Show I Turning Back the Pages I From the tho Files Filet of The Times Times Independent 20 YEARS AGO Moab's Moab football team a accompanied tOm tOm- I panted by Coach Gl Glen n Merril MertH left this morning for Montrose with confident hopes that they would make a good showing against the strong Colorado team Harry Reed local photographer received notice this week from the Department of the Interior r I that he had been appointed CustodIan Custodian Cust- Cust odIan of the Arches national monument mon mon- replacing J. J M. M who had held the position for I Iman man many years yean I Business houses along Moab's Main street were decorating windows win dows dews for the coming county fair slated for tor October 8 7 Among features of the fair according to general chairman C. C S. S Thomson Included exhibits under the direction dir of H. H B. B Evans a rodeo and race meet along with minor events such as dances parades and fight cards Other members of the co co Included Ralph J. J Miller Mrs Mars Pope D. D E. E Baldwin and Joe F. F Parrish The Welfare department announced announced announced an an- that enrollments were open in local units for eligible eli eU eligible gible young men Well known geologist H. H L L. Rath published this week a feature feature feature fea fea- ture article In the Times entitled Theories and History of the Cane Creek Anticline The regular installment of the History of Moab was back In Its familiar spot in the paper after an on absence of se several ral weeks Cooper Martin and Company was running a special on shoes this week the selling prices being be beIng ing 50 for children for I women and for men The Times reported much success success success suc suc- cess in its subscription drive Gifts of a pen and pencil were being offered to new subscribers 30 YEARS AGO The gates were opened this week for the sixth annual county fair Under the general direction of J. J P. P Miller the fair promised to be one of or the best ever held in Moab I Moab and Salina were planning to meet on the local gridiron this I Saturday according to Coach Eddie Kimball Lettermen in the Moab lineup who probably would figure in the outcome of the tilt were Walker Kerby Winbourn Bronson Taylor Johnson and Dalton The Taylor general store at Thompson was burglarized this week using nitroglycerIne nitro Ine to blow the large iron safe Over in cash was taken as well as several wrist watches from a punch board on display Officials of the Utah Midwest-Utah oil company were encouraged by oil showings in the Elk Ridge test well they were drilling Under the direction of officers Mrs L. L I L L. Taylor Mrs Boyd Hammond Mrs I. I W. W Allen Alien and Mrs H. H J. J Nielson Nielsen a busy season for the alumni association of Grand high school was planned Among Moab boys who took first year college studies this week were Wayne R. R McConkie Kenneth Robertson and Wilson A feature story this week told of a favorite outdoor sport of Moab people this fall fall pinion nut nut- ting It was stated that an abundance abundance abundance ance of nuts were to be found on Blue Hill Hili and many family ga gatherings were planned rot for the area The smart new 1921 1927 i Dodge bodge od e touring tat cat wa wu was being offered in Moab by local dealers for i Cortez Monticello and Moab residents were up in arms over ovet Salt Lake publicity pointing out that the road connecting connecting connecting ting these communities was tm ma ble much of ot the time It was decided by the communities to form a committee to keep upstate up ups state sources Informed of ot correct conditions of roads In the Four Fout Corners orners area 40 0 YEARS AGO Twenty young men from southeastern southeastern south south- southeastern eastern Utah 9 from Grand county county coun count ty and 11 from San Juan county left this week for tor the army tr training train ln- ln ing camps The boys were accompanied ac acs companied to the river bridge by an escort of or honor con consisting of several hundred townspeople I Preparations were underway to entertain Governor Bamberger I and the state highway commis commis- commission commission sion lion who planned a visit to Moab next week The committee in charge of the arran arrangements ments consisted con consisted of Mrs O. O A. A Dr J J. J W. W Williams Charles Kelley R. R C. C Clark and C. C A A. Robertson A mass meeting of La Sal people people people peo peo- was held and the Garman Carman site sHe was selected for the now new La Sal townsite Henry Dalton purchased from his father D. D H. H Dalton the old Shafer farm In lower Moab valley valley I j for a consideration of some 14 The following citizens were appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed by Governor Bamberger as all the Grand county council for defense V. V P. P Martin Loren L L. Taylor C. C A. A Robertson G. G P. P Bryan F. F B. B D. D A. A AI Johnson A. A B. B McBride W. W J J. J Bliss J. J P. P Miller H. H S. S Rutledge Rutledge Rut Rut- I ledge D. D M M. CO Cooper Jer and Mrs Clara D Patterson The Moab Garage was placing a truck and a new passenger car caron caron caron on the Thompson Moab-Thompson run I |