100 Years Ago: 1922 Colored eggs and fluffy chicks in window displays give warning of the approach of Easter. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Bates College sophomore John T. Jenkins will present a  program titled, “Newark and the Black Community” Sunday, April 9, beginning at 2:30 p.m., in the college’s Little Theater. An informal talk with […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 New staging has been constructed at the Cushman-Hollis building in Auburn to facilitate construction work. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Donia J. Girard of Lewiston will serve as leader during the sing-along that will be one of several features at the Maple Festival, Saturday, April 18  held at the Central Maine Youth […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The J.B. St. Pierre store at Lisbon and Chestnut streets is now occupying the entire corner of the block, including the section off city hall alley which was formerly occupied by a barber shop, and was remodeled recently to suit the furnishing store’s needs The store is now one of the […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Sap pails were filled to the brim on Saturday – with snow. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Students in the French department at St. Dominic Regional High School are rehearsing a French-Canadian play, “Tit-Coq,” which will be presented at St. Peter’s School auditorium on Sunday, April 16. There will be two performances, […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 The latest fad among “Flappers” in general seems to be a large Chinese luck ring. An Auburn jeweler reports an increasing demand for this novelty. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Northeast Bank has been asked to vacate its temporary drive-in facility in the Auburn Urban Renewal facility to allow street work to […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 A checker tournament for Monday has been arranged to be held at the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, and all enthusiasts whether proficient in the game or not are invited to attend. It is expected that Ray Gould, state checker champion, will be one of the players. 50 Years Ago: 1972 (from […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 E.E. Crafts of West Auburn is getting nearly sixty eggs a day right along from one hundred pullets and hens. 50 Years Ago: 1972 Mrs. Robert W. Clifford poses like a mannikin in a B.Peck store window to call attention to Aloha Way, a poolside extravaganza to be held at the YWCA […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 A successful Maine Rhode Island Red breeder is C.A. Burbank of West Auburn. He is averaging some forty eggs a day from sixty layers. 50 Years Ago: 1972 A sewing meeting of the Lucky Stars 4-H Club was held recently at the home of Gertrude Perkins, 1610 Summer St., Auburn. The girls […]

100 Years Ago: 1922 Because of a washout on the North River Road Auburn, near the bluff as a result of the recent rains, drivers of trucks and automobiles are urged to make a detour. The easiest route is up Center and then out to Stetson Rd. or one of the Riverton Streets. The Auburn […]