| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME area weekly -is the exception to the rule inbusiness still dominated by men During the twenty-five years Rula Fuellenbach was publisher of the Richfield Reaper she added many more exceptions to the rules of newspaper publishing -and to those of business woman civic leader church member and mother as well Born June 24 1894 in Mapleton Utah County Rula aschild moved with her parents William and Harriett Johnson to Eureka Juab County where she attended public schools and graduated from Tintic High School Rula married Joseph Fuellenbach an accountant in Eureka and their married life began in that then-prosperous mining community which is today but shell of its one-time business importance Her husband later accepted an accounting position in California and it was thencurious chain of circumstance led the Fuellenbach family back to Utah The Richfield Reaper was published at that time by Joseph Asbury who wanted to sell and move elsewhere Joseph Fuellenbach hadlong-standing urge to write and was quite capable in that vein Rulabrother Reed operatedtheatre in Richfield and wasfriend of Asbury Understanding the situation one can readily realize how Fate led the Fuellenbachs to Richfield and to ownership of the Reaper Unfortunately that same Fate brought death to Joseph Fuellenbach only nine months later and in 1935 Rula sudden ly became editor and publisher ofweekly newspaper It was position for which shenot been trained and one she hadnsought She had some business ability but little practical experience In one fell swoop contented housewife and mother of four becamebusinesswoman publisher and widow 511 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
