100 Years Ago: 1920 The Maine Centennial half dollar is now to be ready for distribution through the State treasurer and the local banks, will be sold at $1 each. The issue will be limited. 50 Years Ago: 1970 Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, D-Maine returned to the high school from which he was graduated 38 […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 An Interesting contest has just closed among the pupils of the Chamberlain School, Auburn. This was to see which would bring the most wild flowers for the term. Alden Barrell, son of Dr. D.A. Barrell of High street is the winner, having brought In the greatest variety and the most of […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 “Despite the reign of the movies, I look for the spoken drama to continue for many years yet and possibility undefinitely,” said H. Price Webber, the veteran actor of half a century, referring to the changes that have taken place of recent years in the theatrical world, “The spoken drama in […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Henry Breen of Lewiston, who has been playing baseball since 1913 with the Des Moines team in the western league, has signed to manage the Oklahoma City team in the same league for the remainder of the season. 50 Years Ago: 1970 The sesquicentennial Commission said today it is sponsoring a […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The principal feature of the monthly meeting of the Auburn Board of Education, held last evening, was the fact that it was the first to be held in the new rooms at the city building. There was, however,  business of importance on the docket of routine work, Speaking for the committee […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Friday will be parents day in the Auburn schools and special invitations have been issued to the parents of the pupils in the  various schools. Special exhibitions of school work will entertain the parents’ and the program for the day will be the regular recitation work so that the parents may […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 We read almost daily of the arrival of huge cargoes of raw sugar in the ports of New York and Boston: yet we go lo the grocers  virtually on our knees and beg for a bit of sweetening at an exorbitant price—often in vain. Is it any wonder that the people […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 The first United States ambulance airplane has been successfully developed and flown at McCook Field. 50 Years Ago: 1970 The final phase of the annual DPT clinic for youngsters will be held at the City Building Thursday.  Auburn Health Nurse, Mrs. Shirley Schneider, R. N. said that Dr. John Milazzo would […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 Elmer Biggers of Rockland came to Lewiston Friday with the intention of going to the circus, but he received the biggest surprise of his life, before he left town Friday night. Mr. Bigger had a brother who had left home 18 years ago, he himself being only a boy of nine. […]

100 Years Ago: 1920 (a follow-up to board of health letter on June 1) Some of the Lewiston merchants were busy yesterday morning cleaning up the alleys at the rear of their stores. 50 Years Ago: 1970 On exhibit at the Community Art Gallery, Livermore Falls, this month are the paintings of Mrs. Winifred C. […]