Oral history interview with William B. Wallis/Vernal Express [Transcript]

Oral history interview by Mike Brown with William Wallace. Topics include: William work as former editor of the weekly Vernal Express Newspaper; William's father visiting Vernal and being persuaded to take over the local newspaper; William's move to Vernal as a young adult for employment with Con Wagon Machine Company; Working for his father at the newspaper; Attending the University of Utah; working in Vernal during the summer break; Working for the Indian Agency; Entering the military; Serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Meeting his future wife; Taking of the newspaper; Buying out the stockholders and disolving the corporation; His father's church service and subsequent move to England; Early news stories about the railroad; Having to print one edition by hand crank because the power was out; Taking produce and wool as payment for subscriptions during the Great Depression; Changes in the newspaper format and printing techniques; Newsprint eing delivier by frieght wagons in the early years; Repercussions of printing errors; Newpaper trends; William's working for the newspaper and a three-generation journalism legacy; Being encouraged by his attorney brothers and father to study law; The newspaper supporting certain issues such as the school board, county commisioners, or water reclamation; The constant changes in printing equipment and associated costs; and not being interested in a daily newpaper product.