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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1917
Page
5
The Willard Service Station on Grant Avenue is remodeling to expand the service bay from the avenue to Merwin alley rear. The improvement will speed work by centralizing battery fitting and related auto repairs near the workshop, bringing battery combinations closer.
C A Quigley of Salt Lake drove into Coven Thursday to showcase the Hal-L3 automobile. He climbed the Twenty seventh Street hill in high gear, marking the arrival of a twelve cylinder car in the city. Previously only large cars owned by individuals had been noted in Ogden.
Fred G Taylor of Ogden an executive with the Amalgamated Sugar Company has been appointed by the United States Food Administration to oversee sugar distribution. He will report to Washington around November 1 and his duties include supervising equitable nationwide sugar allocation with Mrs Taylor assisting. Taylor has nineteen years in the sugar industry and has led multiple factories for the company.
Mr Quisley announced in Ogden that ratabilan will establish an agency for the Haltar car in the city within days. Ogden is seen as a good market and the car is expected to be welcomed and used locally. Only a few twelve cylinder cars are in use in the region, dealers favoring eight cylinder models. Quix jey's hal is described as a powerful machine now standardized in mechanism and build.
Manager C W Wilson of Ala Idaho Motor Company shares advice from Mitchall Motors Racine Wisconsin. The piece warns against warming engines by racing cars after cold nights. It stresses not to idle long but to avoid excessive engine strain as cars heat.
A fragment urges motorists to run engines slowly for three or four minutes to let the piston walls bearings and cylinders warm gradually. It claims careful warming reduces pigging and repairs, saving gasoline oil and expense and compares efficiency to frugality with meat and potatoes.
The article reports a nationwide call to worship initiated by the President and Congress, urging youth to enlist and participate in a day of prayer for the nation. It notes themes of “The American and the German God” and “The Tangible Scientific Benefit From a Day of Prayer and Worship” as services at the First Presbyterian church, with patriotic tone and alignment to the president’s proclamation.
Col Theodore Roosevelt marked his birthday at his Oyster Bay home with a simple remark that birthdays matter little at his age. He acknowledged the day only after a caller reminded him. Congratulatory letters and telegrams poured in from across the country.
In St Louis Lord Northcliffe head of the British war mission warned that Austro German efforts aim to knock Italy out of the war. He said Germany is fomenting disturbances in Italy and predicted desperate fighting on the Italian front in the coming weeks. He noted German troops on the Saltan front and urged vigilance to prevent a peacetime occupation. Hamilton Fife of Northcliffe spoke on frontline observations and said American forces need two years of training to be ready for decisive action, stressing the need for preparedness over optimism.
Telegram from Helsinki reports evacuation preparations in the city as Germany plans a descent on Finland. A Stockholm telegram to the Novaya Vremya says German forces aim to exploit propaganda and use small units to seize Russian troops, cut the Tarna railway, and sever Russia-Sweden communications.
Washington October 27 reports show naval officials accusing shipyards along the Atlantic coast of lagging in the steel shipbuilding program. Admiral Capps leads the emergency fleet portion as managers convene in Washington with representatives from the float corporation and the department of labor to speed production.
The American Federation of Labor and the Shipping Board discuss labor issues and the breadth of potential plans to attract workers for the board’s projects. Aimed at mobilizing about 300,000 workmen for ongoing and future tasks, the conference will cover many questions and proposals. A note recalls that Charms Har stockings were worn in the eleventh century, with earlier cloth bandages used for feet.
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