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- ↑ "50 years after 'Bert and I', Maine humor retains its appeal". Portsmouth Herald Accent. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. February 19, 2006. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ↑ "Maine Festival organizer folds". The Times Record. Brunswick, Maine. December 3, 2002. Retrieved 2008-08-11.[ dead link ]
- ↑ "MARSHALL DODGE, MAINE HUMORIST,; DIES AFTER HAWAII HIT-RUN ACCIDENT". Boston Globe. Associated Press. Jan 29, 1982.
- ↑ "Humorist Marshall Dodge Killed in Hit-Run Accident". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. January 29, 1982. p. A18. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
