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Editor's note • Every Saturday, Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby pulls out long-forgotten pieces of history to give readers a glimpse of life, crime and misadventure in Utah that week in 1916, 1941, 1966 and 1991 — showing just how much we've changed, and how much we haven't. Recognize a relative or have a story to share? Visit Facebook.com/DisturbingHistory or email rkirby@sltrib.com.

1917

Jan. 1 • Newly elected Utah Gov. Simon Bamberger takes office.

• While driving his car across the railroad tracks at 800 West and South Temple, Dr. Griff H. Maghee is struck by a Union Pacific switch engine. His car is demolished and he is thrown some distance, breaking several bones.

Jan. 2 • Following a massive Christmas storm, Salt Lake City has most of its streetcars working again.

• Salt Lake City announces a 10 percent increase in arrests during 1916.

Jan. 3 • A dead reindeer arrives in Salt Lake City, intended for the Salt Lake Commercial Club banquet. It is reportedly the first time that reindeer will be eaten in Utah.

Jan. 4 • In an effort to prevent the spread of disease, Ogden City closes all schools to children under the age of 15, and forbids attendance at places of amusement, Sunday school, and public gatherings.

• Clarence Hendrickson, 37, described as "a cripple," is released from jail after serving a sentence for breaking into a store. He immediately breaks into another store and is arrested. He offers the explanation that he cannot care for himself during the winter and would rather be in jail.

1942

Jan. 1 • Relying on a 1940 census, papers announce that 829 "foreign Japs" (not born in the U.S.) are living in Utah.

• Tire rationing goes into effect. With nearly 150,000 cars registered last year, Utah is allotted only 534 tires and 447 tubes for the year.

Jan. 2 • Statewide auto deaths jump from 171 in 1940 to 204 in 1941.

• All "enemy aliens" are ordered to surrender their firearms by Jan. 5. After careful consideration, U.S. Attorney for Utah Dan E. Shields says he believes cap, water, air, and cork guns are exempt.

Jan. 3 • Salt Lake County deputies continue to investigate the New Year's drive-by shooting of the home of Moji Tsutsui, 2374 S. 500 East. Moji is currently interred in a concentration camp, but his wife and children are still living in the home.

• College enrollments drop off significantly as young men enlist to fight in the war.

Jan. 5 • Following a series of sled-automobile accidents on roads, State Highway Patrol Superintendent P.L. Dow orders his patrolmen to confiscate all sleds used by children on state highways.

1967

Jan. 1 • A man who brought home a male visitor late in the evening is beaten, bound and robbed. Neighbors living near 1600 Westwood Ave. hear the victim screaming and begin firing guns at his car as it is being stolen. The riddled car is later found abandoned.

Jan. 4 • A fight turns into a shooting at Self's Beeline Service Station, 1302 S. State, leaving the attendant beaten and his assailant shot in the arm. Like most all-night service stations in the wake of the Lance and Kelbach murder spree, the attendant was armed with a pistol.

• Craddock M. "Sandy" Gilmour and his father arrive home when the younger Gilmour is released by Russian authorities after spending months in prison for allegedly exchanging money on the black market.

Jan. 5 • Utah nurses receive substantial raises. Nurses with four-year college degrees now make slightly more than $500 per month.

Jan. 6 • High winds and heavy snowfall brings Salt Lake Valley traffic to a crawl.

Also this week • Dean Martin and Ann-Margret star in "Murderers' Row."

1992

Jan. 1 • The new year is just five hours old when Salt Lake County racks up its first two homicides of the year. At 985 E. Atkin Ave., a man shoots his roommate with a high-powered rifle, then retreats to a room and kills himself when the police arrive. A second man is shot six times at 1064 E. Larkspur Drive in Sandy during a quarrel. He dies at a local hospital.

• Nathan William Hansen is the first baby born in Salt Lake County for 1967.

Jan. 3 • Eight people are injured and one killed in two separate accidents in the same day at the same spot on Beck Street.

Jan. 4 • The Utah Legislature will attempt to ban smoking in all restaurants. Currently, most restaurants have a "smoking section."

Jan. 5 • After debating who deserved what share of the loot based on courage, five teenage boys break into the Memorial Grove Chapel. Their debate is overheard by police, who surround and arrest them.

Also this week • Michael Jackson's "Black or White" is still at the top of the charts.