| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME weekly tosemi-weekly then totri-weekly publication in Logan and on February 16 1928 becamedaily It was acquired almost exactlyyear later February 17 1929 by the Scripps-Canfield Newspaper Group which also published the Provo Herald Afterbitter struggle the new dailyowners bought out England and Earl and on August 1931 created todayHerald-Journal The Journalco-publishers then went into retirement During his journalistic career England strongly editorialized for good government and strived to have the Journal equally represent the cityvaried civic and religious groups as well as the social life of the community and Cache county Files of the Journal form both an accurate and interesting history of Logan and the surrounding countyside Long active in Utah State Press Association England was its ninth president in 1907 For many years he wasmember of the Board of Education and served as well asCity Councilman teacher and leader in various LDS Church organizations he filled missions to Great Britain and to the Southwestern States and was Bishop of Logan Second Ward for 20 years He and his wife the former Phoebe Woolf of Hyde Park sons and were married June 10 1886 and were parents of five three daughters All but two sons are living today When he passed away on Janury 28 1952 Charles England was 88 years of age and had spent almost half his life in newspapering His demonstrated skill in that field solidly substantiates his position in UtahNewspaper Hall of Fame ALBERT WILSON EPPERSON Morgan County News Born October 17 1910 Died August 14 1955 Installed in Hall of Fame at Salt Lake City 1972 For 24 years he indelibly carved his name on journalistic annals of the state of Utah as publisher of three outstanding weeklies and asleader in newspaper-oriented organizations In fact had he not succumbed suddenly tocoronary occlusion at only 44 years of age he would have had the dis 489 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
