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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
9
Random Ogden items report the death of Richards Aged C Micharda, young Benzley Micharda girl died at five months. Local officials discuss employment bureau, speeding fines, visitors arriving from Utah, licenses granted, a divorce, a baby born to Lt and Mrs Norgren, bank suit, and various city notes. The Blue Bird film returns to Utah Theatre for showings today and tomorrow.
Mrs. Raymond E Dayle wife of Lieutenant Davina of the engineer corps assigned to special work at the forest service headquarters arrived in Ogden from Portland and will stay with her husband in a house on Adams avenue until the forest service work ends He studied war research in Illinois where he was a professor at the University of Illinois Prices for The Blue Bird at the Utah Theatre are only 5c and 18 and may reflect wartime cinema pricing
In Wyoming near the Drhiger forest, Gere reports settlers and homesteads plans. Snow lingers in Jackson valley, farmers fear backward spring and a labor shortage for the upcoming hay harvest. Harry Carey stars in Thieves' Gold and a comedy at the Cozy today and tomorrow.
In City Court Jas Pingree Co faced a nuisance complaint for water accumulation along Hudaan Avenue near Browning Brothers store. Proceedings opened this morning with several prominent witnesses summoned. Expect trial to finish by tomorrow morning. Also note Utah Theatre price listings for The Blue Bird at 5c and 15c.
Ed D Burke was released today and traveled to Los Angeles with a friend caring for him. Burke had been in the county jail after an incident near Oxden where he was brought from a train in a demented condition. His condition is improving and his rationality is returning. He had undergone a head operation in St Itts. The note ends with local theater listings for The Blue Bird showing at Utah for two more days.
Belgian and Italian soldiers from the Russian front pass through Ogden after a parade in Salt Lake City. They will return to Ogden around 8 o’clock for a public reception, with a Belgian band and officers aboard the train. Local officials and citizens plan ceremonies, and eleven women in the party share in the visit.
Blair and Rewitt move for a new trial arguing the district court erred in questions to the jury, admission of newly discovered evidence, and statements prejudicing substantial rights. An appeal hearing date will be announced later by their attorneys seeking relief in the wake of Grind larceny verdict against Otto Wintrond Ane Drew Cowl.
Two young men, Warren A. Hussey of 2070 Adama Avenue and Davie Trying of Plain City, enlisted in the United States Army through the mor temper’s corps and departed for Fort Nougins Lila afternoon to join the Army.
London reports British casualties at 38,677 for the week, split into 5,? killed or died of wounds 13,?. wounded or missing 11,308. Figures reflect heavy fighting with a weekly peak since the German offensive.
An American flyer, possibly Captain Charles J. Biddle, escaped death after a German attack near Ypres. The plane was hit by machine gun fire and an exploding shell, leaving the Philadelphia pilot wounded but alive as the craft crashed in Sa Mana tans. He was rescued from the wreck as a German bombardment raged. A second American, unable to assist, was forced to watch as the plane went down. An Episcopal Guild meeting and a patriotic program were announced for the following day.
Attorney Clarence E. Wright, long established in Ogden, leaves his solo practice to join WH Wright & Sons in the Eccles Building. His Ogden office and top practice are transferred. remaining cases will be handled by S. T. Dobbs and other local attorneys as Wright departs for a new role at a store plot location.
A limited run of The Blue Bird continues at Utah Theatre with only two more showings before closing. The beloved art piece draws crowds seeking timeless theatre magic.
Society notes show Hollingsworth and Fournermaa, freight agents of Batramenty, California, with their wives visiting Ogden. They are guests of Mr and Mrs Rowlands and Mr Inlingangsie, son of Mrs Rows janis, as part of local social exchanges.
Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm at Riverdale meeting house with Bishop A A Hingham officiating. Body to be transported to Riverdale for viewing and interment at Ogden City cemetery after services. A lament about habit and duty appears among the garbled text referencing a wrecked machine and a wounded comrade.
World markets show irregular advances in early trading with automotives shippings and motors among movers. Major gains listed for Hulitwin Toconotive Marine preferred and others, while U S Sical and Liberty bonds show modest changes. Kansas City and Omaha cattle markets report varied receipts and prices across many classes.
Chicago quotations indicate thin trading with scant attorney influence and mixed pricing. The opening bid for wheat is reported around 4 cents off May and July futures, while oats show muted activity and a tentative reversal in the market mood.
The Chicago market softened amid weak selling and unsettled weather concerns. May corn edged up to about 1.27 a bushel while July touched 1.42 1/2 as traders expected relief from frost damage fears but supplies remained ample. Prices showed scant strength in futures values, reflecting pressured demand and cautious sentiment.
A compact list of stock quotes from Utah exchanges led by Hogte & Co. at Hudson Avenue shows varied bids and asks across mining, banking, and industrial sectors. Names like Utah Consolitated, National Copper, Amalgamated Sugar appear with prices ranging from a few dollars to above one hundred dollars per share.
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