Show Looking Backward rd Through the riles files of The Times-Independent Times And The Grand Valley Times Time 5 YEARS AGO II H. R. R Holliday formerly of Delta Colo where he was editor edi edl- tor torand and publisher co-publisher of the Delto Delta Delta Del Del- ta to County Independent was the new editor of The Times Inde pendent Construction of the mil mil- lion-dollar lion pipe line through Moab and the mountain intermountain area this spring will employ more than men The city of Moab is proceeding proceed proceed- ing favorably in developing a anew anew anew new spring in the Mill Creek area The twenty-third twenty annual Easter Easter Enster Ens- Ens ter Egg hunt would be held this Saturday afternoon at the fair fair- grounds The event was sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- by the Moab Lions Club A total of nearly nearly triple the quota set for Grand county was county was collected during the annual Red Cross fund drive according to Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man Mary Pogue 20 YEARS AGO The Moab op Co-op suffered a loss of in a fire caused by an electric light globe Maurice Robertson was the new proprietor of the Utah Oil Refining Co service station in Moab formerly operated by Mr and Mrs L. L N. N Meador R. R II H. Dalrymple was elected chairman of the Democratic party in Grand county and Earl J. J Freeman was elected secretary A music festival with seven southeastern Utah bands participating participating participating par par- would be held in Moab Moab Moab Mo Mo- ab Saturday afternoon and eve ning April 11 with Grand county high school sponsoring Twenty ont members of the Grand Junction Lions club were entertained by the Moab Lions dub Club at a dinner served in the basement of the Baptist church President R. R J. J Fletcher of the Moab club acted as ter The seventh anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps was observed by all camps Inthe in inthe inthe the southeastern Utah area this week Chester Wright and son Keith were In from their vanadium mines near Dewey He Ill had established established established es es- es- es a permanent camp at atthe atthe atthe the mines with six men em em- The Women's Literary Club will meet Friday afternoon Inthe in inthe inthe the club room of the Baptist church with Mrs R. R Lee Kirk and her committee in charge Mrs Essie Shafer and Mrs George Newell entertained at ata a party given at the home of Mrs Bert Allred in honor of Mrs Allreds Allred's birthday A son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Riordan 40 YEARS AGO District court was in session with Judge George Christensen on the bench II IL S. S Rutledge who for six years had served as county clerk and recorder resigned his position this week to take effect June 1 Old Big Foot a wolf that had killed thousands of dollars worth of cattle sheep and horses hors hors- es in the Elk mountains waS was caught last week by Roy Musselman Mus- Mus selman trapper who won the reward of 1000 offered by cat cat- Ills His pelt measured eight feet in length The father of Knox and G. G O. O Patterson died this week at Pottsville Texas A county bond issue of 78 was proposed to raise funds in order to complete the Mo- Mo Thompson ab-Thompson post road A bond election was called for May 26 Mr and Mrs Lee Elmer arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived last week from Oatman Ariz to make their home in Moab Baled hay was was selling in Moab Moab Moab Mo Mo- ab at 2750 a ton A son was born to Mr and Mrs Max B. B Taylor at Grand Junction Funeral services for Angus M. M Stocks Moab pioneer who died last week were held Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day and were largely attended Wool was selling at 50 cents a pound and some southeastern southeast southeast- ern Utah sheep were producing fleeces worth The Big Six Oil Co was making making making mak mak- ing preparations to drill on the west bank of the Grand river at Moab 60 YEARS AGO Five issues of the he Grand Valey Valey Valey Val- Val ey Times Time are missing from our files hence this feature will be missing from five editions of The Times |