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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
7
Chicago workers press for higher pay after long shifts with overtime and extra paper duties. The report notes wage demands averaging twelve cents and extended hours as Hoekvart prepares for a new period of labor action next week.
A detailed report by C. J. Fillwell and J. M. Forristall describes a study trip from Ogden to Grand Canyon and Southern Utah to assess routes and road conditions. The Arrowhead trail from Ogden to St George is largely concrete with few steep grades, while sections near Nephi and between St George and Cedar City are dusty and poorly surfaced. The account analyzes grades, washes, and grade changes, notes long sandy stretches, and compares routes via Zion Canyon, Sevier Valley, and Kanab, urging Utah leaders to finish unfinished sections and improve bridges. It identifies best paths toward Cedar City, then Kanab, and emphasizes statewide collaboration and funding to complete trunk lines.
Edward Wales is found dead in a locked Crosby home as a seance on stage ends in murder. The Orpheum performance of The Thirteenth Chair captivates with suspense and melodrama, praised for atmosphere, acting, and gripping plot. Clara Kimball Young stars Magda at the New Utah Theatre next Sunday.
In wartime Britain women entered agricultural work due to a tare shortage, filling roles traditionally held by men. At villages such as Janmratown Middletown and Portsmouth wires and other servants are noted as taking over farm labor to hasten harvests, while threats of destruction loom if crops are not gathered quickly.
The Methodist Episcopal bishops approve the YMCA conduct of religious work in American voluntary encampments here and abroad for Protestant churches and the Knights of Dolughts for the Catholic church. It will cooperate with the YMCA and send ministers to the front.
A joint committee of the Methodist Episcopal church and its youth wing plans unifying the two denominations and approves a $250000 religious work among the elderly. The panel includes Bishop C. Slughes of Wortland, Ore. Burglaries target Crowmile First National Bank, where $5000 is taken after blowing the safe. no injuries reported during the exchange of shots with residents.
In the District Court of Weber County Utah Mathews McCulleeny Company sues Anthony Tioxenthyne Lovina Hosenthyne Graven Halverson Frank D. Smith and Nose Smith. A sheriff’s sale is set for November 10, 1947 at 12 noon at the south front door of the Weber County courthouse Ogden City Utah. Described property lies inOrden City including Lot details and adjacent tracts with all tenements and appurtenances.
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