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Keywords: Word War II

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"They struggled with the foreign words, many attempting to learn the Cyrillic alphabet to improve their pronunciation and grasp of the language they…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"Gary’s last words to Michael were “Good luck” and Gary handed Michael his gun. I think that this could impact our future by learning about this in…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"Pastor Fletcher, the first pastor back in the 1800s, would be proud of the way our church has turned out because we are spreading the word and…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"… reverends started visiting Lincoln to offer the Word and hold religious ceremonies from time to time."

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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… happen people need to know immediately to spread word of needed help or evacuation. We have so much mass communication today that it shouldn’t be a…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"The French word for fitted military metal armor, cuirasse aptly describes the long, tightly fitted body and hip hugging jacket, called a basque…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Hallet's Drug Store clock, and the words Thompson's Corner right on the sidewalk on the corner of Centre and Front street . X"

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Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… Barrows served in the Pacific during World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the navy."

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Writer, Paul KoenigStaff. “World War II Nurse from Maine Subject of New Book.” Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, Kennebec Journal and Morning…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… joining the US Navy as a Sea Bee during World War II, Donald met and married Marguerite Hodgkins in 1946."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"World War I and II had an adverse effect and the population stayed the same or increased slightly. The mills were running full blast at this time…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… of decline during the Depression, World War II revitalized the industry with factories on both the east and west coasts working at capacity to…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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