| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION his widow and his son Howard Jr whose birth had closely coincided with his parents 1916 arrival in Moab He would subsequently publish in both Gunnison and Salina for many years serving as President of Utah Press Association in 1969 and honored with its Master Editor and Publisher Award two years later For twenty one yearsguiding hand was extended by his mother who continued to be active well into her 80s frequenting the Salina office and moving about the community visiting with longtime friends and gathering news The News and Sun were of similar longevity The Gunnison paper as the Gazette had been launched October 20 1899 the Salina weekly had begun publication July 19 1901 The Sun however hadbrief schedule interruption in 1918 For its first 17 years its publisher was Arthur Howard homespun humorist who on the masthead labelled himself Sun-Doctor He asserted his paper was read only by wide-awake people who have at least horse sense and was the only newspaper in Utah whose editor never lies He added It circulates in Denmark Sweden and the United States It goes everywhere Its publisher has to use common sense or it would g0 to hell But it disappeared from the journalistic scene without notice or explanation Later in 1918 Ewing of the Richfield Reaper re-established the Sun and by 1923 when Howard and Orsa Cherry purchased it the paper was under the direction of its second publisher Charles Richardson During burial services for this veteran newspaperman noted Utah judge who wasclose friend asserted We cherish the character the attainments and the ideals exemplified in the life of Howard Wesley Cherry and solicit for ourselves the possession of friends with comparable ideals and qualities true journalistic pioneer Cherry reported on editorially influenced and playedleadership role as the Mountain States developed into an important segment of the nation He was part of both the Old West and the New West and his carefully crafted descriptive writing reflected in detail his love for the portion of America headopted and to which he dedicated nearlyquarter-century of his life The proficiency he demonstrated in doing so is his passport to the Hall of Fame 450 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
