100 Years Ago: 1924 The Auburn Ski Club will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 at Community Service headquarters to make plans in connection with the ski jumping and ski run events of the Auburn Winter Carnival, and also in regards to sending representatives to the Berlin, Rumford, and other carnivals. Weekly Saturday and Sunday activities […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The Minstrel Follies” presented by the local high school students in Winthrop on Monday evening and again this evening at the town hall was well done and reflected much glory on the students, principal of the school and the director, Albert E. Hayes, who has been in town for the last […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 It is an ill wind that blows no good, according to an old saying. On Saturday, a runaway horse dashed down Western Promenade in Auburn and she was terribly injured. The pung she drew was filled with groceries which were scattered far and near. While the attention of the bystanders was […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The Lewiston Post of the American Legion started rehearsals Friday night for the three-act comedy which will be presented in the Empire Theatre February 21 and 22. The play is “Suzette” and one of the best casts of local amateurs has been selected to fill the roles. From all appearances the […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Committees on the minstrel show to be given at the East Auburn Grange Hall on Thursday evening are working zealously to make it a success. The snappy colored circle will undoubtedly be the main attraction. It will include Imogene Hackett, Alice Berry, Martha Clark, Norma Lowe, Charles Allen, Fred Sargent, Elmer […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The Chapman concert next Monday is interesting to Farmington people, who have always found Prof. Chapman’s concerts rare musical treats. The contralto voice of Madame Nadworney and the artistic skill of Rabinowitch with the violin will ensure as fine an entertainment as Mr. Chapman has ever brought. 50 Years Ago: 1974 […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The Salrite club of Past Chiefs, Pythian Sisters, was delightfully entertained by the past chiefs of Fidelity Temple, Lisbon Falls on Monday. At 12:30 pm, a splendid dinner was served by the committee, Mrs. Lena MacMillan, chairman assisted by Mrs. Sarah Coombs, Mrs. Margaret Thompson, Mrs. Alice Buchanan, Mrs. Emma Larrabee, […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 A new radio station voice was heard for the first time Jan 8 at about 11 o’clock Eastern Standard time, when KGO, the General Electric station at Oakland, Calif., took to the air. This is a sister station of WGY, at Schenectady station. KGO will operate on 312 meters and there […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Lewiston schools  was the subject for some discussion at the meeting of the school board last evening, at which time Supt. Bickford pointed out that unless special provision was made, some 30 or more beginners would be obliged to stay away from school. The matter of appointment of a teacher to […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 Mrs. Eva Foster Spear of Lewiston will be the soloist at the half hour recital which will precede the Thomas Mott Osbourne lecture at the mid winter meeting of the Maine Federation of Women’s Club in Lewiston Wednesday afternoon, Jan 9th. 50 Years Ago: 1974 A publicity-shy friend of Hebron Academy […]