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Show ete Flu Outbreak | SAP SEE SE 5 Acco pg eee Threatens to Shut Schools | Valley School 50% Has Absenteeism; i _ Others Are Hard Hit A serious outbreak of what appears to be Asian flu has spread through Ogden City and Weber County during the past few days threatening to reach epidemic proportions and to close several county schools. | , The Public Health day was considering Valley, Wahiquist and ior High schools and County High School Fuithers. And Ting To Hold Program | | |And Games Friday Service toclosing the South Jun-| the Weber where ab- FARR WEST—The annual Fa‘thers and Sons party will be held at senteeism passed the 25 per cent} mark today. — The Asian flu also was spreadee The under. Appal | Dennis of the cases as Asian been identified flu that Og-|. McEntire, eee See ogy ‘Weber County High, ‘School ported 419 absent students out of an eyrollment of 1,600. es Sa School students were absent to-| we ee were absent. Wa niquist had 261 absent out of 700 enrolled and 871 of the 820° South Junior High | : LES SR he ee el PCE OSE Grant. Elementary School ‘Teported today’ s absenteeism as the | biggest in the past three years with 75 students out. Normal absenteeism there is 35. Scattered reports from other elemen- : tary schools in the city were similar or reported only normal absenteeism. _Ogden ‘High | ‘School ‘reported| out 10 per cent increase in ab-) 4 EN Nie soe cs - Sr aa si a Te Six. Tom Budge, games— Norman DeVries, Gerald. Hodson, Larry Issakson. _ Favors — Ron Tremea, Fred ‘Thompson; decorations -_ Marvin | Shaw, Steve Beus. den is in for an epidemic, No ‘one was prepared, however, to predict when and how serious the peak might be. The disease | so far appears to be. striking ‘more heavily among young peo-| ple from grade school through) ; college age. The highest percentage of ab‘senteeism in the schools was recorded at the Valley School today where 150 of 282 students | Berrett will be master Others assisting in: the arrange. Pee contacted report is. or jments are the following: Entertainment — Ray Meibos, Robert Muirbrook, Roger Stratford; . food—Mikhail John, Leon were | the symptoms said all present. ‘EPIDEMIC IMMIMENT? ‘Most of the. medical authori- ties of the assistant \of ceremonies. ae doctors the by. laboratory tests, vice president Boys Assn. ‘His ald Hodson. number of Shiies is on the in- | had High night’s _ entertainment. is the | direction of Dale Tucker, creases in absenteeism.. A spot check of several crease. While none Wahlquist Junior pie and ice cream. — in-| marked were experiencing So ing into the city school system today. ‘The attack. apparently is | not general, but is occurring on ‘a hit-and-miss basis. Some city schools reported only normal abothers. senteeism today. while the School on Friday eee at 730° pain. | All boys of the school and their fathers are invited. It includes. a program and contest games, | and will eonclude with serving of | Sf 2 ewe Seales ar ares Ca a PY |
