| Show Looking Backward Through the files of The Times limos And The Grand Times limes 5 YEARS AGO AGOA A total of ot 1372 voters cast east their heir ballots In 10 Grand County for or president Eisenhower for president resident received a total of 1 1044 4 against for Stevenson Jack Riley and G. G W. W Swank were elected county ers and George Burck Burek for rep rep- The Red Devils met defeat at Millard by a score of 40 13 Inthe in 10 inthe the championship football game Ann West daughter of Mr and ind Mrs Jack West was named homecoming queen for 1956 Sunday Nov 11 is Veterans Day and the veterans of all wars will be commemorated according to Commander Norman Norman Nor Nor- man P. P local American Americ an on Legion head 20 YEARS AGO The Citizens Party was elected elected elect- elect ed d by practically a unanimous v vote te D. D E. E Baldwin was elected mayor by votes and J. J W. W Corbin was elected year fp-year councilman year Two-year councilmen councilmen council council- men were Cord Bowen N. N S. S Butch Christensen and Carol Carroll Car Car- ron roll ol J i J. J Meador Mitchell Melichor for or recorder and WInford Bunce for tor or treasurer I The county will build about a mile of road on the Dolores river Iver to connect the the Hubbard and Gordon Cordon ranches with the town of Gateway For For- the ranches were connected with the outside road by a bridge across the Dolores river which was taken out by floods last spring pring Mert died suddenly sudden sudden- ly Iy at Westwater Funeral was at Fruita The annual Roll Roil Call of the American Red fled Cross will start next Tuesday The term of H. H W. W Balsley would expire on the Board of Education this year The wedding of Miss Iss Phyllis to Herman Sepp of Price was announced by Miss mother Mrs Anna AnnaT T Private Eben Scharf was an arrival from Fort Ord On Call Calif for tor a visit with his parents parent Mr and 1 Mrs In T. T J. J Scharf Pro Dr and anti Mrs John It II Clark Cllrk and young oung daughter are here hete from front San Luis Luls Obispo Calif Call for tor a visit with Dr Clarks Clark's mother Mrs Elberta Clark Dr Clark Is fa a captain in the US U.S. Army and was home on a visit The Times Independent Is in receipt of or a letter from Frank Hall hail pioneer Moab man who had resided In Arizona for tor 20 years Mrs Wary Mary Day revered 1 Moab toab pioneer woman will be honored Saturday on her er 81 t birthday 40 YEARS AGO AGOA A proclamation setting aside Nov 11 U as a legal holiday as asa a mark of respect to the memory mem or ory ozy of or those who gave their lives In the Woold War as typIfied type Wed by the unknown and un Identified American soldier who It is s to be bulled In Arlington National Na- Na s. s Cemetery of that day dayN was vas Issued by President Hard nard Ing ng It was the first time lime Ann hUce day had hat been recognized nationally as a holiday The Citizens Citizen ticket won at athe atthe atthe the he town election W. W R. R Mc ftc Conkle was Will name named president of ot that het own board and the success tul ul trustees were trustees were George Newell Now New ell H. H S. S Rutledge R. R J. J Fletcher Flet cher and P. P I E. E Baldwin An AnIn tn In dependent ticket t made Its Ita appearance ap- ap learance at the eleventh hour our but mt was unsuccessful The annual Reel Red Cross Cros mem mem- drive was underway The school census showed there here were children In Grand County of ot school hoo age An Armistice t Ice day program was rendered at die Ule High School auditorium with Captain Horace W W. v. v Sheley as III speaker of ot th the I day Marking of ot the Navajo o Trail from torn Crescent Junction to Gallup Gallup Gal Gal- lup Jup NM NoM had bad been completed Square posts painted red black and while white were installed at each intersecting road at each turn and at Intervals of five live miles The w work rk was done by the Navajo Navajo Nav- Nav ajo Trail Association which had been organized by the Moab Chamber of Commerce Contractors Contractor W. W L L. Young and I D. D P. P Black had full crews at ai work on the M Moab-La Moab La ab-La Sal post road They ey were employing about 60 CO men A son was born to Mr and Mrs James Westwood Attorney General C Harvey H. H dull Cluff w wIo o was grandmaster of the Odd Fellows Fellow's Lodge in Utah was a visitor in Moab addressing addressing address address- ing the local Odd Fellow lodge 1 Colorado sheep were coming across the state line to Utah in great numbers for tor the winter grazing season fason IL E. E Herbert sheep inspector was checking them in The constantly growIng growing grow grow- ing influx of foreign sheep The Times commented was playing havoc with the ranges of Grand County and many local stockmen stockmen stockmen stock stock- men were being crowded almost to the point of bankruptcy Mrs Ruth P. P Seeds teacher of the Thompson school and sister sis ala ter of Miss Edna Penfield principal principal prin prin- cipal of the Moab Central school died this week at Fruita of typhoid ty ty- ty fever which she had contracted contracted con con- at Thompson Sn Sneeze e weed was making Its appearance on an Utah summer ranges and was causing heavy losses lones of sheep 60 YEARS AGO Taxes become delinquent Nov 45 15 5 Over two carloads of potatoes had bad been snipped shipped into the valley this fall taU The editor commented there was something radically wrong when this section did not produce enough spuds to supply the local market Mason Neff brother of A. A A. A Neff arrived from Rifle RIne Colo Cob to make his home here The Times stated that Lon LonNeff LonNeff Neff and Jimmy Stark had been tinkering with gasoline lamps and they could give more light lighton on any subject Incidentally both bad had gasoline lamps to swap S Alex Caldwell Caidwell came down from Mill Creek for tor supplies and returned with enough provisions pro visions to drive another feet of ot tunnel Mel fel and Hy Iry Turner came In from Beef Basin with a wagon load of or prime beef bee and returned with enough provisions to last them for tor the winter The Times office gave notice that It wanted a load of or wood right away to be applied on subscription A A. F. F Barbour came down from his ranch at the head of or Pack Creek with a load of or pork and potatoes Lee Kirk mrk came In from In In- dI dlan Creek for tor his hi winters winter's sup sup- plies |
