Show TURNING BACK THE PAGES From the Fi Files es of The Times-Independent Times and The Grand Valley Times 20 YEARS AGO Blanding humbled the ithe Moab Red Devils this week by a score of 41 One more lass and Moab which had done fairly well in the league so far would be eliminated from championship championship championship cham cham- contention County Agent J J. J F. F Parrish the county commission the soil soli conservation committee and the were mapping a campaign campaign campaign cam cam- against weeds in Moab this week Henry D. D Crouse Grouse prominent area pioneer was the victim this week of a shotgun suicide In spite of frequent shutdowns shutdowns shutdowns shut shut- downs good progress was being being being be be- ing made this week on the Cane Creek well of Cane Creek Oil company L L. L L L. L Taylor of Moab was appointed by Governor Blood to o be a member of the world Fair committee for the Golden Gate international exposition J J. J Bracken Lee mayor of Price was making headlines this week as he continued his campaign campaign campaign cam cam- to uncover corruption and vice In Salt Lake City 30 YEARS AGOAn AGO AGOAn AGOAn An injunction was issued to Colorado to keep keei their herds out of certain Grand county areas as the culmination culmination tion of trouble between sheep and cattle operators A movement was launched to organize a poultry association in Moab which would result Inthe in inthe inthe the employment ment of a large number number number num num- ber of people The growing of poultry was thought a necessity to utilize l large rge crops of corn that were now becoming surplus in Moab due to a reduction in use by Moab and Green River high schools were to lock horns homs this week to decide the championship for the region basketball honors Moab Coach Eddie Kimball said his squad was in top shape for forthe forthe forthe the tilt Moab this week contracted th their lr fall lambs at prices ranging from 10 to 11 cents per pound A benefit dance was being held heir i t t. ti rOl funds for tor the purchase of playground playground play play- ground equipment for the Central Central Central Cen Cen- School Gus Morris of Cisco presented the pelts of four lour mountain lions to County Clerk H. H W. W Balsley Tuesday for bounty He was accompanied accompanied ac aCt ac- ac companied by Herbert Jolley who acted as corroborative wit wit- ness They reported that lions had been killing lots of sheep in the Cisco district during the fall and winter winder Bounty on lions was 15 per pelt pelt- Ira Dem world wrestling champion was due to meet Jack Miles kingpin of the southwest in the main event of ofa a big wrestling meet slated for Moab in the near future 40 YEARS AGO Thirty-four Thirty Moab young men were serving in the army or navy of the United States tomake to tomake tomake make the world safe for dem demo If the entire nation had responded to the call for soldiers In the same proportion the U. U S. S would now have an army of over five millions The Times published an honor roll rollof rollof rollof of all enlisted men which had been compiled complIed by D. D A A. A John John- son Moab women were working val valiantly antly for the Red Cross and this week shipped nine large crates crammed with surgical linen and clothes for lor the army Engineer H H. H L L. L Rath was busily busily bus bus- ily engaged making a map of southeastern Utah ing Moab Very Near the Promised Promis Promis- ed Land was the subject of an article published in the Railroad Railroad Railroad Rail Rail- road Red Book and written by byC C C. C A. A Robertson which was re reprinted reprinted reo re- printed bythe by the Times Teachers of the Moab schools volunteered their services to assist the draft board in office work George Odell chairman of the state war savings committee and Rev Peter A A. were scheduled to address a meeting at Moab to promote the sale of war savings certificates The first automobile crash in the ithe history of Moab occurred this week when cars driven by Miss Ida Larsen and Miss Veva Brown collided at the First National National National Na Na- Bank corner comer No one was hurt The study of German was banned from the schools of n Utah according to Superintendent Superintend Superintend- ent D. D S. S L L. L McCorkle Moab Odd Fellows were planning planning planning plan plan- ning a big party with Rev Peter A state secretary as guest of honor Prof Lewis E E. E Rowe teacher of music in m the high school re resigned resigned resigned re- re signed to enlist in the army Harry M. M Snow of Denver had been employed to fill the vacancy vac vac- ancy Miss Helen M. M received ed word of the death of her mother Mrs Sarah J J. J Grimes Nucla Colorado The first National Bank announced announced announced an an- that it would open for business in its new building March 5 The public was invited to attend the reception |