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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
13
Troops and civilians endure extreme cold across Siberia causing hundreds of deaths and widespread frostbite. Reports say temperatures plummeted to minus 60s F with 67 to below zero. Despite brutal climate, residents show resilience while Siberia’s railway workers face severe conditions. The American army occupation notes winter hunting seasons for soldiers, with meat turned over to local authorities to prevent depletion.
Notice to property owners 1 paving district on Twenty fourth Street Waal ington and Hackison Avenues Harr ion Avenue and Grink et Avenue. Ogden City Board of Commissioners announces a meeting at 7 p m Monday June 2 1919 to discuss the charter of the proposed paving. All property owners are requested to be present.
Halter P Monson, recently released as president of the Eastern United States mission of the church, traveled to Ogden in May to reconnect with old friends and discuss business matters. George W. McCune has been chosen to succeed him.
President Monson lauded New York Mission growth and vowed to empower officers, urging more missionaries amid wartime service. He praised the new Latter-day Saints chapel, noted crowds, and the Joseph T. Smith memorial's evolving management. He also praised successor George W McCune and hinted at national prohibition shifts.
Lagoon prepares to open on Decoration Day with a riot of floral displays and new amusements. Manager A C Christensen says improvements exceed 20 000 dollars, aiming for record crowds at Waikiki Beach. The resort promises attractions including a Hawaiian reproduction and revives the famed entertainment from prior seasons.
Elwood Horrocks of 4 Brown ing apartments notified his parents of his release from the U S Navy at Juneau Alaska where he has been serving as a rec y ored class quartermaster after enlisting in August 1948 He was trained at Goat Island Seattle and aboard the U S S Vickburg now awaiting his return scheduled for Sunday next.
New York May 29 The board of Managers approved higher commissions on cotton sold on the New York Cotton Exchange. Members will vote June 1. Under the plan a $10 per 100 bales rate applies for nonmembers for sales at or below 13.01 cents a pound, $12.50 per 100 bales for rates from 19.01 to 23.0? cents, plus $2.50 more per 100 bales for each 0.5 cent rise beyond 23 cents. Exchange members pay half the nonmember rates. Nonmembers outside the United States and Canada pay an extra $2.50 per 100 bales.
In PATUS May 28 Greek troops push from Smyrna toward Magnesia and Aldren as Turks retire before them. Greeks claim aims are to restore order and to take a census. The dispatch notes a broader push in the area with Greek forces advancing while Turkish positions pull back.
Paris April 22 The Associated Press reports Uncle Sam has created a fully certified army education system for 200,000 khaki clad soldiers. Brigadier General Robert J. Rees directs the Educational Corps, with an executive commission of Dr. Frank E B Spaulding Dr John Erskine and Dr Kenyon Butterfield guiding about 7500 instructors. The curriculum spans from basic literacy to university subjects including stenography engineering and foreign languages. Army schools operate in barns barracks and even convents, with the goal of comprehensive post schooling alongside military duties. Some 30,000 men attend high schools, a large army university at Reims, and hundreds of officers study in French and English universities. The program aims to provide education across a broad spectrum to all soldiers who can benefit.
OPNEVA May 28 The aged Ludwig former king of Bavaria in a delirious assertion claimed victory in the war. He was said to be showing signs of insanity hereditary in the royal line. Misers arrived Tuesday near Wizers from Munich. The commonarch center has been in Switzerland since mid last month as Ludwig eyed a return to Munich leading a victorious army.
Lt. Cmdr Mackensie Grieve who survived a mid ocean rescue with Harry Hawker has been asked by Frederick Po Raynham to act as navigator for an airline voyage. The plan pairs him with Captain Charles W. Morgan aboard a Martin aircraft, though Grieve’s injuries caution his flying in the near term. Other British expeditions gather as trans Atlantic flight pressure rises to five with the arrival of W. Williams to select a 2 seater air drome. Capt. J. Erroyd, interned since 1916, announces entry in the Mall prize race and plans for a final departure from Newfoundland.
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