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Show UTAH WAR TROPHIES BOARD SUGGESTED SALT LAKE. Sept. 1fi Hanford McNlder national commander f the American legion, has invited Governor Mabey to name a war trophy distribution distribu-tion board for Utah, on which It Ifl suggested the adjutant general of the state and the department commander of the American lesion might be suitable suit-able members. The national commander points out that there are about 700,000 articles listed ln a congressional report as war trophies now stored at Port Newark N J. Tho duties of the proposed board would be to allocate properly the trophies assigned to the state of L'tah. among the various communities Of the state. The board might also be asked to give priority consideration to requests that arc at present on flic with the senators and congressmen from Utah. "The American legion." writes its oinmandcr. hopes to have Senate Bill 67 I which has passed the senate, and is now pending ln the house of representatives, approed within thlr-tj thlr-tj days. "The. total federal appropriation for this purpose amounts to $2!j0,0(M whii b will crate, load, ship and deliver to the capital of your state the trophies tro-phies that have been ,-illocated You will note that the legion has recommended recom-mended the elimination, from this distribution dis-tribution of the vehicles as unsuitable outdoor trophies, and this shouid bo kept In mind by the distributing board In suiveying the trophies to come to i Utah |