| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION Industry of Utah with which organization Utah Press Association shared an afternoon program of the convention Forty-fifth annual meeting Saturday-Sunday January 1516 1938 Hotel Newhouse Val Cowles Price Sun-Advocate was elected president The Price paper was presentedcup for having the best front page of the year Speakers were Dr Monson Secretary of State Harrison Merrill of Brigham Young University John Jones Western Newspaper Union and Hamilton Ham Park Salt Lake Tribune columnist For the most part delegates were positive about the improving economy although it was feared war clouds hanging over Europe were largely responsible for the increase in American manufacturing andconsequent hike in employment Forty-sixth annual meeting Friday-Saturday January 13-14 1939 Hotel Newhouse Leland Burress Bingham Bulletin was elected president State officials and members of the Legislature were hosted at gridiron dinner on Saturday night with Edwin Bemis manager of Colorado Press Associa tion as speaker Others on the program were Byrd Trego publisher of the Blackfoot Idaho Bulletin and George Watson Mayor of Alta who told news people of the possibilities of the growing ski industry President Rooseveltrequest forhike in the Federal defense budgetweek prior to the convention brought about considerable discussion concerning the United States role inEuropean war which seemed inevitable Utah like the rest of the nation was sharply divided with America First popular slogan of the day Forty-seventh annual meeting Friday-Saturday January 26-27 1940 Hotel Newhouse Elisha Warner Spanish Fork Press was elected president Burton Musser president of the Utah State Bar andprincipal speaker charged unwarranted encroachment of the Federal government on the rights and privileges of individual Americans Stanley Stephen 338 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
