| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION edited an immigrant paper in which he wrote in seven languages Within months after coming to Richfield Markus bought the interest of publisher Ewing and until selling it in March 1930 to Joseph Asbury was the paperguiding hand After four years on March 1934 Asbury turned over the publishing reins to Joseph Fuellenbach whose death late in 1935 forced his widow Rula to becomenewspaper woman She did so with consummate skill until her death April 15 1957 when her son Norman succeeded her He too passed away on November 27 1977 andthird generation of the family son Mark took over the publisherdesk The Reaper finally left the Fuellenbach family December 1990 when it was purchased by California-based Brehm Communications but Mark Fuellenbach remained as resident publisher The Reapermother-and-son publishers Rula and Norman Fuellenbach areunique family duo enshrined in the Hall of Fame The Salt Lake Tribune In terms of circulation Utahlargest newspaper the came upon the journalistic landscape April 15 1871 Tribune bearing the name The Utah Mining Gazette in addition to its Tribune flag Its founders proclaimed It shall be conducted asfree liberal independent high-toned secular newspaper devoted to the interests of the entire people of Utah strong in the support of right and fearless in exposing wrong Actually the Tribune had begun on January 1870 as the Mormon Tribune and subsequently was described by historian Noble Warrum in his book Utah Since Statehood asweekly publication opposing some of the policies of the Latter-day Saints Church Following its change of names it has subsequently published for 121 years without interruption more extensive history of The Salt Lake Tribune appears in Chapter 42 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
