Show From the Files of Tho The Times Independent Turning Back the Pages 20 Years Ago Taken from The Times Inde pendent files flies of June 25 1936 An all time heat record wa was set for Moab on Wednesday June 17 as the mercury soared to a Blistering degrees to start off offa a i week of plus temperatures that reached or over for the past eight days Monday and Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day of this week were the coolest days reaching only then hit June 24 for the second time In the eight day span Lyman E. E Duncan who is c conducting conducting con con- n- n ducting the local historical records records records rec rec- survey came up with the Information Information information In In- formation that Grand county was created In 1890 and the first county election was held Aug 23 28 of that year At that time the voters voters vot vat ers named A A. A. A Taylor county treasurer M. M H H. Darrow coroner George H. H Wade county clerk and recorder C. C J J. J Elliott county surveyor sur sur- s surveyor r- r Nathan J. J Turner selectman selectman selectman select select- man for two year term Sylvester Richardson selectman one year term R. R C. C Camp prosecuting attorney attorney attorney at at- torney R. R D. D Westwood sheriff and Franklin A. A Manville asses asses- sor The old records of the Moab Sunday School was found in the process of making the local historical historical his his- survey by Lyman E. E Dun Dun- can The records covered the reports reports reports re re- re- re ports of meetings held between March 4 and June 3 for the year 1888 W. W A. A Pierce was superintendent superintendent superintendent and George Burnham was junior assistant and secretary The Moab Lions Club Voted Monday night to request the state road commission the county and the national park ark service to cooperate cooperate co co- operate in building a passable road into the Arches National Monument Manu ment Already a truck trail has been constructed as far as Willow Spring half the distance from Highway to the monument and a comparatively small amount of money would extend it on to the Arches The last legislature a ap approved approved proved from the road from Highway nigh High way to the tha Arches as a state highway but nothing hu has ha been done on n the project while there has haa existed a disagreement On which route should be Improved 30 Years Ago Taken from The Times Times Times-Inde independent inde- inde pendent files flies of June 24 1926 1920 The La Sal postoffice and the store of the La Sal Livestock company company company com- com pany was the scene of a daring burglary Monday night Two men broke Into the building wheeled out the safe carried it in their car for seven miles dumped It out pried open the door and went through the contents They escaped escaped escaped es es- es- es with about in money and checks The pair made their getaway in a car and have been traced as far as Price with federal and state officers on their trail They got ot awa away with about In postoffice funds about of store currency and In the neighborhood neigh neigh- neighborhood of In checks as well as some 40 worth of stamps They helped themselves to about worth of Navajo blankets knives gloves and other articles from the store They loaded the safe in the back of their car off a platform got a crowbar and sledge from the company blacksmith shop to open the safe with They passed through Moab about a a. a m. m and were met on the Thompson Moab-Thompson road by D. D E E. Baldwin and were seen by byR R R. C. C Clark headed west about 10 miles east of Price They were reported reported reported re re- re- re ported to have come through La LaSal LaSal LaSal Sal from Paradox early In the afternoon afternoon afternoon af af- af- af driving a 1924 Buick Bulck I roadster without a a. top Work has been started on an a large carbon black factory at Cisco Cis co Dome about 40 miles northeast of Moab It Is planned to have a 30 building unit Completed and in operation In the next three months The large force of workmen workmen work work- men to be employed and crews crew for tor the drilling of three gas wells Is expected to give a big shot In Inthe Inthe inthe the arm to the economy of Grand county through this new Industry The ultra modern modem store of Pace Brothers at Cisco described a as the tha most modern modem on the Pikes Peak highway between Grand Junction and Price will have its formal opening Saturday night June 20 26 It tt will replace t th the store destroyed by fire early in January of this year |