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Show Oldest reader found if -' . I . . . ,.V-''.lft(W.'" ' " " XI " LCC:JpALL MILLER '- -, Our search for the subscriber who has been receiving the Davis County Clipper for . the greatest number of years has ended. The undisputed un-disputed winner of a free life-time : subscription is 94-year-old Mrs. Leonie Call Miller. . ' - ' - Mrs. Miller is the daughter of the Clipper's founder, Lamoni Call. . She has had a copy of the Clipper delivered to her home for 93 of her 94 years. Mrs. Miller has been a resident re-sident of Davis County all of her life. ' . " "My mon read the Clipper from cover to cover every week," said ; l her" son 1 Lawrence Miller. "She . knew almost all of the people in it , ,. You can get things in the Clipper ' you never get in another paper, " he said. r - Vernon Carr, owner of Carr" i Printing, was one of many readers ' who nominated Mrs, Miller as the oldest subscriber. He explained the early years of the "Little Clipper" as it was called by its founder. . O CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 1; Clipper finds its oldest subscriber CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 O Lamoni Call started the paper in 1891. It was originally printed in the basement of a watch and confection confec-tion shop on Main Street, Bountiful. Although the Clipper used a Clipper ; ship in its masthead for many years, ' the word "clipper" originally had nothing to do with a ship. . Jn the beginning the'- "Little " Clipper" was filled with clippings 1 from other publications, and the Little Cupper was born. ,: Shortly thereafter, John Stable.' Sr. began working as a reporter for i the community newspaper, and Mr. Call expanded his printing business to include other commercial jobs. Six years later, Mr. Call decided to get out of the printing business. He sold the Little Clipper to Mr. . Stahle and the print shop to Willard ' ; . Carr, who changed the name to Carr v , Printing. ; Both businesses have '. flourished and grown since that , time and both are owned by the fa-r fa-r milies who helped give them birth. J. .The Stahle family has transfor-- med the Clipper from its small wide newspaper ft is today. As" Mr. ! V Carr said when he spoke of the suc-; suc-; " cess of the Clipper, ''There will always al-ways be a place for the community - newspaper. It's a place where local ' people become news. Their succes- ses and sometimes their failures : make the headlines." r! We appreciate the faithful readers like Airs. Miller who have ' helped the Davis County Clipper I remain successful. As the Clipper f- enters its 99th year, publisher John t Stahle Jr., who will celebrate his 1 86th birthday in May, and the entire ! staff at the Clipper wish each of you - happiness, prosperity and always f "good news." .. |