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 […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 The dates for “The Mikado,” which will be presented by the Edward Little Little High School has been set for March 11 and 12. 50 Years Ago: 1969 The reaction was mighty mixed today in connection with last night’s unexpected approval by the Lewiston City Council of the arterial route as […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 Kora Arab Patrol Assemblies will take place this evening at the temple on Sabattus Street. Music will be furnished by Barry’s Orchestra. 50 Years Ago: 1969 North Vietnam refused today to allow H. Ross Perot and his two plane-loads of Christmas gifts or American prisoners of war. The Texas billionaire then […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 The 8.30 am Grand Trunk passenger train was delayed over three hours at South Paris on account of a wreck near Bates, (West Paris,) a car on the Portland bound freight having left the iron on account of a split rail. The afternoon train from Montreal due in Lewiston at 7:05 […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 (from an ad in the Journal) A list of Lewiston residents whose taxes are unpaid will be advertised tomorrow. Pay your taxes today. 50 Years Ago: 1969 Thanks to members of the B’nai B’rith local lodge, things were a little easier and pleasanter for Auburn Police on Christmas eve. Holding to […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 Edward Little football lettermen, members of the faculty and alumni, were the guests of the athletic association of the school last evening at a banquet al the Hotel Cortland with Chef Voyer looking out for the young athletes’ interests along culinary lines. Following the banquet and speeches, a short business meeting […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 The large new organ which was ordered some time ago for the Strand Theatre has arrived and will be installed as soon as the experts arrive from the factory. 50 Years Ago: 1969 Auburn City Manager Woodbury E. Brackett, obviously disturbed by another rejection of the arterial route for a third […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 Willis M. Abbott has sold his house on the corner of Goff and Court streets. Auburn. to Dr. Harold W.Garcelon of Lewiston. The house was formerly the house of Holman F. Day, now of Boston. 50 Years Ago: 1969 The Lewiston-Auburn Go-Getters Club will hold its annual Christmas Party next Tuesday, […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 “The People of Lewiston And Auburn must keep the Salvation Army kettles higher than ever this year, in order to enable it to purchase necessary clothing greatly needed in some families,” said Adjutant Fowler. 50 Years Ago: 1969 The Choral Group of the Lewiston Senior Citizens will present a choral program […]

100 Years Ago: 1919 (from a Journal ad) GET 5 Lbs of SUGAR; FREE With Each Cord of Hard Fitted DRY WOOD at $13 to $15.50 Phone 1734—218 Lincoln St. 50 Years Ago: 1969 An Auburn Urban Renewal official today said that a “good hard look” should be taken on a proposed Whitney Street, Auburn, […]