Legion officer Spafford uses naval career to urge perseverance
The piece profiles Lieutenant Commander Spafford, a former naval officer and current American Legion committee chair on naval affairs. Born in Springfield Vermont, he trained at the Naval Academy, served on the Washington, earned a commendation for saving a sailor, and rose to high command in WWI. He later joined the Navy Reserve, helped fit out submarine chasers, and advised the Paris Peace delegation. He is a member of the Manhattan post in New York. The article ends with a motivational note: success requires knowledge energy perseverance and iron determination.
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Cape Hatter
Secretary of the Navy
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Navy Reserve Corps
Board of Inspection and Survey
New London
United States
Paris
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Manhattan
New York City
Neighborhood Notes From an Iowa Townsfolk Roundup
A long catalog of local incidents fills a chapter of Iowa life. Reports include a reunion plan in Omaha. a Des Moines man fined for carrying booze. a teen tragedy near Sloan. a murder suspect sought in Valley Junction. various accidents, arrests, and farm fires. a Fort Dodge wedding. school openings. bank activity. hog cholera spread. county fairs and golf matches. and a mix of rail, road, and water mishaps across multiple counties.
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Omaha
FF. L. McIntire
Des Moines
Makeshalltown
John Barleycorn
Jack ‘McComas
Sloan
Joe Williams
Thursdale
Valley Junction
Williams
Iowa
John Lohmer
Kirkman
Council Bluffs
Harry Fain
Spirit Lake
Manson
Othe Town
D. R. Ellefson
Gilletts Grove
Clay County
State’ Highway Commission
Scott County
Gilmore City
Pocahontas County
Fort Dodge
Misery Loves Company
Bert Day
Frank Gotch
Colorado
Coyle
Humboldt Creamery Co
Spencer
K. L. King
Cyrus the Great
Cy” Tremain
Sac County
Cragg
Rutland
Ford
Robert Healy
Rasmus Hanson
Humboldt
Humboldt-Fort Dodge
F.T. Sheely
Tom Adams
Robert Newton
Wall Lake
Towa
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Toledo
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