Show W. W Through the Files FUes of LJ The Times Times-I TImes Independent And the the Grand Valley Times TIm I II w I 11 10 YEARS AGO Dr J. J W W. Williams 1 U ins celebrated celebrated cele cele- his birthday The Discovery Party had rated the gre greatest t st crowd in Its four history As It concluded a giant dust storm marred the last act of the show featuring Clyde McCoy Penny Conrad and Bobby Dobby Beers Voting to choose a uranium uranIum uranium uran uran- ium queen queer got underway Uranium Reduction announced an an- pounced hopes of beginning mill operation by October 1st The move of the Wagon Wheel Tavern to Main Street again acain drew fire at city council Attorney Reed Reynolds urged Settlement of the question in a public mass meeting 26 had been given given gin en application for membership membership membership member member- ship In a proposed Moab Elks lodge Maxwell Bentley was sworn in as Moab City Judge by city recorder Ellis Foote 20 YEARS AGO The middle span of the Green River bridge had collapsed collapsed collapsed col col- col- col lapsed with a truck loaded with a tractor Driver Don Edgar of Salt Lake City escaped es es- Traffic between Salt Lake City and Moab was as as being being be be- ing detoured over Highway 40 via Vernal adding 00 additional miles A ferry wa way was established to connect Elgin with Green River It was expected ex petted traffic on 50 would be halted for 10 days Great Lakes Carbon had bottomed their well in salt at 2900 t feet t coring of the Hlo salt formation had begun The Moab swimming pool had been drained cleaned and closed dosed because of th the town water shortage M. M M G. G G Fowler manager of Fowler Mines lines In Jn Miners Miner's Basin had four miners gat i work vork th the Dillon tunnel on Mineral mountain was being being being be be- ing for extensive development work work- The The rhe pending senatorial race between Mitchell Mel- Mel Ich leh of 01 Moab and Byron Howard of Huntington was drawing Interest All former residents of Moab and Grand County were vere h having a reunion at Liberty Park In Salt Lake City The event was an annual annual an an- nua nual observance A northwest southeast super highway travelIng travelling through Moab was getting strong support at Seattle 40 YEARS AGO The Moab power power ower company plant had been purchased by Utah Power and light Company Hopes were high that the i experimental tomato industry industry indus indus- try in Moab would develop Into a big thing Water problems had been overcome overcome In the Shafer Shaler wells and exciting developments developments developments develop develop- ments were expected at any time oil news domInated dominated dominated dom dom- The Times ent The Rev Jonathon Wood had arrived from West Nest Vir Vir- ginia to occupy the pulpit of the Moab Baptist Baptist church 60 YEARS AGO AGOA A party of agricultural experts from the Agricultural ural College at Logan passed through Moab on their way to Mo Monticello to check the experimental dry farm A Utah delegation headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters train the Colorado would t take ke delegates delegates dele dele- gates to Minneapolis and return for The Stamp Mill at Miners Miner's Basin was to have two Vanner Vanner Vanner Van- Van ner tables Installed then could handle concentrating or ores orrs s and custom work J J. J M M. M Redd of Monticello passed through Moab on his way to Thompson to meet Mrs Redd John J J. J Lumsden of Grand Junction was advertising a steamboat tour lour through the Great Canyons A new wonderland for those who want to see america anew a anew n new w sportsmen and tourist paradise the ad stated The Williams Drug Co was the new dealer for farm wagons family carriages and buggies also pianos organs navajo blankets harness and paint |