| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION leading box office draw The Tabernacle Choir provided Sunday morning entertainment for many of the visitors who also heardtalk by Reuben Clark of the LDS Church First Presidency Countless other businesses large and small contributed the many courtesies favors and contributions that made the national group66th annual meetingsuccess Many delegates from the East and Midwest arrived by rail aboardspecial train operated over the Denver Rio Grande Western post-convention tour utilizedUnion Pacific train to Cedar City and its buses through the Southern Utah Parks unique luncheon on Monday brought Salt Lake Cityfour major service organizations -Kiwanis Rotary Lions and Exchange Clubs -tojoint meeting with the visitors whocome from 40 states It was held at Hotel Utah which shared convention functions with the Hotel Newhouse While publishers assembled for their annual business meeting spouses and families were treated tospecial show ing which wasWorld Premiere of Bob Hopenew film Sorrowful Jones No one suspected the future role he would play in Ameri can government but young Congressman Richard Nixon RCalif wasfeatured speaker at the 1949 session His timely topic since Communism was the arch-foe of the entire nation at that time was Your Stake in the Un-American Activities Committee The future President of the United States warned The great threat of Communism is that itan international conspiracy Another leading speaker also berated the Red Menace intalk titled Behold This Day He was Dr Kenneth McFarland superintendent of the Topeka Kansas public school system Dr Frank Mott Dean of the University of Missouri School of Journalism told his audience It isnewspaperduty to help improve the community it serves not aspromotion stunt but asprofessional obligation Orrin Taylor of the Archbold Ohio Buckeye arrived in Salt Lake City as NEApresident and Joe Cook of the Mission 376 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
