| Show Basin Record Is Excellence Winner k For the second time in three years two weekly The Uintah Basin Record of and the Sun-Advocate of were awarded plaques for general excellence in the annual Better Newspaper contest sponsored by the Utah State Press The third winner was the Wasatch Wave of Heber The Record and Sun-Advocate won the top honors for Each received a bronze Receiving the top citation among weeklies with less than circulation by the Record for 1956 was a fitting climax to a newspaper that no longer it was merged on January 1 with the Roosevelt Standard to form the Uintah Basin Other circulation classes include from to end the other is over Won Four Firsts The was judged first in four Best Editor's Best Front Best News Story and A second in Best Usi- of Illustrative and one third in Best The Roosevelt Standard on Back UINTAH BASIN RECORD From Page came through with two seconds in the over 1250 classifications Best Society Page and Best Front The Record was also judged third in the University of Utah photo has adopted a rule in the annual which has been designed to build better newspapers in the The three winners in the general excellence category will not be eligible to compete the Pub lishers of the papers automatically become the committee in charge of the contest for the succeeding the contest committee for 1957 will be Hal G. Frank Mount Heber and Cliff Elects New Officers Russell publisher of the Lehi was elevated to the office of president for He has served as vice William B. Vernal Express becomes the new vice having been elevated from the secretary Jack Warner of the Spanish Fork Press was elected Three new directors representing Regions 3 and 5 chosen are as H. C. Morgan Roy E. Nephi and Vaughn Manti Hold-over directors are Cliff Jack |
