Show Looking Backward From the Files of The Times Independent And the Grand Valley Times 5 YEARS AGO 40 YEARS AGO Mrs Martha J J. J Campbell 87 for tor many years ears a resident of Grand county died at Fruit Finite a Colorado A runaway truck loaded with 29 Mexican beet field workers crashed into the rear of anore an anore anore ore truck on Highway just south of the Rock The In The Rock Diner King Oil company's Ruby No 1 flowed for 40 minutes Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day through two inch 2 lines and then shut Itself off again as a bridge was formed from gas pressure The influx of people and business business bus bus- iness firms was creating a a a- swamping of Midland Telephone Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone Company lines Unes The Womans Woman's Literary club cub were hostesses to the 11 clubs of San Juan Emery Carbon Grand and Dove Dov Creek Colo Coo rado redo iZO 20 YEARS AGO The Grand county high school was accredited by the Northwest Northwest North North- orth west Association of Secondary and Higher Schools This now placed the high school on a par with the better high schools of the United States The The state state road commission advertised for lor bids for the erection erection tion of four bridges In Grand county and the oiling of the miles of highway between Valley City and Klondike wash Property valuation in Grand county for the y year 1939 showed showed show show- ed ed- edan an increase of over the previous year Total valuation valuation vatu atlon w was wa C I Ervin L. L Borreson was appointed appointed ap ap- ap pointed city marshal at a salary sal ary my of 50 per month A total of motor vehicles had been assessed in Grand county Based ort ors the 1930 cc cen census t- t sus of 1800 this meant there was was a car or truck for every five persons in the county 30 YEARS AGO AGOMo Mo Moab b high school track team won the Region 5 championship Federal Federa Prohibition officer F F. F M. M Taylor and D. D W. W Black mack accompanied by Sheriff J. J B. B made a raid on a 50 gallon still partially filled with mash 15 to 20 gallons of whiskey were seized and two men arrested The Dixie OWe Jubilee Quartet said sald to be the most accomplished accomplished company of negro singers singers sing sing- ers touring the country were scheduled to appear at W W. O. O W V. hall hail W. W D D. Hammond was appointed appointed ap pointed a mem member of th the county board of education to fi fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. J P. P Miller And Andy Swanson eccentric hermit her mit who for over thirty years ears had made his home In a lonely Jonely hut but located on top of la h high highpoint highpoint highpoint point on the north end of the theLa theLa theLa La Sal mount mountains was found dead In his cabin caWn He Ue had apparently ap patently been dead for over two mont months s. The Womans Woman's Literary tub club of Moab was sponsoring a movement to establish a swimming swim ming pool for the younger d children of Moab A class of seventeen students graduated from Grand county high school They were Faun McConkle Kay Hammond ElIe Elsie El sie Ie Snyder r Horace Rutledge Edna Krina Snyder Newell Palton Bernice Christensen Reed Winbourn Win Win- bourn Newell Taylor Bessi Bossi Walker Glen Anna Johnson Johnsen and Joe Cooper F F. F B. B Hammond Sr Moab pioneer businessman and for many years representative to the state legislature died this week at Salt Lake City following following follow follow- ing Injuries received in the Moab power plant The funeral was one of the largest ever held here Ten students were in the graduating grad class of the local high school They were Maude Foy Marjorie Goodman Dorothy Kirk mrk Allie Carmon Ha ria Palmer Pal mer Ida Blake Grace Westwood Westwood West West- wood Roy Blake Teddy Goodman Goodman Good Good- man and Marcia Commencement Com Com- Commencement exercises were held Friday night with Dr George S. S Snoddy of thE the University of Utah Ufah delivering the main address Mrs W. W Isa Hammond wife wite of J J. J H H. Hammond died this week at Provo Provo She was a resident resident resi resl dent of ot Moab f for r many years Grand county was the tJ third in the th-e state to reach its Victory Victory Vic Vic- tory loan Joan q quota ota R. R C. C Clark and Max B. B Taylor Tay lor for were planning to build a theater building More than sheep were shorn in Grand county this spring according to sheep inspector in inspector inspector in- in A. A A A. A Taylor Dr Frank J J. J Hammond of Chicago was here to attend the funeral of his father |