Show J iI 4 I r t S j K f t f wy r w. w r to LOOKING BACKWARD e e Through the Files of The Times Times Independent Independent And the tho Grand Valley Valloy Times 20 YEARS AGO The schools of ot Grand County County Coun ty will complete the work of ot the 44 1943 term next Friday May 12 John D D. D Redd had written a letter to The Times Times- Independent editor describing conditions In Italy on March 20 He lie had been in the lines of the Anzio beachhead for two months and Mrs John M. M Williams were here hero from the army to visit their parents Dr and Mrs J J. J W W. Williams Dimitri Kessel lessel famous lamous cameraman cameraman cameraman ca ca- for lor Life Magazine who spent two weeks In Moab Moat Mo ab at was the subject of a picture pic plc ture shooting the peach orchards orchards or or- of the Grand Valley I IThe The Grand Canyon Ariz was where he was now a message from him td to Loren L. L Taylor said Mr and Mrs H. H B B. B Evans received a message that their son law Earl Watson Watson Wat Wat- son was a n German prisoner of war following an air raid over Austria Moab peach orchards showed showed show show- ed a continued heavy Infestation infestation Infesta infesta- tion of peach according accord accord- according ing to Earl Hutchings supervising super supervising supervising Inspector of the state W W. D. D Hinton went to Ho Ho- Wash where he would visit his children there Mrs William WilHam T T. Hines and mother Mrs H H. W W. Balsley left for Fort Lewis Wash to visit Mr Hines who was In Inthe Inthe inthe the army there I John E E. E Pace was down from his ranch In Castle Val Val- ley On his return he was accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac companied by Commissioner and Mrs G. G 0 O. O Patterson who will spend a couple of days at the Pace ranch A patriotic meeting was given at the high school auditorium auditorium audi audio by the American Legion Legion Le Le- Le gion glon and Auxiliary Mrs Carroll Carroll Car Car- roll J. J Meador was In charge 40 YEARS AGO The schools of Grand County County Coun Coun- ty were closing this week Commencement exercises s of the high school were to be beheld beheld beheld held Friday the following being be ing fag graduates Rulon Somerville Somer- Somer vUle ville Duane Stewart Mary Murphy Merle WInbourn Margie Myers Beatrice Meador Meador Mea Mea- dor Ina McConkie McConkle Adrian DuBois Bethel Watts Marvin Orris Newell Ima Stocks Lester Taylor Neva Clark Reed need Lance Mabel Shafer Shaler Edith Rutledge Anna Eliza Peterson and Gertrude Bankhead Mason Neff died at Fruits as a result of a self inflicted gunshot wound The 12 year old old ear son bf bit Ranger Ran nan ger and Mrs Marion Marlon Hunt of Bluff was drowned In the San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan river having fall fallen n In while fishing I The Moab Band put on a a. a successful minstrel show Moab cattlemen sold their steers on Colorado buyers buyer Prices were 28 per head for or desert yearlings and 29 2950 50 50 for for dehorned mountain steers A meeting was called by John Peterson to Incorporate the Moab Farm Bureau 60 YEARS AGO Many Moab people went to toMa Ma Marti tl as as' as witnesses in the Joe murder trial tria Among those going were L. L Peach Peach- man J J. J N N. Corbin Sheriff J J. J C C. Taylor Walter WaIter Winbourn Otto Empey D D. D A. A Johnson W W. J. J Nix J J. J P. P Larsen Dr J J. J W W. Williams Henry Wilcox Henry Grimm A A. T T. T Taylor Price W W. C C. Colvin Mel Stewart Gus Stewart II IL Day Angus Stocks Jesse I Maxwell Crispin Taylor Abe Abc I IDay Day Ray Loveridge and George F F. Powell Veterans of the Civil War met and decided to sponsor an observance of Decoration day Eugene V V. Debs was nominated nom nominated mated by the Socialist Party for president The plasterers had finished the walls of the new court court- house Henry Crouse Grouse Moab's weather weather wea wea- ther observer celebrated his birthday J. J H H. Clark left for Bingham Bing Bing- ham to visit his new grand daughter Oss Oss Elmer was an arrival from Nevada and went to Salt Valley to investigate the mining mining min min- ing outlook there The trustees of the high school opened bids for the erection of a high anew new new high school building Only three bids were submitted W W. A Ai Shafer's was the lowest and h he was awarded the contract Admiral Sammy Somerville Somer Somer- vUle ville had taken possession of his new flagship the Moab ferry lerry boat He was vas justly proud of his new craft but buthe buthe I he was prouder of its name The B Black 1 a c k Republican which was very appropriate the editor stated J J- The schools closed today and the teachers like the Arabs Arabs Ar Ar- abs of old were preparing to Told fold their tents and depart Mel Stewart had started the erection of a new house i |