Show TURNING BACK THE PAGES From the Files of The Times Independent and the Grand Valley Times limes 5 S YEARS AGO AGOt t Discovery of tho the richest uranium uranium uranium ura ura- ot of the Colorado with a potential of becoming the largest uranium mine in inthe inthe inthe the United States was announced an 1111 pounced by T T T. C C. Hudson ore assaying Up to tu five per cent uranium oxide was reported The Market a partnership partnership part part- venture of Mrs Emma Walker and Mrs Jen Pope was scheduled to have its formal opening Recognizing the need of an active Chamber of Commerce a group of civic leaders met together this week In a n C of C rejuvenation meeting About 97 91 per cent of the parents of school children visited visited vis vis- vis Moab schools last week during parent teacher parent teacher conferences confer confer- Rod P. P Dixon and A A. A Reed Reynolds of Salt Lake City this week opened a law office at 21 Main Street upstairs Burglary and arson at the Wagon Wheel Saturday night Moab had an average temperature temperature temperature tem tem- of during September September September Sep Sep- 1953 it was reported this week 20 YEARS AGO Seven Republicans and three Democrats were elected to Grand county offices on Tuesday Tues Tues- day Drilling operations at the Cane Can Creek Oil company's well down the Colorado river were halted this week when water broke around the casing At a meeting held this week the Grand county commissioners commission commIssIon- ers agreed to waive penalties and interest charges on the delinquent delinquent delinquent de de- de- de 1937 taxes of the Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Rio Grande Western railroad railroad rail rail- road company Andrew Somerville Paddy Padd Stewart Whitey and Wade Shu Shupe e were in from the Somerville Scorn ranch on In In- dlan dian creeR creef for the election The Grand high school operetta operetta op op- eretta TIM S. S Pinafore was wu to be presented on Friday of this week At the annual meeting of the Independent Pioneer Telephone association of the United States held In Chicago J J. J W W. Corbin of Moab manager of the Midland Midland Midland Mid Mid- land Telephone company was elected vice president for Utah 30 YEARS AGO Grand county in line with many other sections of Utah was good to the Democrats at Tuesdays Tuesday's election Although the co county nty gave Herbert Hoover boover er a majority of 38 33 votes it presented Governor Dern with witha a majority of Knox Patterson Patter Patter- son a majority of and elected three democrats to county offices only one Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican on the county ticket managed to survive th the deluge of scratched ballots H. H W W. Balsley and William Cooley trustees were the candidates candidates can can- at this time for the school board election on December December December Dec Dec- ember 5 5 Efforts were being made by Moab citizens to bring the Payson Payson Payson Pay- Pay son football team to Moab for forthe forthe forthe the big Payson Moab-Payson quarterfinal quarterfinal quarter quarter- final game to be played November November Nov Nov- ember 17 Moab had captured the football football football foot foot- ball division title with four wins and no losses The teams In Region five besides Moab were Ferron Central Carbon and Huntington Huntingdon Mrs E. E G. G Somerville Mrs C. C A. A Robertson and Miss Alberta Alberta Alberta Al Al- berta motored to Look Look- ing Glass rock Wednesday this week to see a herd of 4 41 Somerville cattle were being delivered to buyer F F. W W. Keller of Monticell district was a visit in Moab this week 40 YEARS AGO Grand county went Dem cratic in the election at tl U head of the ticket but tl tI Republicans elected four coui ty officers The following we wei elected Representative A. A Brown D Heber Murphy D and J. J McBride D clerk II n. S S. S Ru ledge D treasurer Charl CharI Kelley D attorney O. O A. A Tai Taa gren R sheriff W W. J J. J Bli BB R assessor O. O OIt H. H Newell R RA RA RA A telegraph was from Secretary of Treasur McAdoo stating that German Germai had surrendered to the alli forces The report was lat lab found to be pre The flu epidemic was on tI tl decline Grand county has subscribe in one week its quota in tI tl United War Funds drive The Times published lette from Carroll Meador L Lc Le e Campbell Clifford Small ai l George A A. Larsen Larson Moab sol soliers soliers sollers lers who were at the front France They all stated tl ti Germans were on the run ai l that Yanks were going to pl pk Yankee Doodle in Berlin b fore Christmas Ten Monticello people hi ht died from influenza during tl tI Hyrum and J. J I I. I A Alen Alen Alen len had answered the call f ff military service Nat LevI Lev announced th drilling for oil would start i Moab within 10 days |