| Show THE UTAH NEWSPAPER HALL OF FAME Reaper called thirty for him at his home yesterday morning shortly beforeo clock and he dropped peacefully to sleep For several days his attending physicians had given up all hope of his recovery His widow Florence Leonard Littlefield followed him in death in December 1928 The foregoing material was compiled and written by MurrayPress Moler Ogden Standard-Examiner and presented before the Utah Association in convention assembled on February 14 1976 BURKE McARTHUR Mt Pleasant Pyramid Born March1884 Died March 15 1959 Installed in Hall of Fame at Salt Lake City 1975 Files of the Mt Pleasant Pyramid reflect Burke McArthur as an even-tempered seldom riled small-town newspaperman His contemporaries however frequently referred to him as the fighting editor descriptive phrase coined by his communityMayor John Gunderson who praised the Pyramidpublisher for sticking with his convictions once he made up his mind on any matter Burke McArthur was to begin with somewhat unusual newspaperman He wasnative son of Mt Pleasant whose career disproved MatthewBiblical admonition prophet is not without honor save in his own country He cut his teeth on the Pyramid while working from 1908 until 1911 for publisher Boyden At that time the newspaper had hadsuccession of ownerships changing hands in full or in part seven times during the first 12 years of its existence When it was sold to McArthur in 1911 the switches in proprietorship halted For the next 36 years through two world con 581 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
