Show LOOKING BACKWARD the files of The Through Times Independent And The Grand Valley Times 5 S Years Vears Ago AgoA A crew of men under Sheriff John Stocks who had been searching by boat had found no no trace of Morgan Stewart and Dean Peacock who were drowned In the Colorado river A check for was presented presented presented pre pre- to the Dr I. I W. W Allen hospital as a memorial to Dr II If V. V Temple Moab's Red lied Devils dropped Green reen River by a score of 41 33 In a basketball game Mr and Mrs Jack YouVon left eft for Rochester Minn where Jack would seek treatment for his eyes at the famous Mayo Brothers clinic I I 20 Years Vears Ago Grand County's allocation of automobile license registration funds for the year 1942 would amount to according to C. C J. J state ad ad- The annual meeting of the Southeastern U Utah t n ah h Wildlife Federation was held Officers were elected as follows President President dent Ross Thomson vice president president pres pres- ident Don Taylor secretary- secretary treasurer Orville Hinckley di dl directors dJ- dJ rectors C. C J. J Eberle Oween DeSpain DeSpain De- De Spain and Loren L L. Taylor Baylor Mrs G. G O. O Patterson left for forSan forSan forSan San Francisco having been beel summoned by the serious illness lUness of her sister-in-law sister Mrs Gus Penfield Six men would be inducted into the US U.S. Army March 12 They were Cactus Wanny Wade Hugh O. O Paxton Wallace Everton Everton Ever- Ever ton Rufus Nungesser Stanley T. T Wise and Robert M M. Meehan Jr A round robin basketball tournament to be staged at Moab Moab Moab Mo Mo- ab March 7 6 would be held to determine the championship of the five counties of region five Ive Duchesne Carbon Emery G Grand nd and S San n Juan J J. W. W V. V Hawks received word that his brother Joseph Hawks had died at his home In Ogden He lIe was well known In Moab Hawks was brought In from the Yellow Cat mines for injuries he had sustained In a amine amine amine mine accident A farewell party was given at the J J. J S S. Westwood home In tn honor of fish Dish Westwood who left for Fort Douglas to be In In- In Inducted Inducted ducted into the US U.S. Army Mrs Carleton S. S Fonte entertained entertained enter enter- at a bridge luncheon honoring honoring hon hon- oring Mrs Carl Alleman and Mrs James S S. Andrews who will leave Moab Grey J. J of Bingham Canyon visited In Moab with his brother Mitchell and family W W. E. E Doble Roberson was wasa a visitor from De Deque Beque Colo He Ue was a former fonner resident of Moab Mr and Mrs W. W D. D Stone and daughter went to Denver Op 01 their return they were accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- companied by Mrs Stones Stone's mot mothr mothr mo- mo t n Mrs John Sandberg 40 Years Ago The Moab Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce staged its annual ball which was a great success Moab cattlemen contracted their yearling steers at 25 a ahead ahead ahead head with year two bringIng bringing bring bring- ing 35 President Harding reappointed reappoint- reappoint ed F F. M M. Shafer as postmaster of Moab for a term tenn of four years and the appointment was confirmed by the US U.S. senate P. P G G. G Woods and family left for The Dalles Oregon where they intended to locate A shooting affray took place at Cisco J. J T. T Harrison was shot three times by J J. W. W Ulmer none of the wounds being fatal Harrison was brought to the Moab hospital and Ulmer was held to answer to the district court Both men were from Grand Junction A difference of opinion as to the weight of a year three steer caused considerable excitement excitement excite excite- ment In town this week John Jackson bet Othet Patterson 25 that the steer would not weigh 1000 pounds After much maneuvering maneuvering maneuvering ma ma- on the part of several cowboys the steer was finally driven onto some scales where he paused long enough to prove that he weighed a half halt a ton with two or three pounds to spare A son was born to Mr and Mrs Oscar Stewart Mr l and Mrs Jack Goodspeed and children left for Honduras Central America where they intended to spend some time tune I 60 Years Vears Ago The steamboat Undine commanded commanded commanded com com- by Captain Frank Som Som- erlI was released from her moorings and started on the return trip to Green River It was thought the round trip could be made in 10 days Among the passengers were Dr J J. W. W Williams and J. J F Ft F. Hall Ball who went along for the outing John Owens an armless violinist violinist vio vio- gave a violin concert at atthe atthe atthe the opera house playing the violIn with his feet Veda year three daughter daughter daughter daugh daugh- ter of Mr and Mrs F F. B. B Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- mond Sr died at a result of croup The town of Castleton was on the boom The Peterson Black ley addition was being laid out and an abundant water supply for the town had been obtain obtain- ed Spring had arrived Trees were budding and birds were singing g. g |