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Collection: FND005 - SHSND Foundation - Newspaper Hall of Fame
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 00048
Title: Ralph Shults
Date: 1992
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Summary: Ralph T. Shults was editor of the Mott Pioneer Press for 17 years, from 1950 to 1967. He moved to Hettinger in 1967 where he was the production manager of the Adams County Record. He retired in 1986. He also published the North Dakota Wildlife Federation's paper, "Flickertales" for several years. He is best known for his dedication to family, the community and the newspaper profession. He was active in the North Dakota Newspaper Association and served on the legislative committee. As a newspaperman, he was conscientious about publicizing the activities of the organizations he belonged to, as well as events of his local community. He was active in the North Dakota and National American Legion, North Dakota American Legion Press Association, Roughriders Voiture 696 Forty et Eight, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6300, West River Shrine Club, Royal Arch Masons, Eastern Star, El Zagel Desert Patrol, Johnson Melary Post 115 of American Legion, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Masonic Lodge, Lions Club, the Elks, the ND wildlife Federation and Boy Scouts. Shults was president of the North Dakota Press Association in 1972. He was also a long-time member of the Sigma Delta Chi, Society of Professional Journalists. He wea entered into the North Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame in 1992.
Red ID: FND_I_77488 Image ID: 509307 Image Notes: 10950 00005 00048

Collection: FND005 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - Newspaper Hall of Fame
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Summary: The Hall of Honors features the biographies of recognized leaders in North Dakota's newspaper industry. This resource is sponsored by the North Dakota Newspaper Association and the NDNA Education Foundation.

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