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Show mv-- " - ' . - V w 'm ' S. ' y"v V V 'v ' v , Deseret Navis Grows With Utah; Covers Top Events Of Past .110 Years LAKE CITY, UTAH B SECTICfN -- WEDNESDAY, "JUNir'l 5, 1940 ECiilJedpillj ieadeirats State's Jumps To 83 For '60 man leaving a family at Hogle Zoo was struck by an auto, knocked over a parked car and fatally Injured afternoon. Tuesday Eight hours later a Murray woman was killed when- - two autos were welded, together in a head-ocollision near the Point -- of -- the Mountain, The deaths raised Utahs mounting traffiatoll to 83 for he year, compared with 81 for the same period last year. Eleven other persons were Injured, three of them lwoaccIcTenlsr 7 A re-uhl- n serious-ly,7nTH- e v itAv: KILLED: picture shows Deseret News editorial room in 1910. Bottom pictures are of battery of early Linotype machines and present-dahighspeed cylinder press. Drawings represent driving of Golden Spike, arrival of Johnston's Army, establishment of 'Utahs steel industry OVER THE YEARS WITH THE NEWS This group of drawings and photos shows progress of Deseret News and some' of big stories covered in its first 110 years. The top pictures show the first newspaper press ever used in Utah and, a group of newsboys receiving their papers from Old Model-- Fortftruck almost 40 years ago! Center days gained fame in different ways, Charles W.-- Penrose has been called one of the greatest editorial writers the Deseret News produced. Scipio --Africanus Kenner, called the Mark Twain of Utah," attracted readers with his colorful style. Editor George Q. Cannon probably it) fluenced journalism more than any other Utah editor. And Joseph C. -- Rich won note for one of the hoax stories that were so frequent in the 19th century newspapers. To His was the Bear Lake Moncreature ster, a serpent-likthat carried Indians into the rs Rain and scattered thunder-showe- deep. Butch Cassidy thundered are expected to fall around the turn of the cen over most of Utah Wednesroaring day night and Thursday, ac- tury with cording to the U.S. Weather a saga of Robin Hood thiev Bureau. ery. He provided the Deseret And the rains will be just News with many a readable what the doctor ordered to yarn. cool off Utahns, who have Statehood Story sweltered in two days of That was only four years above average tempera- after, the big Statehood for tures. Utah story of 1896. CompleYesterdays high tempera- tion of the Salt Lake Temple ture reading was 104 de- was another big story of the grees in St George. At the late 1800s. Salt Lake Airport a high Other big stories of the 19th of 90 degrees was recorded. century were the death of Salt Lake City can expect Brigham Young (which mostly cloudy weaUierwith covered in detail) and Utahns' a chance of showers Wednes- participation in the Spanish-Americaday night and Thursday. The War. mercury reading will be The Christmas News began slightly cooled, varying from in 1899, and has been a Des-Se- e 85 to 88 degrees. BIRTHDAY on Page B-- News published extras. One such occurrence was when the first Pony Express rider splashed into a Salt Lake City. The News became a djuly in 1867 just twd years before the Union Pacific tracks were completed at nearby Promontory J?oinLThat; was another , big headliner. News writers, of the early d Showers Cornin' Cool Off -Summery Utah Wheres Eddie? He didnt come to pick up my suit yesterday first time hes missed in 40 years! The customer was Benjamin L. Rich, 74 Virginia St., and the errant driver is Eddie Jarvis whos been a route man for most of the firms 53 years. Havent yet got Eddies explanation, for the Monday morning misadventure.. , . .maybe he just hasnt learned the route yet In LITTLE OLD NEW YORK Bet you dnJnknow there are thousands of ants on top of theEmpire State Bldg. . . . Or that theres a ParicAvg. doorman with part of three bullets in his head. , Or that there are 3,316 Smiths listed in thd Manhattan telephone book. Writer named Gay Tales has turned up these odd facts and a host of others On ' our principal city In an article for July Esquire, advance proofs of which-hajust come our way. 7 George Washington Bridge, for instance, Is often ten feet closer to the Hudson River in summer than in winter, and the ve to knock down as much as $25 on Elder Evans It also has 38,000 cab drivers, 10,600 bus drivers, and one chauffer who has a chauf feur. Elder Richard L. Evans of Latter- I RICHARD L. EVANS . , . gets new Rotary post Increase S.L. . Crime JOHN BROWN . . . thrown 40 feet Board 'Reorganizes'; School Budget Pends By LAVOR K. CHAFFIN Deseret News Education Writer One man .was killed and five In a busy Session Tuesday night the Salt Lake City Board persons injured Tuesdayafter- - af Education noon when an auto driven by 3. Got a new president and appointed a new board member, a teen-aggirl veered, into a 2. Further delayed approval of a 1960-6tentative budget group of people packing their pending completion of an organizational chart of top adminis. cars after a picnic at Hogle ative posts. Zoo. Approved appointment of John Berry Brown, 60, 58Q five new- - principals and was (2125 Commonwealth, Ave, advised of thereassignment of South) was knocked 40 feet seven others. through the air over a parked To 4. Approved condemnation, car by the impact. He died en if necessary, of nine lota adroute to a Salt Lake hospital. Mrs. Thurza Patterson, 37, joining South High School. 5. Approved plans for a Farmington!, N.M., who was Members of the Salt Lake struck by the errant auto after City Commission Wednes- number of school moderniza it had hit Mr. Brown, was listthey are tion programs and awarded a day agreed that ed in fair condition Wednes- unable to appoint a hew , city contract for another. day at Salt Lake General Hos- commissioner at a 4:30 p,m. (See separate stories on pital. She suffered compound executive session, they will modernization program and fractures of both legs, the right begin voting on candidates' South High expansion on arm, pelvis and internal -open commission Page B8.) during As the board meeting meetings. Her 6 month-olson, KenThe action came at a 9 a m. opened Rohert L. Bridge, clerk-'- -, was from thrown her neth, treasurer, read a letter from arms when she was struck, "closed session, which failed former board president,1' T cana successful to produce but was not badly hurt. He Quentin Cannon, announcings was released from the hospital didate. Mr. Cannons resignation both Mayor J. Bracken Lee as after treatment. Three other president and as a member x mornsaid the that during persons, all relatives of Mr. ot the board. The letter was Brown, were treated for minor ing session, he proposed the dated June 13, Mr. Cannon commission begin voting in injuries and released. will leave to become They included Darlene Pat- - open sessions immediately. president ofshortly the South German terson, 16, Farmington, N.M., However, he said other com7 Mission of of missioners declared they Jesus Christ theof Church sijock; Mrs. Merle Brown Latter-dacandinot vote on any 30, 708 E. 7th North, would Saints. Sandy, bruises and lacerations, date until another attempt Waldo M. Andersen, jivho , and Merwyn Dee Brown, 23, had been made to reach a had been vice president of the son of a the victim, unanimous decision in priLayton, board, automatically became bruises and abrasions. vate session. new The board The accident occurred at 3:15 According to statutes, the Voted president to make election of ew auto an when driven p.m. by commission must fitTahy vice president the first Jerri Lynne Jackson, 16, vacancy within 30 days. If daughter of Mr. and Mrs: no agreement is reached order of business at its July George S. Jackson,' within that time, the city meeting. East, veered to the side of the auditor is called in to vote - The board then appointed Neil W. Kooyman, 2311 Lake road knocking Merwin Brown and break the deadlock. See ACCIDENTS, Page B-See BOARD On Page B-- -day Saints, has been named third vice president of Rotary International, it was announced Wednesday. Elder Evans, who has been serving since June, 1959, as a director, was one of three men from the board of directors selected to serve as vice for the coming presidents year. The others include Ernst G. Breitholtz, Kalmar, Sweden, International first vice president, and Phya Srivisar, Bangkok, Thailand, second vice president. Years Term . Elder Evans will begin his new duties July 1 and will serve for the coming year. His term on the board of directors also continues for one more e Commissioners Vote Openly On Vacant Post it d y a-n- 866-23r- d 8 8 year. The-v- ice presidents were Lakes major crime rate chosen during the International Rotary convention held the showed an in- 50-st- robbery- -- City-Region- . . . dies of head injuries ' Police Note during May crease of 138 more crimes than a year ago, police statistics showed Wednesday. Major crimes consist of This fellow earns $100,000 a year driving around in his big homicide, criminal ass at) It, ricfrpeople and show-off- s silver Rolls Royce, and when his days chores robbery, aggravated assault, are done he gets in the back and lets his man burglary, larceny and auto Friday drive him around. theft. This ekr during May What a place! police reported 777 such crimes committed, compared NOTES ON FLAG DAY Sorry to report that the city did just with 638 a year ago. Of these cases, police cleared fairly well o the display of Old Glory on 169 as compared with 150 last June 14, national Flag Day. Were steadily improving, though, ana year- .From the categories of flag maybe now that it appears the will be more or less permanent, we can ex- ,-burglary, larcen-y- and pect people Miove been delaying their flag auto theft, police estimated purchases till things got settled to go ahead thievek stole $109,882 in goods. Same month last year thieves and buy with confidence. netted $62,625. America has had many flags since 1775 vOf - the stolen items, police when John Paul Jones hoisted the snake recovered - an --estimated $68,-89Last year $42,314 was reflag, a yellow banner with a coiled rattlesnake and the legend, Dont Tread covered, police said. on Me. Auto theft showed the great. est loss in property value of When the stars and bars werejtdoptedj the Hems shown and interestCongress planned to add one strip as well as ingly enough this category one star for every new stateBut the Union showed the greatest dollar re: ' grew so faSt one Senator pointed out that , covery: . irt be Maine taHesfcmine wont the erelong high, enough forkflagstaff." Hence the pres ent desigm SECTION B Inrijdehtally, homes in the Sugar House 'area seemed to outdo the rest of the com- 5, 8, 16 PARTING SHOT . Long may she wave! Higti'Posiiion the Council of the Twelve, Church of Jesus Christ of SCENE TODAY Costume Co. put on an exceptionally . fine display. an- Rotary Appoints Salt endorU7' good day - truck. ' Her fast but frantic call got a reporter and photog-- " rapher to the scene 5600 S. 3rd West within minutes. For results of Mrs. Butlers quick call to the Deseret News Tip Contest, see story and picture on Page B 2. To MRS. LUCILE H. BURTON k accident, Mrs. Ardella Butler, 46, 325 Anderson Ave. (5600 South) cried into the phone Wednesday morning. -Listen, youll hear the crash!" And with that, she held the phone out the window so a Deseret News reporter could hear a train hitting a stalled e T edCoMMMti - Theres gonna be one heck of n WHEN THE PHONE RANGTafthe Regal Cleaning and Dyeing Co. Tuesday morning, Elwood Barker answered, andhthe caller said: - - - QUICK TIP BRINGS SOUND OF CRASH TO REPORTER j In rag - and pioneer wagon scene. Deseret News' IWth Birthday Brings Glance Into History By STEVE HALE Deseret News Staff Writer Today the Deseret News observes its 110th birthday with the business as usual of producing this newpaper. Todays edition begins the 12th decade of reporting the intriguing story of the Mountain West area a saga with drama as high as its hills and color subdued only by the limitations of deadlines and paper shortages. The newspaper, now located at 33 Richards St., began operations June 15, 1850, in a little adobe building described as resembling an elf's home. Many Troubles Willard Richards was its first editof, and he encountered many troubles in pubweeklishing the tabloid-sizely. Paper was scarce, and the Deseret News printed many ads seeking ropes or rags for making paper. The paper in those days was small, but it carried big stories. It Was in 1857 that one of the most significant Utah stories of the 19th century appeared in the News. It was the news that a United States army was on its way to quell an uprising in the territory. Sensational as the story was, it didnt make, page one. In those days the front page was reserved for poetry and other contributions from readers. However, when the big stories broke in later years, the 4 John Berry Brown, 60, 580 Commonwealth 2124 Ave. South), died in a' police arru bulance en route to a Salt Lake hospital after Tjelng struck by a car near Hogle Zoo. Mrs. Luoile Harker Barton, 60, 83 W. South, Murray, died of head injuries when thrown against the windshield and dashboard in the wo-car. collision near the Point of the Mountain. 1-- Comics Speaking of Politics Financial Obituaries Action Ads latter part of May and first of June at Miami Beach, Fla. Elder Evans- - writes, produces and directs the Tabernacle Choirs Sunday morning radio program, Music and the Spoken Word, and is narra- tor for the program. Long active in Rotary service, Elder Evans has been governor of District 542 and ha. served as president and yiCe president of the Salt' Lake Rotary Club, In which he has been active since luly, 1938. Western States As international director of Zone One, Elder Evans represents 16 western- - states and 1,025 Rotary clubs. In addition to his Church and Rotary Club work, Elder Evans is a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Utah, the Board of Trustees of Brigham Young University, the Newcomen Society, the Bonneville Knife and Fork Club and the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. He holds A.B., A.M. and LL.D. degrees from the University of Utah and an honor- ary degree from the sam institution. He received f the Business Achievement Award from the University of Utah College of Business. A native of Salt Lake City, Elder Evans is also a director of Radio Station KSL. 'the David W. Evans Advertising Agency, the Salt Lake Union Stockyards and the Bank of Kearns. ' 1958 AUTO VEERS INTO PICN CKERS Diagram shows path euto took. Tuesday aftering noon when it plowed into group of picnickers leaving Hogle Zoo. It struck one man" and car off auto struck second then him against trunkof glanced (l)r (2) who was hurled through air over parked car and fatally injured. The auto continued on, striking a woroanloading the trunk of her auto (3) and seriously Injuring her. Errant auto then climbed trunk of second car and landed on trunk of third man-knock- parked vehicle. - |