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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1917
Page
2
The city administration intensifies its push to retain power through a broad public program enlarging facilities and boosting materials. Weeks ahead, voters may be fed with laudatory articles while readers react to the humor and irony of “Picturerque Perannage” and the ambitious campaign fray.
An Ogden Grand Army veteran, over seventy, writes of serving country by knitting for the Red Cross despite illness. He explains eight months of sickness, now plans to knit to aid the war, proving patriotism and sacrifice beyond physical strength. His Civil War service anchors his devotion.
War correspondent Manty reports US planners expect major German air offensives using large formations of over 200 planes. He says targets include military sites as munitions centers remain, with fasting escort and short window of vulnerability on the French front.
A fragment describes a wartime warning as Esren furnaces flare and a bombing formation prepares for a three echelon drive on German air forces. Explosive payloads exceed a thousand tons, promising a massive air assault that could rock the Earth and sink fleets, with vast destruction for both planes and pilots.
Utah has been appealed to by the government to produce sugar for the troops in France. D. C. McKay of the Weber County Farmers' Bureau says the response will reflect credit on the plate. Farmers have accepted terms and will labor in the fields to meet the market needs and provide a surplus of $100,000. Next year a larger crop is planned to aid American troops.
In Ogden during early September officials reported the Ogden Lucin cutoff now handles four times the freight with about 110 million tons since reconstruction. The line saves thirty daily train movements and fuel costs, showing the great lake harbor preserved structure and long term efficiency despite earlier doubts.
A distortedOCR fragment presents lines about land and homeland, mentioning America, liberty, peace, and faith. The text references a citizen call to serve, heroes, and a welcoming heart, with unclear author or date.
Dispatches indicate Gerard Ma Pont's body was shipped yesterday to Harkensack New Jersey for burial in New York per received advices. Du Pont reportedly died Thursday and the exact circumstances remain under inquiry with others doubting a gentleman’s involvement.
John E. Swanger state deputy head consul of the Modern Woodmen of America will be in Ogden Wednesday to address the lodge at the Hearst building. He also serves as head consul for Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada and has headquarters in Salt Lake City for the territory. Swanger, a lawyer and journalist from Sedalia Missouri, has held state posts and legislature roles and recently took the Northwest deputy ship, reflecting over two decades of Modern Woodman involvement.
Weber County canners report the peach crop nearly finished with some plants still short on fruit. Labor shortages from school closures reduced hours, yet overall canning has been satisfactory. Tomatoes and apples remain the focus with good quality and a strong shipment outlook for eastern markets and Uncle Sam’s troops.
Tomorrow the Portola cafe will close for temodellog until October 19. The brief notice gives no further details about the reason or activities during the closure.
In Seattle area shipyards a small group of workers resumed duties today as the general strike lingers. Employers press for a closed shop and a return to full operation while labor officials and employers meet with the board to seek a settlement and restore normal steel yard work.
In Raleigh a newly organized unit of home guards composed mainly of professionals and businessmen was deployed by Governor to protect a Black defendant named Neville on a criminal trial. Police notes indicate the guard faced and overcame roadblocks as authorities moved to secure the courthouse during the proceedings.
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