100 Years Ago: 1923 All gates of the Whitehouse grounds will be thrown open tonight while Christmas carols are sung at the north entrance of the executive mansion. Mrs. Coolidge, wife of the President, was the moving spirit in having the old custom revived and, at her invitation, the public will take part in the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 E.N. Robertson of Lewiston brought a bunch of mayflowers yesterday, already budded, ready to burst into bloom yesterday which he picked yesterday about two o’clock near Lewiston Junction. 50 Years Ago 1973 (Sun Journal photo) There really is a Santa Claus–At least that’s what little Sheilah Metayer must have thought Friday […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The Women’s Auxiliary of Lewiston Post American Legion, will meet at the Legion Hall, 36 Lisbon Street, next Wednesday evening. The mothers, sister, wife or daughter of an ex-service man is eligible to become a member of the auxiliary. It is planned to have an election of officers for 1924 at the meeting […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The first social function at the White House for young folks in more than a decade was held today when Mrs. Coolidge entertained about 50 friends of the Coolidge boys, John and Calvin, Jr. The guests ranged from 12 to 19 years of age. 50 Years Ago: 1973 The proposal that […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Henry Ford today declared he, “like a great many of the American people,” feels that the country is “safe with Coolidge,” and that he himself would never consider running against Mr. Coolidge on any ticket. “I believe it is the wise and natural thing for the people to agree on the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The employees of Mutual Benefit Association members of the International Mill were invited Sunday evening to St. Rocco Hall, where a smoke talk was enjoyed. The feature of the evening’s program was the minstrel show presented by local talent after which a splendid lunch was served. 50 Years Ago: 1973 When the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 A bull, the property of George Lachapelle of College Road, Lewiston, which escaped from its barn Saturday, terrorizing the neighborhood, met its death Monday morning at the hands of “Sureshot” McGraw of the Lewiston Police Department, who with his companion Policeman Sheffield raced to the neighborhood this morning, braved the onrushing […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 The record of three Lewiston sisters, who celebrate their birthdays the same week is beaten by the three children of Mrs. Elizabeth Caton of Durham, Florence, Julia and Bernice. The birthdays of all three fall on the same day, December 11. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Harry Grimm and Yvon Gilbert of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Miss Lillian Rivard, a member of the Jordan High School senior typing class has been awarded a Certificate of Proficiency by the L.C. Smith Co. for writing at the ratio of thirty-six minutes for fifteen consecutive minutes. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Someone with a low IQ has damaged several panels of […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 A fir tree presented to President Coolidge for use as a national Christmas tree was loaded on a special car in Middlebury, Vt. today for shipment to Washington. The fir, cut in the heart of the Green Mountains, was given to the president by Middlebury College as a gift from his […]