Show Looking Backward From the tho Files of The Times Independent And the Grand Valley Times 5 YEARS AGO Midland Telephone Com Com- anys any's new dial system would start In November This Tills 50 expansion would give Moab Moab Moab Mo Mo- ab phone service not to be surpassed anywhere A cat belonging to Ace Turner building a road at Chess Ridge up on the shoulder shoulder shout der of the tho La Sal mountains this week uncovered ore of of- unbelievable richness running uranium and 2483 vanadium Everybody was Invited to the big Air Day celebration on Saturday Michael suffered a broken arm ann while practicing football Secretary Frank Kroesen of the of Commerce reported that Gus Backman of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce had announced d that 60 members of the Salt Lake body would come to Moab this fall Mr and Mrs Alfred took over the management t o of the Arches Cafe through lease from rom Mr and Mrs Stan Peck the owners The shop of Mr and Mrs Emit pUtman Pittman was opened this week u 20 10 YEARS AGO paved S. S L. L McCorkle 14 74 14 for 42 years an educator In Utah schools and superintendent dent of the Grand County School District for 15 13 years died this week at Salt Lake City Grazing district No 9 created created cre ere in Grand county was according to Chesley Chesley Chesley Ches- Ches ley P. P Seely regional grazier Nine blocks of Moab City streets had b In cn paved by Grand Grand' Mr and Mrs L. L L. L Taylor returned from Salt Lake City where their daughters Miriam Miriam Mir Mir- iam lam and Lorena Taylor entered en teed the University of Utah Whitney D. D If I ammond of Moab son of Mr and Mrs W. W D D. D Hammond one of Mormon Mormon Mormon Mor Mor- mon missionaries arrived safely safely safe safe- ly In New York City when war broke between Germany and Poland The Associated Civic Clubs pubs of Southern Utah met at Green River Representatives from Grand county were Mitchell Leland D. D Heywood Dr J J. J JV W W. Williams and Director DIre tor D D. E. E Baldwin Mrs Annie Somerville and sons Bill and Richard left for Logan where Richard would attend at aU tend the Utah State Agricultural tural College Bill would attend the University of Utah at Salt Lake City Grace Nason count county nurse returned Sunday from froma a several days stay in Salt Lake City 40 YEARS AGO The Times-Independent Times published publIshed published pub pub- a l page front-page editorial urging the State Road Rond Commission Commission Com mission to award contracts for constructing the Thompson- Thompson Blanding post road Old Poke and Tse-Na Tse Gat Na Tee Indians of San Juan county were again on the warpath A warrant for tor their arrest charging them with attempting attempting at at- temp tempting ling to murder Sam Rentz trader had been Is Issued issued issued is- is sued by County Attorney Oscar Oscar Os Os- car W. W McConkie McConkle The Indians were on the hide out The Star theater planned to open October 1 J J. J K Reid at one time county county county coun coun- ty attorney of Emery county when Grand was a part of that county was a Moab vis vis- A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Edd of La Sal A bridal shower was given in honor of Miss Lillian Goodman Goodman Good Good- man whose engagement to Clarence E E. E Baldwin was an an- R. R C. C Clark and D. D E. E Baldwin Baldwin Bald Bald- win made a tr Ip through San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan county where they sold several Buick Bulck cars for tor th the tha Moab Garage The sale of the Kearns uranium uranium uranium ura ura- claims In Dry Valley was waS reported the price being In excess of Miss Alllen Allen Robertson entertained entertained en en- at a n party In honor honorof of Miss Ellis Prince of Pang Pan- Pan g Moab people were making elaborate pla plans for or a chautauqua qua which was to be held In October 60 YEARS AGO Freight outfits were busy hauling fruit to Thompson for shipment east Cunningham and Carpenter shipped head of cattle Lester Taylor went to Salt Lake City on Big Indian minIng mining raining min rain ing business An epidemic of measles had broken out In In Moab N. N King and bride were down from Dewey Grimm Montgomery's sawmill saw saw- mill on Mill Creek was turning out some very fine lumber Moab's veteran prospector Capt L. L C. C May had returned from a visit to io Cripple Creek Colo A group croup of Denver mining men were here by buy the Daly copper properties in Lisbon Valley but could not get together together to to- to gether with Thomas Daly on onH ona H a price |