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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1919
Page
3
The North and South Dayka atakex announce a seminary project at Kayaville. Built at a cost of 9000 dollars, with one third of coal donated by the John R. Barnes family, the building will be dedicated as a memorial to the late John R. Barnes.
Mr and Mrs Wo A Diddle and family depart for Los Angeles and other places to visit their daughter and other relatives. They plan to be away for a time, with details limited to the trip and expected absence.
The government air service will place wireless equipped airplanes on forest patrols in a Idaho Wyoming region. Maps of forest areas are being prepared for earliest possible use and a base will be established at Boise. A new propeller blade will be sourced from Salt Lake City to address propeller damage witnessed during testing.
The city is installing cement base safety zones in various districts. Each zone uses a large round block with a tall pipe and flags for visibility. Bases are designed to withstand impact and can roll aside to clear streets for parades or emergencies.
Mayor Browning urges merchants and citizens to decorate homes and businesses in Ogden for the arrival of a military convoy. The exact time is unknown but expected about 6 pm Saturday. Officers and men will tour the city and canyon. committees plan a reception and entertainment.
Members of Lincoln Circle No dy Eales of the Grand Army of the Republic are urged to attend the signal encampment. A Thursday meeting is scheduled at 2 30 o clock in the afternoon. Miss Fya Anderon has returned from Evanston after visiting friends. Vera Taylor of Portland is visiting Ogden with Mr and Mrs 3 W Cha and other relatives. Edith Marie Alison of Denver is visiting Ogden with friends for a week.
A conference at the Forest Service offices will discuss forest road construction between Mount Maldy and American Fork. District Forester J. Knellpp and J P Martin will join Utah county representatives to address road variability and access for Salt Lake area users.
Blanche Bowers sues George Powers for divorce after a three week marriage at Gall Lake on May 22, 1913. The suit cites abandonment on June 13 of that year and seeks restoration of maiden name and costs.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock for Hetty A. Hammon Brown in the Roy meeting house with choirs and several speakers including Sunday School Superintendent John Haydon and Bishop Brown. Burial followed in Roy Cemetery amid condolences from local clergy and lay leaders. A second funeral for Himest Martingo, drowned in the Water River, was conducted at Larkin & Son chapel with Bishop W W Ragnson presiding. Songs included Jeans Lover of My Soul and One Sweetly Solemn Thought. The body was interred in the Belly cemetery.
Dr S M Johnson of Washington DC and author of a wartime study on motor vehicle disposition spoke to Ogden Rotary members about the need for strong roadbeds and nationwide highway networks. He cited Allied experiences in England and France showing railroads supplemented by a robust road system to move heavy transports.
An aviator from Ogden, Nelson Faalen BR Gwilliam, and Lt. Nelson are set to depart in a De Havilland aircraft toward Salt Lake City, contingent on a propeller part from Salt Lake today. If delayed, departure may shift to morning. luncheon at Weber Club marked the day. The flight follows a bank remittance via airplane delivery and celebrates Bristol and Watts receiving recognition for their first airborne trips.
Peter L. Baker came home from New York with his brother Herman after serving in France with the Fourth Division during the Aisne-Marne and Meuse-Argonne offensives. Peter was wounded in the hip at Chateau Thierry and spent ten hours in a shell hole. he later fought at Saint Mihiel and Verdun before returning to Ogden.
General Palmer announced plans to ask Congress for 31.2 million in federal aid aimed at lowering living costs. The request includes 1 million for investigations into price rises and state food administration work, and 200 thousand for antitrust prosecutions. Equity action to dissolve the “combined combination” was announced as a separate move.
Japan appoints Tametada Kato former minister to Tirighum as high commissioner to Omak amid conflicting posts at the Kolchak government. The United States has no permanent representative, role unclear as of July. In other notes, governors seek DOJ aid on price gouging and a push for standard weights across commodities. Actors in Chicago agree to work pending injunction outcomes after talks with judges and managers.
Misa Kobashi, editor of a Tokio Woman's Weekly, travels to the United States for a three year program to study American university journalism courses. The report notes the trip, funding between 45 and 760, and a plan to run a training course upon return. Kobashi emphasizes empowering Japanese women to seize adaptable opportunities in journalism.
Mrs. W. B. Phelps of Eastor Ogden challenges a August 2 headline in the Yise We paper claim that her husband Walter B. Phelps killed himself due to her actions as a wife. She states jealousy never existed and notes his prior illness and bereavement as factors.
Entomology notes from Utah describe how hot dry conditions favored grasshoppers and brown mites this summer. Grasshoppers spread across counties causing heavy losses. arsenic, bran and molasses mixtures prove deadly. Brown mites devastate fruit trees and bushes, with extensive damage observed across hundreds of acres, though rain can reduce their numbers.
The state cases against Arthur Tribe Alvin Tribe Chester Maion George Slelner and Henry Lowenstein arrested in Weber canyon two weeks ago while trying to import liquor from Wyoming were postponed in city court for August 19. Hendgrees counsel for the defendants was called to Salt Lake and Bates warned that the cases should be continued.
In Chicago on August 13 Anna McQuillan testified that 1918 dollars would not cover a year's costs for a family of five unless prices drop. She noted high rents groceries and clothing may force higher wage demands by spring. No decision on the Prince of Wales visit to the U S. yet. he will not go until after Canada tour ends. A health campaign targets habit forming drugs in Mexico. Yorkshire miners resume strike after a mass meeting at Barnsley.
May Campbell of Farmington Utah files divorce proceedings against Brayton Allen Campbell son of B A Campbell superintendent of the Salt Lake division of the Southern Pacific railroad Also seeks the reversion to her maiden name alimony and attorney fees The proceedings follow a Reno divorce on May 8 and a later Utah marriage to Campbell in Farmington after an incident that began with a late night ride and a broken down car and a hotel stay. In another item Benjamin F Burgess aged 70 of Salt Lake dies after being struck by a locomotive in Oregon Short Line yards at 525 West Fourth North Street. Burial planned at Bram mortuary.
A fashion write up celebrates a lace dress in cream and ecru tones with deep blue ribbon and pink rose buds. It cautions against casual wear and informal porch dancing, presenting the piece as a refined summer dream.
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