American Legion Buys Into Loan Business in Fargo
The Fargo North Dakota American Legion Post Adjutant Arthur Colfer plans a Bonus Loan association to aid thrift and the needy. Since January 1 1921, about 400 of 700 members have deposited sums from 5 to 825 earning 5 percent interest. Loans cover up to 60 percent of the state bonus, eight year repayment, 8 percent interest, with a savings deposit required on loan. Over fifty loans issued and more than 20000 placed in savings. dividends paid to depositors.
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Legion man holds record in intelligence test says 1910s era feature
Nolan, an 88 year old former lumberjack from Seattle, put four university professors to flight on a 60 question 92 second test and finished a four year course in 18 months. A WWI veteran born in Wexford Ireland he served with Dominion forces in Canada and later studied at the University of Washington. He is a member of Rainier Noble Post, American Legion, Seattle.
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Michael J. Nama
Seattle
Royal Engineers
America
Germany
Nolan
Canada
France
Wexford
Ireland
Rainier Noble Post
American Legion
Bright Future Seen For Washington Soldier Lieutenant Governor
People of Washington state praise William Jennings Coyle as a natural athlete and lucky leader. Former UW quarterback and baseball star, he later served as a reading clerk in the legislature. WWI captain wounded in the Argonne earned the Distinguished Service Cross and now, at 33, pursues public duty and farm-tractor sales between official duties.
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Wiliam Jennings Coyle
Choirieutenant Avernor
Coyle
Gil Dobie
University of Washington
Argonne
364D
United States
Problems of Navy Men to Be Discussed by Legion in Chicago
The American Legion naval affairs committee plans a fall conference in Chicago to address problems of navy ex servicemen and policies affecting them. Edward B Spafford of New York chairs the committee and notes the navy has fewer ex servicemen than the army, with high tuberculosis rates among sub chasers and submarines. Other committee members include Briscoe Philander Pendill Tillman and W Neville Jr varying in rank from lieutenant commander to petty officer.
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American Legion
Naval Affairs Committee
Legion
Chicago
Edward B. Spafford
New York
Mr. Spafford
Briscoe
Michigan
Philander Briscoe
Maryland
Claudius G. Pendill
Wisconsin
Bred A. Tillman
California
W. Neville, Jr
Louisiana
Legion Responds to Help Injured Veteran in Jackson
Twelve Legionnaires answered a call from a Jackson Mississippi post to donate blood for Welton A Crawford overseas veteran badly hurt in a streetcar crash. Crawford is recovering while donors and the American Legion assist disabled soldiers in care.
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Crawford
Toledo chaplain candidate likened to boxing greats
Rev. H. F. MacLane of Toledo is described as a dangerous contender for the “sky pi jot” belt of chaplaincy. He compares his role to Bob Fitzsimmons after a birth telegram and notes he was wounded as a pilot in the Meuse Argonne offensive. MacLane has served as chaplain for multiple groups including the American Legion posts, Lucas County council, and veterans organizations.
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Toledo
Sky Pi
Bob Fitzsimmons
MacLane
Aky
Meuse-Argonne
Harry B. Kern
American Legion
Lucas County
Ohio
Council of the Legion
Toledo Scottish Rite
Thirty-seventh Division
Veterans’ Association
Ohio National Guard
Disabled Veterans of the
Dryland sailor ace wins canoe carnival prize at Belle Isle
Miss Ethelyn Meter, a Benton Harbor native and first class Yeoman in the Navy Bureau of Navigation, won a canoe carnival prize at Belle Isle Detroit. The dryland sailor, famed for her watercraft skills, helped organize the Benton Harbor American Legion post and led the Legion colors in the victory.
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Belle Isle
Detroit
Mich
Miss Meter
Benton Harbor -Swouth
Benton Harbor
American Legion
Legion
Pilgrimage to Ward Grave Planned for Memorial Day
Americans in Shanghai plan a Memorial Day visit to General Frederick Ward’s grave as directed this year by the American Legion post. Ward led the Ever Victorious Army against the Taiping rebellion and was killed during a siege at Taihi while commanding troops on a Chinese gunboat. The Chinese honor him with a monument at Sungilang.
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General Ward
China
Frederick Ward
American Legion
Shanghai
America
Taihi
Sungilang
Man offers spare leg and shoe to WWI veterans
Edward Dukeshire of 1128 Erie Street Toledo Ohio advertises a free spare leg and a serviceable shoe to any World War I veteran who lost a leg. A suit he bought for 150 dollars recently is unclaimed, and the notice indicates more details may follow.
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Edward Dukeshire
Erie Street
Toledo
Dukeshire
Omaha Plans First International Aero Congress 1921
Omaha Nebraska launches the First International Aero Congress scheduling November 3 to 5 1921 at Omaha Field. Aimed at uniting flyers, expanding aviation across the U.S. and forming a national air body with extensive events prizes and exhibitions.
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McAdoo Guides Scouts at Kanahwahke Camp Visit
Hon. William McAdoo and Mrs. McAdoo toured the Lake Kanahwahke scout camps during an August visit invited by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Barron Collier and others spoke of camp reach and youth turnout while McAdoo joined knot tying and gift exchange culminating in a carved walking stick. The group noted nine week sessions and lifelong camp impact with 18 000 total attendees. A separate note recalls Brooklyn scouts aiding city sidewalks with the mayor approving their low cost repair effort.
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Interstate Palisades Park
William @. McAdoo
Mra. McAdoo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Greater
Mr. McAdoo
Brooklyn
Cout
McAdoo
Lake Kanahwahke
Barron Collier
Wonderland North Queensland touted as temperate frontier
A newspaper feature quotes Senator Pearce challenging the view of North Queensland as a tropical resort. He praises Atherton tableland for settlement and defense needs, signaling possible terms for a 2 million pound development loan. Separate medical note cites Dr. Taylor’s influenza meningitis remedy tested in Uganda.
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Queensland
Pearce
Atherton
Tasmania
Australia
Uganda
J. A. Taylor
Mounted Boy Scouts Ride the Mauka Mountain Trails
A lively mounted troop in Hawaii’s Mauka town of Makawao, half way up Haleakala, includes Portuguese, Japanese and Hawaiian youths. They ride with skill, racing along mountain trails at full gallop while their scoutmaster praises their riding.
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