Show Looking Backward Through the files of The Grand Valley Times And The Times-Independent Times 5 YEARS AGO The first shipment of ot ore from the San Juan Shaft of the Cal Col Uranium property was made on Friday of last week Officer C. C C. C Hougland on Saturday night prevented a ayoung ayoung young lady from being forced into a 11 pickup truck He reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that the truck had stopped stopped stop stop- ped along the roadside as an unidentified girl was going home and that one of the occupants occupants occupants oc oc- oc- oc had grabbed her tryIng trying trying try try- ing to force her into the cab when n he got there The truck roared away before the officer could learn who it was The Moab Lions club members members members mem mem- bers were planning planning- a day 2 ro ro- ro- ro deo Jonesi of an Real opened opened- an office of- of fice at Moab The third water well drilled for the city was reported as having an excellent flow Dennis E E. E Pete Byrd recently recently recently rec rec- took delivery of a new Cessna at the factory at Wichita Kansas for AvIation Aviation Av Av- company company Enrollment figures at the combined element elementary ry high school showed elementary pupils and high school stu stu- stu dents Mrs Ruth McClelland of Grand Junction year old mother of a months 4 old baby died in tn the Fruit a Colorado hospital last Wednesday as the result of a gun mishap caus taus causing ing a bullet wound In the a ab abdomen abdomen ab- ab domen as she sat in an automobile automobile auto auto- mobile near Cisco 20 YEARS AG AGO Teacher Parent-Teacher Association was revived at a meeting held this week The following were elected officers president Mrs J J. J L. L Watts vice president A. A P. P Hadlock and secretary- secretary treasurer James S. S Andrews The committee in charge of the proposed Grand County Medical Cooperative association tion reported that interest Inthe In Inthe Inthe the project was lagging At an executive meeting of the board of control of the Utah High School Athletic association as association as- as held in Salt Lake City Qty last Jast week Grand county high schools school's toot football ball team was ven yen a Class B rating Lloyd Peterson and Herbert Peterson were awarded trucking trucking trucking truck truck- ing contracts for tor the Lieutenant L. L R. R Litman commanding officer and J Pratt Allred superintendent of Dant n Wells camp extended extended ex ex- tended an invitation to the people peo pee pIe of ot Moab to attend their celebration of the anniversary sary of ot the A large crowd of Moab people peo peo- people pit attended a dance at Green River Saturday night given in honor of the birthday of Mrs C C. W W. Rogers 30 YEARS AGO The Greenhagen old age pension pension pen ren sion Ion bill biU passed at the recent legislative session was a approved approved proved ed by G Governor vernor Dern permitting permitting permit permit- ting Ung county commissioners commissioners to pension persons who ho were over 65 years yeal'S of age John W. W Blake prominent merchant and stockman of Naturita Na Na- turita turUa Colorado was shot through the breast Sunday evening c cl gedly by Mrs Mary cott att who then hen took poison and dl died d the following morning The shooting took place at K- K turita Probably the most modern ern turkey brooding plant ever erected in southeastern Utah was completed l by y Fletcher Ie JI A Learning on their ranch In jn the c clower lower part of Moab valley A meeting of the taxpayers of Grand county was called for April 1 for the purpose of ot discussing discussing dis- dis cussing the financial condition of the county R Ranger nger Marion Hunt of Blanding reported that March 26 was the first day in over two months that the auto stage was able to make the trip fr from m Monticello to Blanding because of ot snow and bad roads The road from Cisco and Mack was rendered impassable by the heavy rain which visited visited visited visit visit- ed that section the last lost of ot the week 40 YEARS AGO Preparations were being made to resume work on the Cashin nii YS i reek a Ji w effort was being made to bring all all traffic to and from the mine mine by way of Moab V. V P. P Martin county chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the coming Victory loan campaign called on the people of the county for liberal sub sut Rev and Mrs R. R W. W Spencer were tendered a farewell party this week by the Baptist church They were leaving for Notus Idaho to reside Clive Stewart returned from Baltimore Maryland having been mustered out of the army anny Matt Martin had a narrow escape from death when his ms horse fell with him on somo slick sUck rocks on the Sand Flats his head striking a rock It was predicted that wool would sell from 50 to 62 cents a pound this spring Preparations Preparations Preparations were being made throughout through through- out the district to start shear shear- Ing A son was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Williams and a daughter to Mr and Mrs O. O A. A Charles Snell dean of Grand county soldiers had arrived arrived arrived ar ar- rived in New York from service service service ser ser- vice in France The new Main Maln street bridge over Mill creek was about completed |