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Show 1 News Notes 1 1 From All Parts of a 1 UTAH ' 1 Eprhaim. Miss Jane Benson haB been awarded the gold medal which, is given annually by the student body of Snow college. She chose as th jubject of her essay, "Is This an Ags of Self-indulgence?" Ogden. Two hundred fine babies who were born in the Thomas D. Dee Memorial hospital posed for a group picture in the arms of their mothers at the hospital as part of the annua) hospital day ceremonies. Each baby was presented with a $1 bank ao count. According to W. W. Rawson, superintendent of the hospital, thli was one of the largest groups of In. fants ever gathered upon a single o caolon In the state. Salt Lake City. Dr. George Thorn, as was reelected president of th University of Utah at the last meeting meet-ing of the board of regents according to an announcement. Dr. Thomas hai been president of the state lnstltu-tion lnstltu-tion since the fall of 1921, succeeding succeed-ing Dr. John A. Widtsoe. Resolution) were adopted by the board highlj commending Dr. Thomas for his ef ficiency In conducting the affairs ol the university during the past year. Ogden. Approximately 500 fawn dear on the Kiabab national forest in northern Arizona will be captured by hunters, after muzzled dogs havi knocked them down, and then rear ed by the aid of milk cows, this year, S. B. Locke, In charge of the depart-uent depart-uent of fish and game for the in, termountain forest service, declared upon his return from the forest. Logan. Several hundred member! of the Maughan family will be pre ent at the reunion of the famllj which is to be held at the U. A. C. June 12, according to Heber C, Maughan, who is one of the officer! of the Maughan surname family organization. or-ganization. Invitations have been sent to approximately 1009 member! of the family in the United Statefl. It is probable that Lieutenant Russel Maughan, famous dawn-to-dusk flier, and Governor George H. Dern Mil be present at the reunion. Salt Lake City. John M. Hansen, 67, Norwegian vice counsul in Utah, who resided at S52 South Third Easl street, died at a local hospital. He had been a representative of his government gov-ernment here since 1916. Salt Lake City. Cigaret smokers in Utah paid taxes to the state department de-partment during the period from Maj 8, 1923 to May 7, 1923, the sum oi $217,582.60, while the net expenses ol administering the law which provided for the payment of the tax amounted to $17,250.54, so that the net profit to the state amounted to $200,332.06. Salt Lake City.- Preparations foi the annual convention of the Utah division of the International Association Associa-tion of Identification, which Is to be held at the Newhouse hotel June 9 and 10. are now under wav and an elaborate program is being planned A number of committees have been appointed by Chief of Police Joseph 13. Burbidge to make the necessarj arrangements. Salt Lake City. Mrs. Nora Olson of Neola, Duchesne county, was found guilty of having used the mails to defraud in the United States districl court. The 17-year-old girl was accused ac-cused on four counts of sending ficticious fic-ticious checks to mail order houses In payment for clothing. Logan. Pistol practice has been begun by the members of F batterj of the National Guard, according to Captain Fred Thomas, who is supervising super-vising the instruction of the men. The practice will prepare the men for similar sim-ilar work this summer at Camp Lewis, Lew-is, where the local battery will spend two weeks. Salt Lake City. Claron Nelson ami two passengers met instant death near the Saltair speedway when the airplane in which they were flylns went into a tailspin and crashed to the ground. Mr. Nelson was formerly former-ly superintendent of the western ai' mail division. Ogden. Data concerning the various vari-ous canal and irrigation companies) In Weber, Davis, Summit and Morgan counties, particularly regarding their financial standing is now being Pothered Po-thered for submission to the United States reclamation service 'in connection connec-tion with the Echo canyon dam, the Tirst unit of the Salt Lake Basin pro-ject. pro-ject. Ogden. Another $25,000 has lt"n received from the federal government Eolng to tho construction of fedenil aid highways in Utah in payment, the biggest part, of moneys already expended ex-pended under state direction. Some $7595 of the amount is repliiciu.it funds expended on the Ash Creel! bridge, $6650 on tho project be! ween A.,tdersoif ranch and Toquervillc $5209 on the road between UiSI Junction mid Dig Wash In Kan .luim county; $2989 on the Chicken Creek project and $2552 on tho Woudover cutoff. |