| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION change from tradition since George Crowther of the Salt Lake Times had served as vice president during the previous year ordinarilystep toward assuming the presidency The nation had been plunged into World War II following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 1941 so there was considerable concern about the future when delegates met for this conclave The theme developed intalk by Salt Lake CityMayor Ab Jenkins was What effect the war and its accompanying change from the ordinary activities will have upon the newspaper business Campbell advertising manager of the Salt Lake Tribune spoke on Advertising inCrisis Thompson publisher of Utah Labor News discussed Consumers and the Press Topic of Plumhof of the Utah State Publicity and Industrial Development Commis sion the Saturday night banquet speaker was Utah and National Defense He pointed out that 25 000 new residents have moved or will be moving into Utah in the near future Fiftieth annual meeting Saturday-Sunday January 9-10 1943 Hotel Newhouse Harrison Conover Springville Herald was elected president The group toured the Army Air Force Dbasic training center at Camp Kearns where they were guests for lunch Pvt Fielding Smith stationed at Ft Douglas was the banquet speaker former Salt Lake City advertising executive he told delegatesbit about Army life and the militaryobjectives Herb Kretchman editor of the Salt Lake Telegram discussed editorial management of war-time newspapers Fifty-first annual meeting Friday-Saturday-Sunday January 14-15-16 1944 Hotel Newhouse Roy Schonian Duchesne Record was elected president Associate member Jennings Phillips public relations Company was convention chairman Field near Ogden on Saturday and managing editor of the Deseret News executive of Braun Delegates toured Hill heard Ralph Jordan relate his experiences 340 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
