Show fit y A- A 1 r Looking Backward e Through the files of 01 The Grand Valley Times And The Times Independent s 5 YEARS AGO AGO Sheldon 1 P. P Wimpfen manager manager man mans mansager ager Grand Junction office A. A R IN C c. stated staled this Week that the objectives of the prospector tor and miner are Identical with that of at the A. A E. E C. C That is isto isto 9 to produce as much uranium as possible A banner headline In the March 18 Issue proclaimed a major oil oU discovery by Petroleum Inc from Its well wellon on Ca Cane Creek Support favoring the school district bond election and the tho plans for new school building construction was given by the Moab American Legion The Chamber of Commerce called a special to discuss the tho proposed school building program The Cartwright Construction company of American Fork started work on the Grand Mo Mo- Vu tor-Vu Vu tor In Drive-In theater 20 YEARS AGO The practice of many local adul adults ta children and enrollees enrollees en- en In walking In the mIddle middle mid mId- dle die of the streets and the practice lice tice of Moab children In riding bicycles on the sidewalks was dis discussed by the Moab Lions club who felt It Wa was only good goodluck goodluck goodluck luck that more fatalities did not occur Although practically every family had Indicated a desire to join the Grand county Medical Medical Med Med- ical leal Cooperative association so far only a few had actually signed up Operations at the Cane Creek dome were suspended this week to await awat the arrival ofa of ofa a string of 6 6 inch inch casing which was to be run to bottom at feet Glen Quig Quigley ey Moab played the character of In InThe inThe The Student Prince the opera opera op op- era chosen by the Utah State Agricultural college and presented pred pre presented pre pre- on March 9 and 10 A party of ot federal engineers were to arrive In Moab shortly to make a lo location atlon s survey ey fo for forthe forthe the proposed entrance to Arches Arches Arches Ar Ar- ches National Monument It was announced by Jesse L. L Nusbaum Nusbaum Nus- Nus ba baum m superintendent of ot Mesa Verde National Park Mrs 1 L. L Bronson Branson Titus entertained entertained entertained enter enter- 20 young guests Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day afternoon at a party given in honor of the eighth birthday of of her son LonnIe I George and Joseph Stan H. H fird of Fruita this week sold the Holman residence property at Moab to Nelden and Leona Leonn Christensen the deal being closed by C. C J. J Meador real rea estate agent 30 YEARS AGO Pupils of ot the Central school presented two delightful juvenile Juvenile enile programs the operettas The Land of ot Dolls and The i The Womans Woman's Literary club entertained at the Star hall I with a concert given In com corn of national music music- I week I Orris A. A Newell 22 22 manager of the Peterson Mercantile S Ie Investment company died followIng following fol fol- lowing an operation for lor appendicitis appen appen- lIe He was the eldest son of or Mr and Mrs George A. A Newell New News Newsell ell Dill Bill Jones Jonce Mt Pleasant verIfyIng verifying ver ver- ver- ver the report that gold had been discovered on his property proper propel ty near 1 Floy noy said this week that the extent of ot the discovery had not yet been determined but that things looked good Moab Garage company sold Chevrolet cars ears to W. W E. E Bush Dush Moat Moab and 1 lowland Howland Green River The Green River high school alumni association presented their first annual play An Arizona Cowboy under the the- direction of or Miss Una Gilles 40 YEARS AGO AGO The Moab-Cisco Moab highway along the Colorado river was officially designated as a state highway by act of ot the legis legis- lature Great credit was gIven Representative A. A R. R Brown Drown in getting the road designated Mrs Clavon Higgins Flagg formerly of ot Moab died at Salt Lake City and the body was brought to Moab for burial Clifford Small and Ralph Hawks two Moab soldiers returned re re- re- re turned from overseas service having been mustered out of the army anny Leo Campbell who lost an arm In the fighting in France returned home this week Warden George of ot the state penitentiary ary was in Moab to make arrangements to bring a force foce of convicts to work on the Moab canyon road The Moab Pipe Line company was making arrangements to install some pounds of iron pipe San Juan cattlemen were shipping in oil cake by parcel post to feed their herds there there- being a shortage of hay and grain The Western Allies Oil on wellon well wellon on the Maxwell farm f rm waS was d down wn feet Leslie LesUe T. T Foy Moab soldier was a reporter on The Flare a newspaper published by the American army anny of ot occupation In Germany Sl Sheep p Inspector A. A A. A Taylor found several herds In San SanJuan Juan county were infested with scabies |