Show TURNING BACK THE PAGES From he Files of The Times-Independent Times and the Grand Valley Times 20 YEARS AGO Utah was said to have 39 millionaires more per capita than any other state in the union Idaho was next with seven The board of education of Grand county announced that they would have to have an increase in operating expenses to cover the expanded operation for the coming year Developments Developments Developments Develop Develop- ments in the northern part of the county were responsible for the increase State traffic directors announced announced an an- announced that left turns would be legal in Utah They had been on a trial basis in Salt Lake City for some months and had been very successful The county commission appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed registration officers for the coming election at their meeting this week Mine assessment work was suspended for this year by Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate action this week In Wash Wash- ington Dr J. J W. W Williams was representing representing re re- presenting the Moab Lions club at their district convention in Cedar City this this' week The outbuildings of the Hammond Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- mond ranch on South Mesa were destroyed by fire this week The Junior Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com Corn merce merce of Utah was distributIng distributing ing booklets this week throughout through through- out the nation featuring southeastern southeastern south south- eastern Utah scenery and labeling labeling lab lab- eling cling the area as the Center of Scenic America One state business which was not feeling the present business busin basin ess recession was the state son Officials stated that the plant had paid for Itself and was making a year from Its sign-making sign plant Dr I. I W. W Allen traveled to Blanding to conduct a tonsil clinic A school pre-school and nd infant clinic had been scheduled in Moab by county nurse Grace Nason Charles Redd was appointed chairman of the district grasIng grazIng grazing graz gras ing board to serve In the absence absence ab ab- ab- ab sence senco of L. L L. L Taylor regular chairman who was on vacation in California 30 YEARS AGO Moab was without lights or power for nearly ne 48 hours this week as the result of the burn burn- ing Irig out of the generator at the power plant of the Utah Power Light company in Mill creek canyon east of Moab Business houses were closed due to the loss of power and home life was hampered The company promised local citizens that steps would be taken immediately lately to see that this type of trouble did not occur In the future D D. Chamberlain and Anna Beeson were married this week Mrs Beeson was I Moab resident resident resi resl- dent den t and Mr Chamberlain was an employee of the Chesterfield Chesterfield Chesterfield Chester Chester- field Coal company In Sego The building of a mammoth bridge across the Colorado river at Lees Lee's Ferry was progressing rapidly according to reports received received received re re- re- re this week The bridge was looked to to bring Arizona and Utah closer together Disregarding the petition of businessmen of Moab Thompson Thomp Thomp- son and Sego the Denv Denver r Rio Grande railroad announced that they would discontinue passenger service at Thompson on June 17 Local businessmen were of the opinion that the decision of the company would greatly handicap business In southeastern Utah A new well was to be in at Crescent Junction this week by the Big Six Oil company company com corn pany F. F W. W v. v Strong president announced here this week The h hot t Sego Moab-Sego baseball team ran wild on the bases to overpower a much out-classed out Green River town team by a score of 31 to 1 this week Another doctor was being sent to Moab to care for patients patients patients pa pa- here following the hospitalization hos hos- of Dr I. I W. W Allen who was seriously Injured In an autom automobile bile accident The Grand county commission commission commis commis- sion slon sold thirty head of wild horses to Bob Marshal of Ogden Ogden Og- Og den this week at per head A number of county taxpayers ers met with the Grand county board of equalization this week to protest their taxes Mr and Mrs Reed Somer- Somer yule this week announced the opening of their new restaurant in Moab the Dew Drop Inn The business was located in the Shafer building opposite the Woodman hall hail John L. L Shafer announced the addition of a number of Improvements Improvements Im Ins- In his pool hall hail in Moab A large herd of cattle were delivered through Moab to the railroad at Thompson this week The cattle belonged to the up-Somerville up cattle company and find were being delivered to the buyer Edd Lavendar of ride The Times carried a feature on time old-time trapper Kit Cit Carson this week |