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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
12
A fragmentary Ogden column notes a lively Jazz dance at the old Eagles hall on Hudson Avenue, with a crowd likely December 22. It mentions a horse of names, a naval service veteran and a local wage increases, plus a string of police blotter items and public notices.
Weber county farmers who applied for loans from the federal loan bank at Darkeley California face a 6 percent rate instead of 4 percent. If applications aren’t approved by December 15 1917 about $306000 was requested by county farmers but the federal board has not approved the total sum. The article notes Viola Dana in Aladdin's Other Lamp and a Keystone comedy The Iceman's Bride at Utah Theatre.
Weber county farm bureau representatives conduct speaking tours in Cache and Davis counties to promote bureau work and farmer cooperation. L M Merrill of the Utah Agricultural College and secretary M I Jacobs headline the Davis talks, while D D MelKay addresses Cache county and plans a meeting tomorrow. No farm bureau exists in Days county, and Weber officials urge local farmers to organize one.
Alice Brady appears in a dramatic feature titled Maid of Belgium not classified as a war picture at New Utah. The screening runs Sunday and Monday with showings noted in the local listing.
Mya M Delacy Kennedy of 852 Twenty-seventh Street proposes inviting a homeless person to share Christmas at home. She urges Ogden residents to discharge loneliness by welcoming workers or relatives staying away from family. Her idea aims to bring cheer to those roaming or in lodging houses through Christian hospitality.
Edwin Arden, famed actor, stars in The Tron Heart as the Cozy presents the last episode of The Neglected Wife tonight and tomorrow. The double feature highlights Ard en’s performance and the film’s dramatic arc at the downtown venue.
Monll high school dances in the future will be restricted to current students graduates of the school and those who have attended the school at end time. Cards and former students need applications obtainable at the school. Applications must be filed before Friday preceding the dance. The order aims to eliminate the appearance of a public dance at all HS dances.
Washington December reports disclose forty telegrams from Count Luxburg, famed for Spurlos Vereinkt, outlining a secret Argentine Chile Bolivia rapprochement to protect Argentina and North Atlantic interests. The disclosures show Luxburg pressing for Argentina to bring Peru into such an accord while Edwin Arden’s The Iron Heart and The Neglected Wife air at the Cozy with a special orchestra.
Harry T. DeVere, noted playwright and producer of Ogden, plans a new acting and expression school in the city. He will offer instruction in motion picture acting and related departments, assisted by Miss Jona Melville who will lead the makeup department. The venture is titled De Vere Dramatic School of Acting and Expression.
County Attorney Charles Parr announced the Berry inquest into the death of Frank C Berry will be held in the police court room Friday afternoon or Saturday. Berry shot himself at 9 15 yesterday morning in his home at 2679 Grant Avenue. His daughter Mrs Calva Berry Hill found the body. The preliminary examination for assault with intent to murder his former wife Harriet Berry is set for municipal court. Funeral plans are unclear, likely from the Lindquist undertaking parlors Sunday.
A brief notice urges all members to display Red Cross flags during a one week campaign period. Canvassers will visit homes only after memberships have been issued, with the effort closing Monday night. The appeal stresses economy is not a factor in the request.
The Weber academy students parade with a band led by Ray Hanson and others to recruit Red Cross members. Local theaters and shops join a campaign with volunteers and drives in Ninth Ward and surrounding districts. Community groups from Hooper to Kanesville organize canvasses as the drive aims to surpass 2000 new members and ends with a flag-raising event near Red Cross quarters.
Popular plays and players listed for the Utah Theatre feature Keystone production The Iceman s Bride among a slate of performances. The listing highlights showtimes and cast credits for a local audience.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock the Ogden High School auditorium hosts a Christmas program by the students. Parents friends and the public are invited to attend. The event features Hungarian Dance orchestra reading carols and selections and a Dickens Christmas Carol.
In business district Kohoes a rebist houee gut of the Record floor of the W EL Wadieleh building is noted. The fragment mentions damage at a location in the commercial area with unclear details about the perpetrator or motive.
A fire at a vacant Jinginn Avenue building was extinguished by the central fire station after a 6 o'clock alarm. The second floor remains empty, with vagrants using rear windows and sleeping amid rubble while authorities address the scene and related disturbances.
Brigadier General Gravral Harvey J. Chirk of the Mixcourp national guard said a medical board in Washington found him unfit. He noted Major General Clements of Pennsylvania and Brigadiers Wedg Wool of Utah and Gaithier of Maryland were found fit for service.
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