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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1918
Page
10
Ogden residents face a mix of local notes from dental examiner appointments to civic notices. Bread prices, plantings from discarded supplies, medical updates, moving businesses, training calls for young men, traffic court actions, and social events populate a bustling snapshot of Ogden life with names, addresses, and dates.
FP E Gurrell secretary of the National Canner Association held talks in Ogden with the Utah Canners Association about packing for the season. The government seeks a pack quota and provision for a percentage of cannery output for government use. Cannery groups said no allocation possible yet due to lack of a framework. The national and local bodies plan to cooperate to meet government needs for vegetable product packing. Mr Garrett tours the country promoting government and cannery interests.
The state sues W H Henry a Chinese proprietor of Nerwpart cafe for having substitute foams on tables and in Lea Perrins bottles in his restaurant. A municipal court session opened and continued into the afternoon. Gearas Shorten the city health inspector testified about inspecting the restaurant and noting counterfeit substance in bottles.
A May 6 dispatch reports Norway lost ten vessels totaling 13 704 tons and 20 steammers in April, raising wartime losses to 755 ships and about 1 116 619 tons. The tally includes missing crews and war casualties, with further notes on court cases and local notices interwoven.
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A city official urges residents to conserve water to avoid summer restrictions. Commissioner Chris Flygare emphasizes watering laws and urges lawn and garden irrigation during early hours or evenings. He notes drought fears from irrigation for war gardens and asks citizens to use water responsibly to maintain supply.
Sunday services at First Presbyterian Church featured a choir solo by Misa Ivine Shields and praise for Miss Sthfeld3 among ten musicians. The sermon referenced the Khaki Book of Worship and prayers for submariners and airmen, including prayers for flying corps and soldiers, with calls for divine protection and guidance.
A damaged OCR fragment recalls a religious dedication service. It mentions a sermon connected to the glory of God and the light of righteousness, referencing a Presbyterian church and a colloquial claim that the vocable dedication followed a vow.
Tharace Bole, a longtime vendor in Ogden, was arrested on vagrancy charges in Sesday after being found wandering near Shuelay. Authorities will decide whether he is sent to the county infirmary. A young woman testified she was followed and offered money, while the defendant claimed illness and a needed operation.
J W Pyke, former Oregon Short Line official, announces purchase of Auto Transfer Company six autos including taxicabs and a touring car. He will operate from the wagon station office and expand service, replacing Ogden taxi transfers with his own fleet.
The Evona Investment company filed a district court suit against J. S. Mrommill Lite Drummitt Writer C. Parmley and the Drummitt Investment company seeking 1800 plus interest on a promissory note secured by a mortgage on Nob Hill property. The Utah Sales company commenced a suit against the Gwillian Coat & Lumber company seeking 427.05 for a bill of goods, with dates between October 1 1917 and December 4 1917.
Raysmond B Neilan serves with Fleet Corporation at Tugot Sound navy yard Arza W Paul assigned as lieutenant in the navy at Ronien Magas Ivan Shaphilisky Craven released from navy due to a physical defect and ordered to report for local registration Wallace Ifehardwan seeks furlough via city board Charles Creighbaum approved three months leave for Richardson who worked on his farm before camp transfer.
The Ladies' Literary Club will dedicate an afternoon to Red Cross work at the chapter’s meeting. The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Veteran Firefighters will hold their regular meeting tomorrow evening at City Hall.
The article reports efforts to push a suffrage bill in Congress with a pending vote in the Senate and a House resolution passed earlier. It notes the political maneuvers, including mentions of Senator Jones and a possible late week vote, plus related labor and war service topics and a note on the cost of increased living allowances affecting workers.
Edward Brown, an eminent author and expert on food production, will deliver a lecture on food abatement at the Weber club of the Round Table in Ogden tomorrow at noon. The event is organized by the Weber club and the Weber county farms bureau to share insights with business leaders.
Lucien May of the Utan Ceredl Food Co Ogden states no purchase by the Albers Brothers of the cereal plant. Hay and Whitney brokered the control stake and claim they act for California Packing Corp. May and Whitney are identified as agents in the dispute with the California firm.
In Paris area on May 6 a hospital identified as HMS Destroy 05 near the front sustained heavy damage from German air raids despite flying a large red cross. Two doctors were injured while the wounded were evacuated in early April. Dr Carrel plans to relocate the hospital outside Paris after repairs.
Delegates from division 55 8 wf B 237 Kn and others depart May 4 to Cleveland for a convention. Baptist Ladies Real Cross workers urged to meet Tuesday at 10 am in church parlors. Royal Purple Club host Mrs Kate Sahel 715 Seventh Street this evening. Ontario Government funds railway fares for outward journeys of workers. Suspension of laws barring married women from teaching is lifted for war work per Commissioner Claxton.
Twela Samy calls for railroad and locomotive engineers from Ogden skilled and qualified. Urgent work with good wages and air anrement opportunities. Entailed to Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis Indiana May 27 by Ogden City exemption board.
London May 6. The war office states British forces have withdrawn from the front in Palestine as part of a redeployment. About 1600 German and Turkish troops and twenty one machine guns were captured in the recent days detailed by officials.
Washington May 6 the sedition bill aimed at the Industrial Workers of the World was passed by the Senate after brief debate. It would outlaw organizations that use or advocate violence to bring about any governmental social or economic change during the war and then went to the House for action.
Brig Gen John W Rae and Brig Gen John W Rockman, at Fort Sam Houston, receive praise for pushing a Texas dry law. The measure expands forbidden sale areas near military posts and training sites. Critics from civilian groups condemn the approach as overreach while Congress debates criminal syndicalism and penalties for damage to employers property.
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