“What a wonderful Fourth of July! We hope the spirit of the Provo celebration will spread to all parts of our country. We want to thank everyone who helped make the Fourth so great. What a swell place to live, here in the shadows of the mountains – how very biased in- deed we are!”… Continue reading Another Fine July 4 Festival
Category: Local Heroes
‘Mike Jense Day’ in Provo
The Provo Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee will honor Mike Jense Friday as a prelude to Aviation Day at the airport Saturday. Designation of “Mike Jense Day” provides a fitting recogni- tion for a man who has been at the forefront in aviation here for so many years. Mike. founder of the Central Utah Aviation… Continue reading ‘Mike Jense Day’ in Provo
Pulling For Mark
There is sadness among members of the Herald family. One of our number, part-time staff photographer Mark L. Rigtrup, is in the Holy Cross hospital fighting for his life, after a highway accident. He was hit by an automobile while doing his job – taking pictures of the wreckage of a three-car smashup in which a Provo girl… Continue reading Pulling For Mark
Tribute to Jones, Other Scouters
He’s 88 years young, served over a half-century as a scouter, and still cherishes scouting memories – a good man to salute during Boy Scout Month now in progress. Dr. John G. Jones, retired Provo dentist, supervised several key developments while president of the farflung Utah National Parks Council 1944-50. The one for which he’ll… Continue reading Tribute to Jones, Other Scouters
Families of 6 Men Missing in Action Continue Long Wait For Word
Utah County shares one of the touching stories of the Vietnam War – the sacrifice and long wait of families of men “missing in action.” Families of six missing Air Force and Marine Corps men reside here. Two of the men are missing in North Vietnam, two in South Vietnam, and two in Laos. None… Continue reading Families of 6 Men Missing in Action Continue Long Wait For Word
Honoring Chris, True Son of U.S.A.
This Article was written by Dick Harmon, and is recreated here because it is ABOUT Chris, not BY him. With his pinstriped suit coat draped over a side chair, he sits in the corner of the newsroom. Concentration centered on a piece of copy conspicously poised electronically on a video screen, he pushs a button… Continue reading Honoring Chris, True Son of U.S.A.
B.E. ‘Bye’ Jensen
Byron E. Jensen, 60, first vice president of the Scripps League of newspapers and publisher of The Daily Herald, died Saturday in Provo of heart failure. He was born in Ogden Sept. 3, 1925, the son of Parley and Margaret Jensen. He married Nanette Christensen June 11, 1950 in Elko, Nev. He was named first vice president of Scripps… Continue reading B.E. ‘Bye’ Jensen
From Very Humble Beginnings
B. E. (Bye) Jensen’s career in newspapering amounts to a notable success story in which he rose from a humble beginning in advertising to become first vice president of Scripps League Newspapers, Inc. Jensen died suddenly last Saturday of heart failure at age 60. Scripps League has newspapers in 16 states from Vermont and Florida… Continue reading From Very Humble Beginnings
Delta Arts-Literacy Section Honors Two Local Residents
The Delta Arts-Literary Section of the Women’s Council of Provo will hold its annual Honor Night on Wednesday at the Women’s Cultural Center, 310 W. 500 N., Provo. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Honored will be N. LaVerl Christensen, former editor of “The Daily Herald,” (now Editor Emeritus), and Mrs. Ora Burrup, past… Continue reading Delta Arts-Literacy Section Honors Two Local Residents
War Pals Reunited In Britain
By N.L. CHRISTENSEN Editor Emeritus A World War II Air Force pilot from Provo has concluded a 10,000-mile odyssey to a Great Britain reunion of his wartime outfit, the 94th Bomb Group, 8th AAF. Simon K. Benson, former teacher now a bus driver for Provo School District, was one of 200 members who gathered at… Continue reading War Pals Reunited In Britain