Show Standard rates top awards in annual Utah state newspaper competition c r am I WIN TOP HONORS Winners of the General Excellence Awards for 1903 in the Utah State Press Association Better Newspaper Contest were James publisher and editor of the Murray Eagle Martin co-editor of the Pleasant and Cliff publisher of the Uintah Basin Standard The latter also displays the American Legion Distinguished Service Award which the Standard won for the second time in three years Won same award In Officers elected The Uintah Standard won top honors in the annual Utah State Prees Association better newspaper contest Sunday afternoon when it was presented with the General Excellence award for weekly newspapers in Group papers with 1200 to 2000 The Standard also won the Utah American Legion Distinguished Service plaque for best coverage of American Legion news during RECEIVING THE plaque ami certificate were Mr and Cliff who attended the convention of The Standard won this same award in 1957 and has been several times since that time having won second place last year The plaque is of metal and inscribed with General Excellence and has the name of the paper and the group on it also along with Utah State Press Association It was necessary to place in several categories of the association's contest to rate the General Excellence which is based on placing in other categories of THE STANDARD won several honorable mentions in almost all categories of and rated certificates as follows in Best News first of flood following breaking of Little Deer Creek Dam last Best Front Best Society Page and Edi tor's third places Point are given in each of the categories in which the newspaper places ami the total points determine the General Excellence The Department of Utah American Legion Distinguished Service Award is presented to the weekly newspaper which devotes most space to publicizing the activities of the Legion on a state and national The Standard won this a- ward in was second in 1962 and again repeated as first place winner in A beautiful engraved plaque accompanies the honor presented by the Legion officials of TO head the state press group as its president for 1964 was Wilham V. editor of Uie Millard County Progress at Samuel editor of the Times Independent at is the new vice-president and Klein editor of the Iron County Cedar is the new Newly elected directors are Joel Claim Castle Dale and Frank St. Retiring president is Harold B. Sumner of Orem |