| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION established in Delta on July 1910 by Norman Dresser and the new bank cashier often wrote articles which were published in it The paper was very muchbooster of the new community and most of Dresserwritings concerned the great future in the Pahvant Valley Beckwith wrotenumber of stories concerning individual farmers their agricultural methods and the success that seemed to be headed their way Farming in fact became his next hobby and he thoroughly studied the subject bank cashier position in Oakley Idaho lured him away from Delta and in his absence the Chronicle twice changed hands Dresser sold it to Homer Busenbark an Oklahoman on January 1914 and the paperfounder moved to Salt Lake City where in 1929 he was struck and killed bystreet car On March 11 1915 Busenbark sold to Charles Davis of Cokeville Wyoming After the close of World Warin 1918 the Beckwiths returned to Delta where Frank was again the bank cashier In that role he wasclose observer when the financially-distressed publication was surrendered to the bank in default In turn on February 20 1919 the bank assigned its cashier to be managing editor of its newspaper property Shortly thereafter stricken by newspaperitis Beckwith arranged to purchase it Now he had other subjects to study the array of mechanical skills needed to produceweekly newspaper With the paper had comecompetent all-around printer schooled in Sweden who taught him presswork operation of the Model Linotype and handsetting type The new ownereldest daughter began work in the office and his son started the learning process in order to help in making up each weekChronicle In the mid-1920 when business was at low ebb son Frank Beckwith interrupted his college studies in California and joined his father as business manager He became capable all-around newspaper man and was invaluable in building up the business As the years rolled by the publisher found time for the many other subjects of interest to him Asayoung man he had been intrigued by astronomy and he now resumed that 424 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
