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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1918
Page
3
Local items note old papers for sale and real estate rental at 2526 Adens Avenue, nine rooms. War and military news include Arentz at Fort Logan and a tank corps promotion for Torgeson, with other enlistment and the National Dental meeting report. Also mentions a fire on a viaduct and residents going to Wyoming for grazing inspection, plus community events and goings to Salt Lake and the Liberty convent.
In the district court Weber county Utah Bertha Smiley plaintiff Ainley defendant summons issued to appear within county days to respond to complaint for divorce case filed with the court Hod Liberman attorney for Plaintiff 325 Kearns Way Take City GA.
Local exemption board completes the list of Ogden youths slated to depart in the five day period after August 26. The final schedule was not yet set, but a long roster of names including Cleo Ay Allman Purley H Anderson and many others was released.
Washington dispatch reports a Soviet minister explaining Moscow’s cautious stance toward Britain and France while signaling retaliatory measures if warlike actions against the USSR continue. He asserts civilians in enemy areas are protected and questions Britain’s goals, hinting at broader strategic aims.
Italians drive forward taking new positions and report capturing prisoners. The updated frontline movements indicate successful advances with several enemy personnel reported as captured.
Information from the Associated Press says youths reaching 21 that June 5 1018 must register for the army in September. Exemption board offices report no instructions from the War Department and have not indicated such action is planned. The county expects inquiries about the number of men in this age class and potential exemptions.
The Utah theater presents the comedy drama A Pair of Cupids starring Francis X. Cushman and Beverly Bayne. Written for the couple by Hubert Teed and directed by Charles J. Grabin, the play centers on a frivolous girl and a boyish guardian scheme involving four infants and a tangled romance.
Washington August 14 The casualty list shows four killed in action three wounded severely two wounded degree undetermined and two missing in action totaling ten names include John Stark George Robinson Hermon Scudder Edwin Delles Harry McKee and Samuel Miellen among others from Pennsylvania Ohio Maine and Pennsylvania in this early war report
The entire convention of labor organizations will be held in Ogden for three days in the Eagles hall on Grant avenue. Leaders from across the state will participate as delegates with Salt Lake chapter planning about seventy members including state federation representatives. The meeting opens at 1 o clock on September. locals are preparing for the event.
In Polige Court judge George Barker sentences a man to thirty days in city jail after a morning hearing. The case involves alleged drunkenness and vagrancy, with additional notes on a diamond heist probe and a scheduled appearance. Local officials and attorneys are cited in the brief witness statements.
The funeral for Private Joseph James Taylor is set for Sunday afternoon at the Hooper chapel. Ogden police request aid in locating the missing young man who was last seen near Salt Lake. Friends recall his service and hope for closure as search efforts continue.
A fragmentary notice describes John Pau a 5'3" boy with dark eyes light coat and verduroy trousers. His father lies near death in a Salt Lake hospital as the boy travels with a French mission toward Australia amid wartime turmoil.
Three draft evaders—Shannick of Austin, Finley of Ogden, and Dannone of Newcastle—were arrested by Detective Jensen. Shannick allegedly registered in Bingham Canyon but did not complete the draft questionnaire. Finley reportedly failed to report after being rejected for service at Camp Lewis. Dannone, an Italian from Newcastle, Wash, is said to have deserted since October. The police cue transfers to Salt Lake as directed by the state adjutant general.
In the Twelfth Ward Amusement Hall a dedication program for the flag's display featured F J Hendershot Jed Abbott and a ward choir. Readings poems and songs included The Soldier's Mother and Keep the Home Fires Burning with remarks by local figures and a final period of dancing and amusements.
Gazette reports fierce fighting near Lassigny and Pleardy as German troops push in and Allied forces strive to hold hills west of the town. Soldiers are praised for courage, with somber appeals to God for protection and homecoming in the facing of heavy casualties.
A 185 pound boulder found fourty feet below the earth on a sand ridge is reported by Moore Cat employee J. E. Taylor and Munson. A school teacher recites a language exercise about a cow as a memory test for students, noting the child’s imperfect English.
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