100 Years Ago: 1920 The Lewiston and Auburn Hebrew Ladies’ Charity Association will give a Whist at their hall on Lisbon Street the evening of Dec 19. 50 Years Ago: 1970 The Auburn Dress Code committee held an organizational meeting Friday afternoon at Chamberlain School and members were handed the results of a survey conducted at Edward Little […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Bates College is a community within a community, or so it would seem when one glances over a program of the week’s social activities. There’s always something going on in some part of the campus, in the shadows of David’s Mountain and on the shores of Lake Andrews. It has its own well-equipped theater, […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Wage reductions of 22 and 1/3%, to take effect December 20, were announced Monday in the Androscoggin, Bates and Hill cotton mills, and the Lewiston Bleachery & Dye Works. This is in line with the reductions announced generally by textile mills throughout New England. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Members of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The new home of the Lewiston Trust Company is now in the process of construction. It certainly makes that downtown section look a whole lot more metropolitan. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Traffic in downtown Auburn was snarled for over an hour this morning after several electrical wires fell to the ground while Central Maine Power […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Arthur C. Cloutier, who has been engaged by the Auburn Post of the American Legion to coach their annual minstrel show, was present at the regular weekly meeting, held Wednesday evening at the Legion headquarters on Hampshire Street, and held a preliminary try-out of candidates for the show. Over 300 of the “buddies” […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The mailing of 1100 checks, the first of approximately 30,000 to be mailed to servicemen from Maine who served In the world war and to whom the state is paying a bonus of $100 began today. A warrant for $110,000 was appropriated by the governor and council. Money for the purpose […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The Auburn Friday club met with Mrs. John Crawshaw of James Street yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance. The roll call was answered by stories of Pilgrim ancestors. Mrs. Bradbury gave a fine book review on Jane Goodwin Austin’s story of “Standish of Standish.” 50 Years Ago: 1970 The so-called […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Dana Willams was the principal speaker of the evening at the meeting of the men’s club of Trinity church last evening, and he took for his topic “The History of Lewiston” which he told in an interesting manner. Though the address was thorough it was entertaining, and touched upon the growth […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The High Street Methodist Episcopal Church Ladies’ Circle held its annual fair and sale yesterday with a very successful day, including a baked ham dinner in spite of rain and snowy sidewalks. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Another document indicating that property has been acquired by eminent domain for Lewiston-Auburn’s new bridge has been filed […]