The mountains rimming Utah Valley are especially beautiful in this season of the year, capped or brocaded with snow that glistens in the sun. Lone Peak, Timpanogos, Cascade … the string of peaks between Squaw Mountain and Springville … Sierra Bonita (also known as Mt. Flonette and Mapleton Mountain) … Loafer, Nebo at a distance, and… Continue reading Provo Peak Vista, From Orem
Year: 1986
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
In 1874, Horses Had Mishaps
Wouldn’t it be interesting if, by some sort of magic, we could transport ourselves back into a bygone era for a look at its people and lifestyles? Of course a really old newspaper can provide some intimate glimpses and right now I’m looking at a copy of the Sept, 15, 1874, issue of the Salt… Continue reading In 1874, Horses Had Mishaps
New Light on Miller Death
The disappearance of Glenn Miller, noted American band leader and Army Air Force major, in a single- engine plane on a London-to-Paris flight 41 years ago continues as one of the lingering mysteries of World War II. It still pops into the news once in a while – as it did in a recent press dispatch on… Continue reading New Light on Miller Death