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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1919
Page
4
An exhibit at the college Friday evening displayed items from the manual training and domestic science and sewing departments. The display used the school’s basketball banner and other trophies as part of the decorations to illustrate achievements from the prior season.
Henry Van Dersteen was riding east on Twenty fifth Street when a Ogden City water department truck struck him. He sustained a partial fracture and cuts to the head with no internal injuries. Witnesses say the driver veered onto the Hudson Street corner, dragging the bicycle about sixty feet.
A youth employed by the Merchants' Dispatch Service was crushed when a truck overturned and demolished a pile of goods in a city street. The lightweight report states the deceased was a local worker and the incident is under investigation by authorities.
Riverdale milk earned the highest rating after inspection by Weber county dairy and food inspector George Shorten. Shorten stated local milk dealers report a campaign over recent weeks has improved quality by about fifty percent since the latest procedures began, boosting city supply.
Weather reports from Webert County indicate the heavy rain yesterday did not extend to the county's western parts. The eastern end benefited, while the west reported receiving no measurable rainfall. Officials assess crop damage from the brief storm and note classification notices follow.
Ira Browning of the state highway commission is honored by Secretary Houston. Browning is named to advise on road construction in the United States as the sole western member on a five person committee of the U S Department of Agriculture.
The Red Cross will suspend work at the rooms for the summer as soon as the remaining 60 bath robes, already partly finished, are completed and shipped to Denver. There is a shortage of workers, and the chapter appeals to the women of Opden to spare time to help on the garments. Most other work is finished, with a large shipment of undergarments for girls and women refugees and a set of shawls for the elderly. Many sweaters and garments for refugees remain to be made. Read the Classified Ads.
A lengthy Ogden program for Madame Schumann-Heink’s June 2 concert at the Orpheum features a wide range from classical to popular war songs. The review cites her versatile voice, mentions Mozart, Bach, MacDowell, and Carrie Jacobs-Bow, and notes audience ovations, encores, and a final crowd participation in Star Spangled Banner.
Lieutenant La Mar Farr, son of Vex o Farr of 70 Cadyon road, is on a five day Army leave from Camp Denna Massachusetts. He is with the 36th Infantry and hosted friends during a brief Ogden visit. Farr recently conveyed a troop train assignment at Fort A Trussell. Ogden impressed him with its growth versus eastern cities.
The Orphean Theatre manager expressed high enthusiasm as Ogden set a new attendance record for Mickey. The show drew around 16 000 fans, surpassing Denver Cole’s prior mark at the American Theatre in Denver, with Denver's historic attendance noted.
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