiston and Auburn Rotarians and by their wives and daughters, They dined 160 of them—at the DeWitt and then went over to Mrs. Heth’s dancing academy and made the newfangled dances look oldfashioned and occasionally Interweaving them with the […]