Show Looking Backward e eFrom From the Files of The Tho Times Independent And the Grand Valley Times Timos 5 YEARS AGO The Jim Westwood acre r ranch was sold for an amount In excess of Uranium Reduction Co of Nevada bought the property The Vu Grand-Vu Drive In Theatre Theatre Theatre The The- atre changed hands recently Mr and Mrs l Howard Lance selling the property to Clair and Dick Swanson of Salt Lake City Moab defeated Monticello In Ina ina ina a game of basketball and tied lied for third place Opening of the new Apache Motel was set for the first week in March Gordon Babbel genius genius genius ge ge- ge- ge who developed the first dependable geiger gelger counter wasat was wasat wasat at work on the development of ofa a new pre pre amplifier for use In drill hole Services were held for Orlin William John who passed away Friday 20 YEARS AGO Grand county planned a drain project which would eliminate the old arroyo in The County Commissioners decided to get inch 12 perforated culvert culvert culvert cul cul- cul- cul vert to do the job The Gold and Green ball of the MIA was to be held Satur Satur- day An elementary school curriculum curriculum lum conference attended by state educators and superintendents superintendents superintendents dents primary supervisors and classroom teachers of four southeastern Utah counties was held at Moab Supt Helen M M. Knight was chairman of the conference The annual stockholders' stockholders meeting of the Somer ville Cattle Co was held in Moab Olsons Olson's original Terrible Swedes of Cassville Mo said to be one of the cleverest basketball basketball basketball bas bas- teams in the world would play at Moab March 16 according to Coach Ken Soffe Grazing district No 6 elected elected elected elect elect- ed Charles Redd as chairman State Road Commission would aid in street and roadside development development de de- de according to Ezra C. C Knowlton chief engineer 40 40 YEARS AGO Work was progressing rapidly rapid rapid- ly lyon on the Thompson Moab-Thompson highway highway high high- way according to J. J J J. J Coan Coon contractor The Western Allies Ames oil oU well had reached a depth of 1600 feet and was drilling in salt with some oil In evidence The Big Six Sir Oil Co announced ed it would soon start drilling a well In Moab valley C. C A. A and West Hammond purchased the old La Sal Mercantile Mercantile Mer Mer- cantile store building from Joseph Jos Joe eph L. L Taylor Ranger Lewis T. T Quigley was promoted to the position of deputy deputy de de- forest supervisor Pace Brothers Brothels Co purchased the Matt Martin ranch in Castle Castle Castle Cas Cas- tle Valley from A. A R. R Brown who was leaving for Montana Perry A. A Clark resigned as manager of the Utah Eastern Co store at Thompson to devote devote devote de de- de- de vote all his time time- timeto to the oil bus bus- iness Mart Empey formerly of of Moab Moab Mo Mo- ab died at nt Pioche Nev The State Road Commission commenced work of the floor of the Ue Colorado river bridge at Moab The structure was to be raised a distance of three feet Paul well known here died In Denver Miss Martha Moore daughter daugh daugh- ter of Mrs J J. J N. N Corbin of Moab was visiting in Moab prior to leaving for a medical mission to South Africa Albert Pearson was seriously serious serious- ly injured inured in a powder explosion explosion sion slon at the road camp in Moab canyon 60 YEARS AGO AGOLa AGOLa La grippe was having Its day in the valley V V. P. P Martin was a business caller in Denver Local ranchers and gardeners garden garden- ers were busy planting and sowing so Henry Crouse Grouse who had been weather observer at Moab for forthe forthe forthe the past 10 years had received from the government a housing for his Ws weather instruments The Times commented on the value of Mr Grouses Grouse's services to the community A A. P. P Sorensen had sold his Interests In the mercantile firm of Hammond Co to his partner partner partner part part- ner F F. F B. B Hammond and the business would woul be carried of as Sons The Mt Mining Co was incorporated by J J. J N. N Corbin Corbin Corbin Cor Cor- bin Dr J J. J W Williams W. W A. A Shafer Peter Gorman R. R L. L Diefendorf and Mary L L. L Corbin The company planned to develop de de- develop eight mining claims In Inthe Inthe inthe the La Sal mountains The Castleton correspondent reported that many prospectors prospect prospect- ors and wagon loads of supplies were reaching the La Sale already al aI- ready and a busy season was predicted J J. J J. J Cookingham sold his to J J. J W. W Watts |