Vernal Express | 1942-07-23 | Page 1 | Utah Press Urges Voters to Kill Chain Store Bill

Utah Press Urges Voters To Kill Chain Store Bill LOGAN July The 2 The The voters of Utah had been called upon today toda by the Utah Sta State te Press tion composed of more than 96 publishers to sav the chain stores store I In the state slate of Utah from a sen senI sentence sentence sentence I tence of death by defeating Utah II state Senate Bill 44 when Is comes come Lp for tor a referendum test next fall The measure would impose a heavy tax on chain stores I The publishers were told that there was never a greater need in inthe lithe Ithe the history of ot America for the th functioning of tree free press and It ItIs Ls Is the obligation of newspapers to safeguard freedom of ot said said Ellsha Elisha Hanson general ounce counse for se for tor the American New Newspaper paper Pub Association who came to the convention from Irom Washington D C