Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-09-28 | Page 14 | Firms to Close Armistice Day

Firms 10 o lose Armistice Day Dy DyNov Nov 11 Armistice 11 Armistice day will day-will will find most stores in Salt Lake City closed The retail merchants bureau of the Salt Lake City Chamber of oC Commerce joined Thursday with the Utah Council of Retailers in declaring the date a holiday hollday Veterans organizations as well as the retailers have sought fought federal designation of one day clay to honor the fighting men of all the nations nation's wars wars according to Walter Valter Owens chairman of the merchants bureau It is impo impossible sible to celebrate the theley key ley days of rill all the various wars he pointed out Since federal designation has not been forthcoming from the government local groups will observe observe observe ob ob- serve the November date until the country acts Mr Owens reported