| Show YOUNG PAPERS THAT ACTUALLY ARE OLD McConaughy of Omaha Nebraska On May 1972 they handed the reins to their son Robert Bud McConaughy Richard and Susan Buys became the owners October 1976 On September 1982 Ken and Marie Adams who had been co-editors of the News since 1978 purchased it and have subsequently been its publishers Evidence of the existence of another paper the Morgan Post is contained in the memoirs of John Stahle Sr publisher of the Davis County Clipper He recalls an ambitious Linotype operator at the Standard-Examiner in Ogden launching the publication in 1909 but quickly realizing he couldnhandle it He managed to persuade Mr Stahle to take the paper in exchange for typesetting services The additional publishing chores didnfit the Bountiful manschedule however so he disposed of the Post on September 1910 and the publication disappeared into oblivion another effort which left no files by which to trace its passage Albert Epperson is enshrined in the Newspaper Hall of Fame MURRAY The Murray American predecessor of todayMurray Eagle was established almostdecade before the community itself was incorporated Dewar was the founding publisher in 1894 but the date printed on Volume Numbercannot be established because all early files were destroyed in1924 fire Newspaper historian Cecil Alter writing in his Early Utah Journalism quotes from the Brigham Bugler of July 28 1894 Murray American has reached our table Alter goes on to explain The form of expression probably indicatesnew newspaper We are thus inclined to believe that Murrayfirst newspaper was the American which became the American Eagle with change of management in 1896 The change of management to which Alter referred was White succeeding Dewar as owner in conjunction with Rognon Rognon was also associated with Scott in 95 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
