| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION Third South building was sold by its publisher owners represented by Press Properties committee headed by Bette Cornwell of the Murray Eagle and consisting of Richard Dick Buys Wasatch Wave and Richard Bjornn Salt Lake Times Bjornn was later replaced by Tuff Claybaugh Box Elder News-Journal Presidents Larry Stahle and Adrien Taylor directed the move to the Crane Building Janice Keller was Executive Director profit-making function of the association office is the clipping service and is extremely and individuals May 1942 when It requires the supervision of the manager valuable to many businesses organizations among them political figures It originated in the Executive Committee voiced the opinion that suchservice would be an important adjunct of USPA By mid-summer an office had been established in conjunction with the associationspace in the Western Newspaper Union building Perhaps World War II complicated the procedure maybe the plan was ahead of its time In any event the project was abandoned withinshort time In truth publishers had more important concerns during the 1942-1945 war-time period and it wasnan endeavor greatly missed Late in 1950 however manager Robert Ward revived the idea and in keeping with the widely-accepted practice of hiring veterans where possible visited the Department of Employment Security in search ofperson to put it into operation And quite swiftly found Rodney Rod Rasmussen person able man who was confined towheelchair asresult of polio contracted whilewar-time Air Force pilot His handicap however didnkeep him from active participation in such outof-door activities as fishing hunting and maintaining the yard of his home Reading Utahnewspapers and clipping requested items was hardlychallenge and Rod took to it with acquired skill launching the division November 10 1950 In 1953 the only competition in the field Intermountain Press Clipping Bureau similar service operated was purchased by USPA and 35 accounts were Frombeginning as two hour per person and aided by the Lochrie acquisition by Lochrie thus acquired day job for one the service grew 304 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
