Show LOOKING BACKWARD Through the tho Files of The Times Independent And tho the Grand Valley Times 20 YEARS AGO AGOA i A Burton Durton Holmes Travelogue gue moving picture is being made by Ted Phillips cameraman cameraman cameraman camera camera- man for Burton Durton Homes lIe He was accompanied by Frank EOBrien EOBrien E E. OBrien O'Brien publicity director o othe of the state publicity commission commis commis- commission sion don and Wayne R. R McConkie McConkle and they spent several days day in the Arches National ment The Board of Education held a meeting to go over th the budget prepared by Superintendent Helen M. M Knight which contemplates the tho ex o of durIng during during dur dur- ing the school term which started July 1 1944 Three Grand county young I Imen men will join the U U. S S. S Arm Army Armyon on Monday They were William Wll Wil- lIam Ham Hayes Joseph Palacio Palacios and Keith Loveridge had completed the erection of a foot derrick derrick der der- rick at a location on Seven Miles structure 10 miles wes west of Moab for the Utah Potash I c Co Robert B. B Moran was manager manager manager man man- ager of the company Fifth war bond drive would start Monday Grand county's quota was according according according accord accord- ing to D. D E E. E Baldwin chair chair- man One o of the rarest June rains was had the tion being inches at Moab Thirty cars of wool were shipped from Thompson Gov Herbert H H. Maw planned plan ned to visit Moab and southeastern southeastern south south- eastern Utah within the next two weeks E E. E J J. J Mayhew and Clark F F. Barb geologists for Great Lakes Carbon Corp with Albert Albert Albert Al Al- bert Maxwell as horseman went Vent to the Book Mountain where they were to spend several months on a geological cal tour 40 YEARS AGO AGOMo Mo Moab b had planned a big two-day two celebration for July 4 and 5 The committee In charge was J J. J T. T Learning Leaming W. W D. D Hammond and J J. J A A. A Elmer John J. J Williams son of Dr and Mrs J J. J W W. Williams graduated this w week ek from the West Point military academy He had made a brilliant reT ref re record cord in the school He had be been n manager of the West WestPoint WestPoint Point Foint track team the past year ear Wilson Yarbrough and Miss l Alva Coppinger were m married this this' we week k C. C Frank Moore and a crew of government surveyors were surveying a township In the e Cane Springs section LaDue Williams Albert M. M Watts Maurice and Loren Robertson Dan WInbourn and Golden Day left for Fort Douglas Douglas Douglas Dou Dou- glas to attend citizens citizens' military mili tary training camp The first balloon auto tires to make their appearance at Moab were on a a new Buick Bulck car purchased by R. R C C. Clark Ruel and Helen Taylor and father A A A. Taylor left f for r T w. w Berkeley California where they Intended to reside during during dur dur- ing the next year 60 YEARS AGO AGOBert AGOBert AGOBert Bert Mired Allred had the first ripe apricots in town A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs A. A M. M Robertson The county court house was completed and read ready y to be accepted by the county com come missioners Moab's popular and efficient effic lent marshal marshall Bobby Roberson Rober Rober- son was attending the Elks convention at Provo Bishop F F. I I. I Jones was expending expending ex ex- pending 2000 on the road I from MontIcello to the Grand county line M Moab o 0 a b was experiencing warm weather the thermometer eter climbing to 98 degrees this week The Moab Odd Fellows el elected elected el el- lI Henry nry Grimm N N. G G. William Keller V. V G G. Dr J J. J W. W Williams treas treasurer and andI andA A A. A A. Neff secretary |