Read more about Jan. 6, 1964, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 The Shrine Club committee No 2 met at the Kora Temple last night to make further arrangements for the party Friday night. Chairman Cook reports everything is progressing finely and predicts there will be a “merry evening  at Hollywood.” 50 Years Ago: […]

Read more about Jan. 6, 1943, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 The Be-Square and Daggett clubs are to plan a sleigh ride for Thursday, Jan, 18th, at their next meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11th. Several suggestions for raising money were also talked over and further plans will be made. The Blue Triangle […]

Read more about Jan. 4, 1983, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 The Ladies Auxiliary met with Mrs. James Rand Tuesday with fourteen members present. Plans are being made for a farce to be given soon. Refreshments will be served by the hostess. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Toni Ramsey will show slides on […]

Read more about Jan. 3, 1948, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 The Ladies Society of Grace Lutheran church will have a sale at the Schiller Hall Saturday evening beginning at 7 o’clock. A musical entertainment will be given at 8 o’clock. 50 Years Ago: 1973 Babies born in Androscoggin County in the […]

Read more about Jan. 2, 1923, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 A sleigh loaded with about eight bushels of potatoes got stalled on the snowless ground at Main and Lisbon Street Tuesday morning. The effort of one white horse plus the efforts of one policeman and three passersby got the sleigh out […]

Read more about Dec. 31, 1942, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1922 Postmaster Bryant announces that there will be no mail deliveries on Monday, New Year’s Day. It has been customary, he explains, to deliver to the business places, but this will not be done this year, as the stores will all be […]

Read more about Dec. 30, 1922, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1922 Daniel Chapin, superintendent of the Norway Town Farm, is proud of a fine family of White Chester pigs, the father, mother and 13 little ones, writes a Norway correspondent. 50 Years Ago: 1972 For 35-year-old Attorney Robert W. Clifford the first […]

Read more about Dec. 29, 1942, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1922 Auburn residents returning to their homes while the snowstorm was at its height last night were compelled to walk in the car tracks which were kept clean by snow plows because the sidewalks in the Shoe City were covered with drifts […]

Read more about Dec. 28, 1922, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1922 Matthew Maney of Pleasant Street, Auburn, has received from a friend in Fresno, Calif., a chest of fruits from that state. The chest measures more than a yard long by two feet across. It contains dates, figs, prunes, each unusually large […]

Read more about Dec. 27, 1922, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1922 The Rev, Dr. George F. Finnie, pastor of the United Baptist church of Lewiston was made the unanimous choice of the Lewiston-Auburn Kiwanians for president of the club for the coming year, at the annual election Wednesday noon at the Auburn […]