100 Years Ago: 1924 Gustave Simard of Lewiston owns the second largest bakery in Maine, yet he never made a loaf of bread himself. His bakery, known as Simards’s Bakery, produces and distributes to the retail trade nearly two million loaves a year. The average weekly sale in the wintertime is 37,000 loaves; and about […]
Read more about April 29, 1923, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1923 The floor of the bridge across the little Androscoggin near the underpass on the Auburn-Danville junction road is two or three feet underwater. Automobiles crossing the bridge are up to their hub in water. 50 Years Ago: 1973 The Women’s Auxiliary […]
Read more about Dec. 12, 1947, in the SunJournal.com archives. 100 Years Ago: 1922 The trolley wire on the Portland-Lewiston Interurban line broke at Danville late last night causing some delay in traffic. Cold weather causing the wire to contract is said to have been responsible for the break. Temperature was the lowest so far […]
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100 Years Ago: 1922 Plans for the purchase of a new organ were discussed at yesterday’s meeting of the West Auburn Ladies Aid, held at the vestry. Some of the members, ten of whom were present, came in the morning and at noon a picnic dinner was served. Two quilts were tacked and arrangements to […]