Show 0 i 1 Looking Backward e Through the files file's of The Tho Grand Valley Times Thies And Tho The Times Independent 5 S YEARS AGO Two vo ver Very Important ordinances ordinances ordin ordin- ances were published this week the new Zoning Ordinance and the Ordinance creating a planning planning plan plan- ning commission The Vid Murray No Ho 2 being drilled on the Cisco townsite by North and Associates a California California Cal car group blew in Tuesday of this week giving part of Cisco an on oil olf bath Chytraus Bros Dros Construction company of Salt Lake submitted submitted submitted submit submit- ted the low tow bid on the housing project a ten dwelling unit of the proposed development develop develop- ment In Relief Society on Tuesday Mrs Irs Rebecca Newell was tendered tend ered a surprise by the members on the anniversary of 5 years as president On Monday of this Cal Uranium San Juan Juan- shaft cut the ore body Construction was started this week by Reed Somerville on two business fronts on his property property pro pro- perty a 35 East Center Jack Riley started remodeling remodeling remodel remodel- ing his building on Main street Contractor Marvin Clever had the Job jeb which called for fora a a new front for the drug store and sixteen offices in the second stor story 20 YEARS AGO Southeastern Utah was In Inthe Inthe Inthe the grip of the most severe winter weather experienced for many years With many roads blocked and with scores of herds of sheep and cattle marooned marooned ma ma- areas the situation was serious The movement among western west west- em ern livestock growers to obtain amendments to the Taylor grazing grazing graz graz- ing act providing for more home rul rule in administering the act was gaining momentum momentum momen momen- tum turn it was reported this week Members of the Grand county post of the American and several several several sev sev- eral guests enjoyed a to get gether party Thursday of this week consisting of a chicken dinner at Christensen cafe followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed by a smoker at it Kerby's club Wheeler Mullins contractors contract contract- ors on the Moab City waterworks waterworks waterworks water water- works improvements were making rapid headway on the new pipe lines A cooperative project for constructing a into Fisher Valley incidentally providing a direct outlet for the Polar Mesa mining area was discussed discuss discuss- ed this week by the county commissioners The first p parents parents' meeting of oC the Moab nursery school was held Tuesday at the Lt Lbs S church with Mrs Att Alton n B. B Hadlock president The Moab Drug company's company store was Wednesday Wednesday Wednes day night of this week with about 25 in silver sliver taken from Crom the cash register egister according to the manager J. J II 11 Davis 30 JO YEARS AGO About four Cour inches of snow fell tell in Moab on February 2 the snow falling for Cor about 24 hours A mechanics' mechanics and salesmen's convention of the Moab G Garage Garage Gar Gar- r. r age company was held in Moab this week fa Taxes Taxes' es on farming land In InGrand InGrand inGrand Grand county were reduced to toa a point comparable to the rate on other property according to action taken by the county com com- missioners Mrs Neva 1 Kirk resigned as teacher of the fourth grade Inthe Inthe in inthe the Moab Central school and teacher of oral expression Inthe in inthe inthe the high school Mrs E E. R. R Kimball was appointed to fill flU the vacancy A statement of the financial condition of Grand county published published published pub pub- this week shows the county to be one of the few fewIn fewin fewin in Utah operating on a cash basis n not t having to borrow money monty on tax anticipation The road from Moab to Monticello Mon Mon- was practically impassable impassable sable due to the recent cent thaw and this weeks week's storm The mall mail truck which usually made the trip in about four hours was now spending most of the day on the road Bad weather during the past we week k halted oil development throughout the the southeastern Utah area 40 YEARS AGO AGO S. S B. B Locke for several years supervisor of the La Sal office was being transferred to the district office at Ogden He lie was to be succeeded here by Charles DeMoisey Jr F Federal deral farm loans to Moab farmers aggregating were this week Work was being started on the construction of of a new grade grade- down Cane Springs hill a crew of 35 men being employed H H. W. W Balsley was elected cashier of the Moab State bank succeeding J J. J T. T Kephart All returning soldiers were being given preference on road roadwork roadwork roadwork work in this county Th new La Sal townsite was rapidly being b built t up |