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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1920
Page
9
City hall members approved closures delaying theaters and delaying school reopenings to Wednesday. Health officials stressed strict supervision and cleaning before reopening with fears to be addressed, urging safe attendance and refunds for theatergoers while avoiding panic.
Albert Wark, 15, of Itt worth, will appear before Judge Dan Swilyan at the juvenile court tomorrow. Wark faces vagrancy charges after a man alleged he stole clothes and sold them for a dollar. He claimed his intent to shoot and he traveled with an older wanderer toward Ogden, with California as his objective. His mother, a widow, could not fund his return home.
County school board members debated postponing the Us ath state educational campaign this morning while stopping short of cancellation. City and county committees overseeing the Weber county drive will meet this evening as the Weber club, according to Supt. B A Fowler.
Dr. Edward J. Rich, president of the Caden City School Board, opposed closing schools or theaters arguing that under present conditions children are safer under school supervision than at home or outdoors. He warned closing would deprive health authorities of vital teacher support and noted absences rise after weekends. Mayor Francis asked about legal options and Rich said keep all open with strict enforcement.
Dr John Morrison charged with reckless driving was arraigned before Judge Louie Holther today and pled guilty. He was fined 10 dollars. The case against Mrs John Joe Spooner was set for February 16. Spooner is alleged to have acted against Clara Watkins, a penator operator at the Excles building, when the latter failed to stop. Moorah Thomas Hayes, charged with scattering paper over the streets, was Bryant suspended sentence after pleading guilty.
Callon J. Beummitt advertises selling Liberty bonds at 7417 Hudson avenues and provides a phone contact 59. The terse notice targets potential sellers seeking bond investments.
Mr and Mrs Byron Whitgemore of Hrowning Apartments welcome a baby boy born early morning. The mother is Miss Genevieve Alison. William Allison, the grandfather, is overjoyed as the first grandchild arrives.
A meeting at the Eagles Hall elected officers for a permanent branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom. The group plans to push Irish bond sales with state chairman, aiming to mirror New York’s two and a half million in a day. Public bond drive postponed due to an epidemic. potential buyers may contact 2264-R, S10.
The comedy centers on Garry Ainsworth who sends a rose pink chemise to the girl he might marry. Garry later marries another, provoking Mabel’s jealousy and a staged farce in three acts with several bold incidents. Seager Midgley as Garry and Julie Ring as Mabel star in a lively bedroom farce with witty setups and dramatic misunderstandings.
Chicago bank president Charles N. Thomas faces a federal seizure case over his trousers alleged to have concealed liquor. Agents arrested him after he produced a bottle and drank “high balls” with companions. He remains jailed without bail as the court weighs whether the garment qualifies as a vehicle under the dry law.
Prices held firm on the Salt Lake Exchange during the first call with Albion at 14 to 14 3/4 cents and Dig Hill around 12 1/2 cents. Emma Silver led gains as high as 34 cents before closing, while Silver Shield fell to 1 4/3 and North Standard traded at 11/4 and 12 cents.
The Supreme Court refused to review the conviction of A. Parian and WN Relvo of Actorin Oregon for violating the explosign act. In Colorado, the high court denied jurisdiction of the public utilities commission over Denver telephone rules, dismissing Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. appeal. Also notes a Feb. 2 recess and obituaries for local residents including Robbing, Culley, and Shimada with brief familial details.
The page lists multiple funeral notices and legal public notices. Faulkner and Stewart families have services performed at local churches with interments in Plain City and Godern City cemeteries. Beitman, Kline, Hodgman, and Stodgman funerals are noted with Kirkendall chapel arrangements and interment details in nearby cemeteries. Also included are a summons in district court, guardianship petitions, and inheritance matters with dates, places, and involved parties.
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