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r- 1 i i i 'il i'1 Monday Morning March 14 1949 suggested to me' that undertake the Job gladly accepted the assignment and apparently did pretty well for thereafter It was my stint -V FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MAINE Portland Pirns Herald Portland Maine and little sheets covered with his landwriting and it was some task to straighten one Of his stories out'! was Just getting the hang of an old double-keyboard Smith-Premier typewriter and it was slow work can see Todd now as he entered the old city room on Exchange Street on a wintry day Tall and spare he wore a cap with a scarf soi wrapped about him as to protect both ears and neck All In A Lifetime i'-' 'l 1 5- By Edwin A Moore -j MODERN FURNITURE for MODERN LIVING: My first Job at rewriting as It were was not long after Joined The most significant home furnishing development in years! This contemporary desfgn is yet-not experimental Tjhere is a-j warm welcoming rfcheierful friendliness in this furniture -We are proud to show it in i Maine Potter1 John Todd was a veteran barber and had been very prominent In the Greenback political movement when It was at flood tide He attended all the rallies of that party its conventions and was a tough opponent in a debate Xt was his proud boast that while working at his trade he had shaved Jefferson Davis when Davis visited Portland and spoke a year' or two before the outbreak of the Civil War The meeting which he addressed as understand was in what Is now Monument Squire near the present loring Short dt Harmon store Todd when first met him and was asked to fix up his stuff was writing reminiscences and his material was rather interesting His manuscript however was terrible There would be a sheet of paper such as was used to wrap salt pork two or three sheets of ruled 'writing paper then some ordinary brown or yellow paper and so on There were big sheets the staff of the Old Portland Dally Press I Xt was not rewriting ai we know it today simply copying word for word and correcting maladjustments in punctuation and spelling manuscripts brought Into the office from time to time by the venerable John Todd The late Fred Owen one of most versatile newspapermen was then night editor and a sort of managing editor at the same time He had plenty to do without having to translate matter and one night he coyly SERVICING PROPELLERS IS OUR BUSINESS YOU BEND WE JTX XT mI Ida 1 rtnaha dM ul hmM gc lawai braa rutlin Im Hr film Alaa ImI few-Ime aaS hail mait 0 PETERSON CO DUlt-SSM 7 'r i Cea ISeveap to 60'iv the Cost oftho Ice Use? ITS AUTOMATIC ICI MAKER Tha Cvfca SCIENTIFIC SUPPORTS FOR EVERY NEED ill i do whet did Install a York Automatic Ice Maker or York Flaklce Machine DESIGNED BY EDWARD WORMLEY Fd Im Serving Maine Since ISST I FRYE CO 1 16 FREE ST- PORTLAND ME MACHINE Automatic No fuse 1 BALLARD OIL EQUIPMENT CO Xt was Todd who sidetracked James A Garfield afterwards President while he was speaking at a political rally in CitytHall during one of the hot campaigns is the story was 'told ms by Col Frederick Fay veteran newspaperman the Press had in advance an outline of speech and had it' la type Now Garfield Colonel Fay sakl was a ipeaker who if Interrupted in he midst of a speech was liable switch off and deliver an entirely new talk That was what happened in City Hall Garfield had got well under way when Todd arose In the rear of the hall shouted a question at the Ohioan and the at was in the fire Garfield quickly abandoned his set address took up query and delivered a brand new speech colonel Fay who happened to be In the hall ook notes and hurrying hack to the Press office saved the day was a dose squeak however In those days of hand-setting of type was rather proud after see-ng them In type of my work on Todd's manuscripts but there was one rewrite Job on the Press of which I was not so proud nor were the music lovers of Portland Ws discovered one night that somebody had forgotten to place on the assignment book an important concert that was to take place All the small staff other than myself was out on the street and was needed in the office Now the scholarly editor of the next-door rival Eastern Argus was one of the best musical critics In the Country and so the night editor realizing the necessity of having the concert covered begged the loan of a proof of the critique with the pledge that we would not use too much of the language for our paper We Xn fact It would have been a happier aftermath If not an honorable act to have copped the critique entire To me who knew no more then of musical term than' a Hottentot was assigned the task of doing that concert Puffed with pride went to It hewing to the line letting the chips fall where they might to coin a phrase Next day the Press office was flooded with phone calls Folks wanted to know who did that terribly botched Job of writing up the concert never knew what they told them but my face was red just the for the homes of America Precedent furniture by Drexel' truly and sensibly does things for better living discover how' simple it is to create charming rooms with its clean uncluttered' ve art easy-to-live-with atmosphere in your home" i i See tho complete display at our newly re-decorated store In Biddeford FOR A TRULY COMFORTABLE LIVING ROOM ChooM Precedent I i- A Friendly yet so sensible that wonder why nq one built this kind of furniture before You may want laefiona! pieces like those bookcases or you may want chair and table groupings Whatever your taste you'd arv joy living with Precedent SECTIONAL' CHAINS 745Q LOAFEN CHAIBg 7450 4950 4950 COrrEE TABLES ASM CHAINS i i I i i i i i I i FREE TRIAL RIDE Precedent is avaitebtelin colors as wed as the silver elm and birch finishChoose from seven brilliant hues: Pomegranate Smoke Dove Shell White Lettuce 1 Green Spruce Blue available for delivery nowi OR YOU MAY USE OUR LAY-AWAY PLAN AT NG EXTRA COST SEND US YOUR CURTAINS BLANKETS SPREADS Come fit hr actual AeeMwi See See hew softer olr cushion absorbs the bumps amazing steering oaso unbe Bsvabls comfort to any cor Fb ImLA BA A AMMBbS mAaIS wunw sr pfmsvnu '4 I jf i AND WASHABLE RUGS V- Come hi Today for actual absolutely freo VUUY'S Ine ii For Your Dining Pleasure choose IPbccGdcsrefl t' i'-r': 5 1 GOING TO BI A JUNK BRIDE? your dining room becomes the center wher ell your first guests will gather Serve them as a relaxed end charming hostess against the simple elegance of Prece-dent You can build around Precedent so easily Choose a "starter" set for ypur apartment and later plan to add important pieces Irka the cabinet china shown at right The smooth srlver-elm finish wilt flatter your newest dishes or the family heirloom silver equally in Style with Precedent 942 MAIN STREET WESTBROOK MI 391 FOREST AVENUE PORTLAND ML Dine and Serve If -v A i PRECEDENT DINING CHAIRS DROP-LEAF DINING TABLE CABINET SERVER Arm chairs' 2250 7950 7950 2950 8 1 'ty? a1 Other pieces priced proportionately USE OUR BUDGET PLAN FOR ALL YOUR FURNITURE NEEDS I MOST MODERN FURNITURE STORE Opened last June as a show-place for fine furniture Potter's Biddeford -store has served the homes of York County for over twenty' years now it is equipped to serve the whole area of Maine and 'New Hampshire ---Vi 1 9 I Our fleet of jvan trucks will speed to your home with the furniture of your choice Our courteous salesmen will help you solve your -furniture problems 7 A OUR STORE IS OPEN! 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