100 Years Ago: 1924

An article for December 21, 1924 is unavailable therefore an article from December 21, 1923 is being offered instead.

Little Miss Eloise Clary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Birchard Clary of Pine Ave., Livermore Falls, entertained several of her friends and classmates at a Christmas party, Thursday evening.

The rooms were prettily decorated with red and green paper evergreen, Christmas trees and paper icicles and snow used in profusion and producing an out-of- doors scene.

Little Miss Clary was dressed as a Snow Queen in a dress of white crepe paper cut to represent icicles. Each guest wore a red and white crepe paper cap. Games and dancing were enjoyed during the evening, one of the dances being favor dance, with numbered sticks of candy as favors. Dainty refreshments were served by the  young hostess.

Those present were: Louise Sawtelle, Margaret Moore, Mildred and Millicent Dolloff, Doris Marr, Vinsent Chandler, Carleton Smith, Bert and Freddie Goodwin, Robert Allen, Winston Dyke; the hostess, Eloise Clary.

50 Years Ago: 1974

A one car accident late Friday night resulted in over $500 damage and no personal injuries.

Craig C. Brown, 19, of West Auburn Road, was travelling westerly on Lake Shore Drive near Taber’s when he lost  control of his car in a curve, he told police. According to police, he went over the bank and into the lake. The car had to be towed  from the site of the 11:30 p.m. mishap. Patrolman Michael  Gervais investigated

25 Years Ago: 1999

Michael Rancourt had a problem.

The Maine Shoe president needed another 23 employees at his Westminster Street plant, but he couldn’t find any qualified workers here.

At the same time, he had an over abundance of applicants at his smaller plant in Wilton. Most had lost their jobs when Cole-Haan closed its Livermore Falls facility, beginning with a series of layoffs in January and culminating with the shutdown Oct. 22.

When Rancourt could not find workers in Lewiston, he had his human resources manager start contacting the Wilton applicants to see if they would be willing to travel to Lewiston for work.

Much to his surprise, most said no.

They did not want to spend the time commuting, and they did not want to put that much wear and tear on their vehicles.

So Rancourt came up with an idea.

Would those people be willing to commute if Maine Shoe provided them with a van?

Enough said yes for Rancourt to buy a brand-new, 15-passenger Ford van that the workers could drive from Wilton to Lewiston four days a week.

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