Show General excellence award won by Uintah Basin Standard in newspaper contest SWEEP-STAKES AWARDS General winners in the Utah State Press Association annual contest pose with the plaques they won at the annual press Koy E. Nephi Group Vaughn Group and Cliff Uintah Basin Group Record won same Honors in Had three classes The Uintah Basin last was the out- j standing newspaper in the Utah weekly field among papers with a circulation over thereby winning the- General Excellence Awarding citations to the judged papers came as the concluding event of the sixtieth annual convention df the Utah State Press This is the second consecutive year the publishers of the Standard had a newspaper declared a General year the Uintah Basin was tops the classification under Publication of the Record was suspend- ed as df December and was with the Roosevelt Standard to form the Uintah Basin Had Best Editorial The Standard received a first place certificate the category on the editorial appearing in the March 1957 issue entitled Could Have Saved and A Tragedy It also received second places in Society and in a third in News and fifth in Front The Standard also won first honorable mention in the University of Utah Action Photo Feature Photo They won on Home and Artists Prepare appearing in the March 7 and 1957 General Excellence goes to the most contest has seven Three Classifications The state's papers were divided into three and similar awards were given in The Manti won the General Excellence in Group 1 1250 and the Nephi Times In Group 2 to The Vernal Express received the Utah State University's award for which goes to the paper doing the best job in the state of serving the community during the past They also received honors in the Utah Better Newspaper New Officers Elected William B. publisher of the Vernal was installed as the 1958 president at the final session Other officers include Jack J. Spanish Fork Spanish vice J. Parr Mid-vale New directors elected James M. Murray Region 2 William Millard County Region 6 and Samuel Times Region 4 Complete Results the complete list of in the contest as reported according to the three GROUP 1 Best Society first Eureka second Garfield County Excellence an Manti second Southern Utah Eureka Best first Garfield second Manti third Garfield County Best Manti second Ephraim third Southern Utah Best Use of tive first Manti second Ephraim third Southern Utah Best Editors first Magna second Manti third Garfield Best Front first place Eureka second third Southern Utah General lust Manti second Eureka third Southern Utah GROUP 2 Best Society first Emery second Payson Excellence In first Free Times third Kaysville Best News first Nephi Times second Emery County third Gunnison Valley Best first Payson second Summit County See NEWSPAPER Back Page Newspaper Contest From Page Gunnison Valley Best Use of Illustrative first Kaysville second Gunnison Valley third Lehi Best Edi tors Beaver County second Nephi Times third Gunnison Valley Best Front first Nephi Times second Payson third Pleasant General first Times second Emery County third Kaysville GROUP 3 Best Society first Vernal second Uintah Basin third Springville Excellence in first Box second Uintah Basin third Springville Best News first Vernal second Moab Times third Uintah Basin first Basin second Box third Moab Times Best Use of Illustrative first Elder second Box Elder third Richfield Best Editors first Richfield second place Box Elder third Park Best Front first Moab Times second Vernal third Richfield General first Uintah Basin second Box Elder and Moab Times third Box Elder Duchesne stake Elmer R. and Porter L. and stake Primary dent Inez were present at ward conference in Altamont Sunday and John Gilbert attended Sacrament meeting in Springville on Sunday of last |