| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION ing her husbanddeath in 1923 Mrs Cooper was publisher for six more years In that era she was quite active in Utah State Press Association serving as its Secretary and appearing on convention programs Her paper was sold May 31 1929 to Nielsen and William Igleheart In turn Joseph Asbury purchased both Price papers on December 1932 and created the Sun-Advocate Asbury who was also publisher of the Richfield Reaper sold the combined Price paper on January 24 1935 to Hal MacKnight and Val Cowles both of whom had been staff members since the 1932 acquisition Ten years later Cowles sold his interest to John Vlahovich who after three years released it to the MacKnight family Sun-Advocate Publishers Inc California-based group headed by Robert Cribb Bruce Wright and Robert Finney purchased the paper on March 1966 Finney becom ing the resident publisher He was UPA1973 president and servedterm as District 10 director of National Newspaper Association SAP Inc which by then had become Sun-Progress and included the Sun-Advocate and the Emery Inc County Pro gress-Leader was sold September 15 1981 to George Hatch of the Ogden Standard-Examiner the head of Communications Investment Corporation Finney remained as publisher later was succeeded by Dan Stockburger Brent Leslie and Rupert Phillips representing Hometown Communications Inc bought the papers November 30 1988 and in July 1992 management was assigned by them to McGinnis Communications based in Ft Payne Alabama Stockburger remained as publisher until July 1993 when he was succeeded by Kevin Ashby who not long before had sold his Salina Sun and Gunnison Valley News California-based Brehm Communications owner of the Richfield Reaper purchased the Sun-Advocate and the Progress on May 1996 retaining Ashby as the publisher The SunRobert Crockett is in the Hall of Fame 40 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
