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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1919
Page
6
The normal schedule is resumed on main lines to Ogden. All trains revert to prior timings to conserve coal, with the Denver & Rio Grande No 1 reinstated and due to arrive Ogden as scheduled. other lines adjusted per orders.
Details for the upcoming Ogden league basketball season will be completed Thursday night in a representatives meeting at the Ogden Examiner business office. Attending groups include Southern Maclle Stores, Southern Pacific Shops, Weber Alumni, and several teams. Officers, playing rules, and player eligibility will be established that evening. The first game will be played after the meeting.
Relief from freigth congestion in local yards expected within 24 hours as embargo on eastbound freight eases with arrival of trains from the east. Union Pacific blockade due to heavy snow in Wyoming is cited. movement of coal, perishables likely to resume this afternoon or tonight. Weather may allow further freight movement next week. hoop games mentioned with Armory competitions ongoing Wednesdays.
Secretary Tt. C. Evans of the Ogden Livestock show will travel to Payette Idaho and other Idaho points this afternoon to promote the show scheduled for January in Ogden. He plans to return early next week. Denver slacksmen and other Celtic representatives are expected to attend the Denver show the week after Ogden.
The sensational photoplay The Right to Happiness stars Dorothy Phillips and is shown for the last times at the Ogden Theatre. The drama centers on contemporary labor questions and the era’s social issues, offering a compelling finale for local audiences.
The piece notes the labor question as a thought starter for employers who failed to reinstate former army or navy workers, pairing it with a cinema bill that includes the play Why Would Not Marry at Ogden and William S. Hart in The Bargain. Also showing are Lyons Moran comedy at the Cozy and Emme Goldman with Alexander Berkman en route to Russia in a ironic travel note.
At a city commission meeting this morning, the municipal court report was filed and approved. November fines and forfeitures totaled 1016 dollars, Elvis case fees 275.06, and state-fines share 325 dollars. The park naming contest will be decided tomorrow, with donors Walker and Meek noting over two hundred names filed. The contest closes at 6 pm today.
Katheyn Joya a Red Cross Seals sales manager urges liberal use of title seals on Christmas packages. Compact stamp packs stay in perfect condition, with stamps usable on letterheads or envelopes. Businesses and offices display seals on letters to brighten pages. Valentine captions and holiday cards urged. The piece notes mechanisms of selling, distribution, and upcoming theater offerings at the Lyceum, with weather quip about tailoring outfits to modest dress.
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