Governor Baxter News Today

100 Years Ago: 1924 A man named Collins has an article on Governor Baxter in the Woman’s Home Companion which is well worth reading. Mr. Collins says that the Governor is a “character” which may or may not be taken as a compliment according to the way you look at it. 50 Years Ago: 1974 […]

100 Years Ago: 1924 The sentiment in Maine is overwhelmingly in favor of President Coolidge, and the Maine delegation to the Republican National convention in Cleveland will be unanimously in his favor. This opinion was expressed by Governor Baxter in a statement today. 50 Years Ago: 1974 The dedication of the new organ at the Auburn […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Senator Brewster was “delighted” with the news that Governor Baxter would not seek the nomination for another term. He regarded Governor Baxter’s decision as a big help to his own candidacy. Personally he knew a great many people whose first choice would be Baxter, but who would support him if Baxter […]

Billy Brackett, 48, was a married father who loved sports and didn't let being deaf hold him back, his father said.

Billy Brackett, 48, was a married father who loved sports and didn't let being deaf hold him back, his father said.

With a new shop and some high-profile partnerships, a scion of Governor Percival Baxter goes all in on his passion for vintage-style outerwear.

100 Years Ago: 1923 The new million dollar interstate memorial bridge at Portsmouth will be opened to traffic this afternoon, Governor Fred H. Brown announced this morning as he left for that city with Adjutant General Howard, Senator George H. Moses, First Assistant Postmaster General John H. Bartlett, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 Governor Baxter issued a proclamation addressed to the people of Maine designating Friday, Aug 10, 1923 as a day of mourning in this State. “A God-fearing, upright man, chosen leader of a great Nation has gone from us and the people mourn,” says Governor Baxter in his proclamation. “Warren G. Harding […]

100 Years Ago: 1923 When Governor Baxter’s big car rolled into the square at West Minot Grange Hall Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock, nearly 200 patrons were gathered here for the first official visit of a governor to this thriving little village. The stars and stripes flew over the hall. Over fifty automobiles were parked […]

The park has been without a permanent park director since the spring, and columnist V. Paul Reynolds writes that whoever eventually gets the job will have a big job ahead of them.