Family chair saga and schooling ahead in shifting rooms
In a lighthearted family reminiscence, Joy Stilley describes a packed living room ruled by a coveted easy chair and the ritual of musical chairs over weekend papers and football season. The piece also notes a Maine Central Railroad director election naming P Shaw Sprague of Boston and Cape Elizabeth to replace the late James Maitland.
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P. Shaw Sprague
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James W. Maitland
Jobseekers Face Qualification Gaps Across States
Montana receives 500 letters weekly from factory workers and skilled professionals while needing cowboys and teachers. Alecia cites 14 000 letters annually for un skilled and semiskilled labor and a rising demand in professional and technical categories. Griman ny wins the featured race at Green Mountain Park paying 4 60.
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Alecia
Withers
Alaska
Pownal
Grimanny
Green Mountain Park
Maine Social Welfare backs human resources index plan
The Maine Conference of Social Welfare supports a proposed human resources index listing social service facilities for Maine residents. President Charles H. King of Northeast Harbor praised Wednesday the areas taking part in the project.
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Maine Conference of Social Welfare
Maine
Charles H. King
Maine Gate Vent Stores to Hike Prices Aug 1
The chairman of the Maine Liquor Commission, Keith Ingraham, said Augusta stores will raise prices starting August 1 due to distiller cost increases after a glass bottle industry strike.
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Liquor Commission
Maine
Keith Ingraham
Capitol Vault Protects Maine Authors in State Library Collection
In Augusta the Maine Author Collection preserves 3,301 volumes in a locked basement vault. Started in the 1920s by Henry E. Dunnack, the library guards works by and about Maine writers, including Longfellow and Edna St. Vincent Millay, plus many lesser-known authors and vanity editions. The oldest items date to around 1800, such as Julia and the Illuminated Baron by A Lady of Massachusetts, revealing a gentler era of literature.
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Augusta
Maine
State Library
Henry E. Dunnack
Hilda Jacob
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Kenneth Roberts
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Mary Ellon Chase
Robert P. Tristram Coffin
Edwin Arlington Robinson
David 0. Woodbury
Maine officials cite cost concerns over new admin rules
About 100 home administrators met in Augusta to oppose Sept 1 changes raising costs. A quarterly traffic report shows 46 highway deaths, a 31.3 percent drop, and the Maine Highway Commission awarded four highway projects in Camden Lewiston Turner and Livermore totaling about 700000. Portland hearing on nursing home licensing standards continues.
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Augusta
Highway Commission
Maine
Camden
Lewiston
Turner
Livermore
Associated Press
Portland
Highway Commission Seeks Scenic Easements and Land Purchases
The Highway Commission aims to buy scenic easements and land between Portland and Yarmouth along Inter State Routes 295 and 95 to protect natural beauty. Officials say discussions with local authorities are complete and agents are contacting landowners to negotiate purchases.
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Augusta
State Highway Commission
Portland
Yarmouth
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Maine Forest Service warns of extreme fire danger
Augusta Maine fire officials say Class 4 or very dangerous conditions persist along coastal and central Maine. The Maine Forest Service on Wednesday urged delaying burns and using extreme care when burning is unavoidable.
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Augusta
Maine Forest Service
Maine
Maine sees drop in highway fatalities in spring months
State police report 21 fewer highway deaths in April May and June compared with the same period last year, noting improved safety or fewer incidents during the spring quarter.
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Maine
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