| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION months new owner James Barker changed to its present name AlterEarly Utah Journalism quotestongue-in-cheek explanation by Mansfield Snow in his Brigham Bugler to wit Being an old bachelor he Barker did not like to be guyed about his Papoose by the brethren of the press so changed its name Vernal Express Subsequently there were other publishers and managers The Express was acquired on March 17 1898 by Holdaway In his farewell which he titled My Last Howl Barker got inparting jab with this After over six years toil on the Expressnow step down and out May the blessings of the Lord Jesus Christ follow the delinquent subscribers all the days of their life and never overtake them On August 1899 the name of Charles Bartlett appeared on the masthead and December 22 1900 that of Dan Hillman four years earlier the assistant editor was shown as co-publisher Hillman soon bought out his partner and during the next 17 years Cook and Watkins alternated as editor But on May 1917 Hillman was totally in charge and turned management of the Express to James Wallis He became the owner on January 28 1921 and thereafter the paperkey editor and manager positions were held by members of his family Daughter Violet Vi Harrison and her husband George were business manager and publisher respectively by June 15 1923 On January 1926 both moved to the Roosevelt Standard and William Wallis son of James returned from Roosevelt to join the Express staff He became editor and manager November 19 1926 and overperiod of time as his father gradually retired he moved into the publisherchair Upon his retirement in August 1970 William Wallisson Jack succeeded him as publisher In 1995 the fourth generation of the family Steve Wallis was active in the paper following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather grandfather and father James Wallis four-term president 1918-21 and two 46 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
