| Show YOUNG PAPERS THAT ACTUALLY ARE OLD than Brigham City deserved but too good to remain there moved its operations to Ogden on April 12 1899 And to its demise in the graveyard of Western journalism CASTLE DALE The Emery County Progress has hadlong succession of owners since it was founded September 15 1900 by brothers Robert and John Crockett the formerHall of Fame publisher They printed early issues in their Eastern Utah Advocate plant at Price The first Castle Dale paper the Castle Valley News began and closed in 1895 the second the Emery County Pioneer was launched at the outset of 1898 and was an early failure Its copublisher Jamieson tried again with its successor the Emery County Record in 1899 but afteryear sold his plant to the Crocketts They then began printing in Castle Dale and sold the paper on October 20 1900 to Haines Thereafter the publication changed hands several times David Williams well-travelled newsman who in addition to Utah left his mark on Nevada Wyoming Idaho and California journalism hadcomparatively lengthy tenure as did Roberts and his sister Enid who continued as the pub lisher after her brotherdeath Ray Williams had been the owner for 12 years when the paper was acquired in June 1956 by Clarin Ashby The purchase launched Ashby 22-year publishing career which would include the Green River Leader and the Uintah Basin Standard On August 1965 Ashby sold the paper now named the Progress-Leader to Kimble Larsen who was its publisher until February 1975 At that time it was purchased by the Price Sun-Advocate organization under the corporate name SunProgress Inc That group was transferred successively to George Hatch of Communications Investment Corporation 1981 Hometown Communications Inc 1989 and to Brehm Communications 1996 The latter firm with Kevin Ashby eldest son of Clarin as publisher operates the Castle Dale paper today 83 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
