Show L 1 Through the Files Filea of ot The Tho Times Independent Independent And the Grand Valley Vaney Times 20 YEARS AGO Schools would open September September Sept Sept- ember 3 it was it-was was announced by Superintendent Mrs Irs Helen M. M I Knight The ne U. U S. S Navys Navy's mighty ton battleship the 1155 Missouri would end her World V r II H career in a blaze of ot glory Friday August 31 in Tokyo Bay when she served as the scene of et f the historic unconditional surrender of ot Japan to the United Nations G General Douglas MacArthur supreme allied commander would sign for lor the United States tases The Moab Lions Jons Club held helda a meeting Monday with President Pre Owen DeSpain preside ing og The winter program of the Primary Department of the Church would commence next Wednesday September 5 announced Mrs Loyd Som Som- president The Riverside Dairy which had been operated by John Westwood would go out of ot business August 31 Mr Westwood Westwood West West- wood is selling all aU his equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment and dairy stock to James Hoffman HoUman and Ed Cooley Cool Cools ey who are starting a modern modern mod mod- ern em dairy Dr C C. A A. Johnson of ot Los Angeles a director of the Cal Cal- Ute Oil Co was in Moab for lor fora lora a few tew days das Mr Ir and Mrs Rosel W. W Bradford would leave on a mission to the Hawaiian Is Is- Is lands Mr and Mrs Earl J. J Freeman Freeman Freeman Free Free- man were arrivals from tram HuntIngton Huntington Hunt Hunt- ington Park California for lor a a visit w wit with i t h relatives anc and in friends Moab M Major Jor John H H. H Clark and family returned to their home in Salt Lake City after alter a visit with Major Clarks Clark's mother Mrs Elberta Clark 40 YEARS AGO was Moab Moab was getting ready forthe for lor forthe the fourth annual Grand county fair District court was being held in Moab this week weel Judge George Christensen presiding All of ot Moab and Grand county county county coun coun- ty received an invitation togo to togo togo go to Green River for tor the celebration cel cel- of ot Cantaloupe Day Dr I. I W W. W Allen returned from a day 10 business visit at Salt Lake City One of ot the heaviest rainstorms rain st storms of ot the year visited Moab the precipitation totalIng totaling total total- ing 66 of ot an inch The storm resulted In the biggest flood in Mill IlU creek this year 60 YEARS AGO Mrs W W. E E. E Roberson and children returned from Gey ser eer pass where they spent the summer Picking and packing of apples ap ape pIes ples and pears was the order of the day in Moab Westwater was commencIng commencIng commencing ing to boom and it was expected ex petted that community would soon be the be second largest In n the county Attorneys Sam Ian King and Dan DaI were district court visitors in Moab Judge Ferdinand Yet Fer dinand Erickson was panted to Moab by Monte Roberts court reporter District court concluded along a along along long session here Judge Erickson Er Er- ickson had won a warm place in the hearts of those who had occasion to attend court by his uniform courtesy fairness fairness fair lair ness and patience Thomas Daly veteran prospector pro had a narrow escape from death this week when he started for tor the mountains His IUs team gave out on the Sand Flats and he was with with- without without out water for lor a long time He was found by y Don Taylor who brought the old gentleman to Moab for lor attention |