| Show CHAPTER SEVEN Suburban Salt Lake Papers Struggled Several newspapers were unveiled then buried in and around the statelargest cities well into the early to mid 1900s Most had Salt Lake City origins or were located in its suburbs Ogden too sawsuburban effort which failed Principals among those publications of general circulation were these The Salt Lake Times begun in June 1920 in Sugar House and the Salt Lake Mining and Legal more or less common roots and were Glade who would later become Mayor Times was purchased by William News The papers had published by Earl of Salt Lake City The Hornibrook on August 23 1923 and in 1932 was sold to George Crowther From then until his death in 1951 Crowther wrote humorous column Tony Spaghetti which among its diverse topics derided errant politicians Under Crowther the publica tioncourse aslegal newspaper was set Glenn Bjornn purchased the paper in 1952 upon the death of Crowther Although generally regarded asweekly representing Democratic party views the papermasthead under Bjornn insisted This publication is not owned or controlled by any party clan clique faction or corporation After Bjornndeath January 1980 his son Richard Bjornn became the publisher He was in charge when the paper closed its doors in financial distress in 1991 Its name and good will were purchased out of bankruptcy by Bonnie Miller publisher ofcompeting legal weekly The Intermountain Commercial Record and the Times was merged into that paper The Daily Record founded by Harry Miller was the forerunner of the purchasing publication After Millerretirement it was published by his son Robert Changing to 127 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
