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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
2
The piece extols rising profits in agriculture and industry, predicting farmers cotton planters and industrial centers will prosper. It notes high agricultural margins and a revival in business with spring construction, while acknowledging some pessimism about the near term but optimism for Ogden’s industrial activity in the peace years.
The town of Tooele on the west slope of the Oquirrh mountains is one of Utahs oldest towns with a proud war record. Its men have higher proportions wounded or killed in action than any other Utah community, and residents have shown strong Liberty loan and Red Cross support. A Standard article praises local citizens as upstanding Americans who spur patriotism in every contact.
A reader denounces Bolshevik leadership including Trotzky and Lenin, warning that a world ruled by Bolshevik principles would become barbaric within a decade. The letter condemns their alleged bloodshed, cowardice, and greed and argues against their supposed philosophy.
The Standard reports alarming conditions at Central Junior High with almost five hundred students and only window ventilation. It notes lack of physician or nurse examinations, inadequate heating for comfort, and poor fire safety. The letter urges immediate heating and ventilating fixes and promises a prompt board response.
Henry Clews forecasts a prosperous year nationwide with Utah at the forefront. He cites strong wheat growth and government support, noting a favorable price at Chicago and urging confidence in future yields and profits for growers.
An authority on commercial affairs says price levels should fall despite wartime disruption as government stockpiles are released gradually. Food, grain, cotton, leather, steel remain plentiful, with no immediate shortages. Labor reentry from the front may ease scarcity, wages stay steady, and a general downward trend in commodities and credit is anticipated over the next three months.
Ogden's Weber Club plans its January 13 officer election, billed as pivotal to the city's commercial and industrial future. The article credits the club with steering district forestry HQ to Ogden, supporting Globe elevators and Spertyills projects, and urges members to stay engaged to sustain leadership and urban advancement.
Security State Bank of Ogden elected new directors yesterday after a stockholders meeting. Officers and leadership were selected to guide the bank, with several long serving rectors stepping into new roles as part of the organizational changes.
Miles Lu Jones and Fred M Nye were elected to the directorate. The board then named Fred J Klesel president and several vice presidents including W H H Shearman Frank J Stevens Joseph Wijinma Fred M Nye. Fred o Wicks became cashier with S Guys as assistant cashier. A quarterly dividend of two percent was declared and the capital increased to 35000. Directors listed include Bateman Wilbur Miles Jones Charles F Robertson William Funter C Mercer J T Rushner J J Wilks and Louis K Bitton all re-elected except one added as commissioner. Salaries for deputies raised. Curtis Allison to 12280 per month Richard J Wootton Many Brown T T Blackburn Robert Burk to 120. Willian Lowder George Allen to 120. Julian Geiger Henry Coleman to 110 per month.
An informal conference of deputy sheriffs discussed raising pay amid surprise and confusion. County commissioners met to address the revenue and practical steps as deputies confront new salaries and immediate financial uncertainty.
British soldiers object to delays in demobilization and march near war offices in London. They seek faster discharge, fearing transfer to Russia, but officials confirm no new units to Russia and note demobilization rising from ten thousand to twenty-five thousand daily.
Field Marshal Haig praises the splendid fighting qualities of American forces and reports on Allied victories on the Western Front. He notes 187,000 prisoners and 2,850 guns captured, signaling decisive disruption of German defenses. The Paris peace conference plans opening exchanges among four powers and anticipated plenary sessions with numerous delegates. Mary Pickford, ill with influenza, shows improvement in Los Angeles.
War dispatch reports Bolshevik troops within twelve miles of Vilna with headquarters in Kovno Grodno and Drest Litovak. Concurrently fierce fighting around Lemberg sees Poles defending tenaciously against Ruthenians as civilian volunteers join with Austro-Hungarian uniforms.
Paris reports a large fire in the La Villette suburb destroying warehouses and cranes. The Y M C A. suffered a considerable loss of gascia intended for its use in its burial project, with damage running to several millions in cranes.
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