Show I LOOKING BACKWARD Through h the Files FUes of 01 The Times-Independent Times 20 Tears Years Ago Aro This Week The class of 1050 1950 Grand county county coun coun- ty high school was graduated this week Members of ot the class were Curtis Robertson Clay Allred Allred All All- red Jesse Walker Andrew McConkle McConkle Mc- Mc Conkle Conkie Jack Fletcher Flelcher Carl Allred All AIl MIred red Harper Rutledge John Hol- Hol man inan Kenneth Beach Deach Desmond Young Audrey Ray Day and Gene Stewart Miss 1151 Doris Brown Drown and Leon J were married by Rev W. W E. E Parks The 1930 1030 census showed a population of 01 1058 people in Moab Moab Moab Mo- Mo ab town with 1713 in the county William WilHam Steele cattleman was found lound dead on the road between between be be- tween Bluff and Mexican Hat lIat It was believed he suffered a aheart aheart a heart attack The Moab Garage was awarded award ed cd the contract for carrying th the e malls mails from Thompsons to Moab Monticello and Dove Creek Orly D. D Bliss 01 91 Utah pioneer pioneer pioneer pio pio- neer of 1848 and Grand county's oldest citizen died this week 40 Years Ago Ao This Week An illustrated on the Grand county high school wast was t published this week C. C A. A A Johnson Johnson John John- son and Miss Beth were the teachers and W W. R. R McConkle Mc- Mc McConkie r Conkle Conkie onkie was superintendent John Mrs Airs iu en 13 n. Kirk John E. E Paco Pace and Mathias Martin MartIn Mar- Mar tIn were members of 01 the high school board F F. F M. M Shafer Shaler was building anew anew a anew new home The Central school announced its its graduating graduating exercises for lor next Thursday There were 10 eighth grade graduates The high school held its commencement commencement com com- exercises Graduates were Sibyl Shafer Shaler Bertha Dertha Wilcox Wll- Wll cox Lula Shafer Addle Addie Elma EJma Newall Marguerite Crout Laura Crout Pearl Murphy Elvor Elvor El- El vor VOl ElI Ella a Westwood Hughes Taylor Frank Sorensen I Reuben McConkle McConkie Mae Rober Rober- son Musical numbers wore were given ti- ti I Mr s Q 0 O. O Empey II W. W Balsley Misses J Adelaide Hammond and Annalee Kirk Flower girls were I Alllen Allien Robertson and Louise Loube Goodman Goo Goodman John was hauling mining supplies from Cisco to the McGraw mines in the Basin A runaway occurred on the Cisco Cisco Cis Cis- co ro stage line Une the wagon being demolished and the mall mail scat scat- I ter Wagon Master Shows Eight Times to Full Houses at Ides Idos Theater The rho John Ford production Wagon Master laster filmed at al Moab last tall fall was shown at the Ides theater Sunday Monday and Tuesday The picture was wal run eight times and a capacity house greeted each production The feature drew probably the largest largest larg larg- est ett attendance of any ever shown here Many people came cameto cameto cameto to Moab from outside points to see the picture The Moab audience was probably probably probably pro pro- bably the most critical the picture picture pic plc- ture will wUl ever be shown to I due to the of 01 the scenes and story depicted In spite of ot this the prevailing re reaction reaction reaction re- re action of local people was highly highly high high- ly favorable Most people who saw the film declared it superior superIor super super- to the average western production production pro pro- and full fully on a par with other John Ford successes I 1 It was the first picture to portray portray portray por por- tray Ben Den Johnson In a leading leading role and th the general impress Impression on onis Is that he has been made Reviews by the metropolitan newspapers are in the main highly complimentary The San Francisco Examiners Examiner's drama editor ed- ed editor tor expressed typical comments of 01 which the following is an ex ex- rpt j fl John Ford has done J it again in now at atthe atthe atthe the Golden Gate He Ire has set his saga in Professor Valley and brings us again his faithful stock company even unto the two shepherd dogs doga The Ford films always have a sweep and conviction that lift them out of the hoss hors opera class Wagon Master lives up to this tradition and adds fast action excellent character J development and plenty plen plen- plenty ty of at humor hOmor to spice the ever- ever rising climax We missed the usual technicolor of that gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous gor- gor gor gor- western But evenIn even evenn evenIn In n black and white the majesty of the buttes and desert are stunning Mr Ford has added the novelty of song to this story And happily it seems to belong so well weIl is it Integrated into the film The Ford name plus that hat of Merlan C. C Cooper guarantee another top topnotch not c b movie at the Golden Gate I |