Show 7 I LOOKING BACKWARD e It e e Through the Files of The Times Times Independent Independent And the Grand Valley Times 9 e 5 Years Year Ag AgEd Ago Ed Drake was elected president presh re l. l dent of the Moab Chamber of ot Commerce The Utah State Stat Road Commission Commission Com mission put the stamp of approval approval ap on the Cove Fo Fort segment ent of the proposed Interstate highway Members of the Lutheran Church of Moab decided to hold regular church services at Moab The wedding of Miss Elenore Adair of ot Moab oab to William If U. of Los Angeles would be beheM beheld beheld held heM at Salt Lake Temple on Jan 30 20 70 Veara Years Year Ago Plans are arc complete for the Presidents President's Birthday Ball Dan on 00 Jan 30 according to Miss Edah Williams Wil WU liams IIams chairman The Moab J Lions Club would retain the buildings erected created to house COC companies in Moab for or public use J. J Reed Lance and It W. W Balsley Bals- Bals Icy ley attended tended a It conference at Salt bake Lake City to consider proposed pro pro- proposed posed changes In the state welfare welfare wel wel- fare laws Jaws At a special meeting of the Grand County I Defense Council the following neighbor block leaders lenders w were e ere r e appointed for Moab and Grand County Joseph F. F Parrish Mrs Mary Pogue Mrs Nora McConkle Mrs Clint Sly Mrs Orson Dalton George GeorgeP P P. P Merling Don Doo Taylor Mrs Irs Ed Cooley Mrs J. J W. W Williams Mrs Pearl Wilcox Mrs J J. J M. M tt Noblitt Mrs Sid Clark Mrs and Mrs Newell Taylor Mr and Mrs David Perkins Jr were the parents of a daugh daugh- ter Dr I. I W. W Allen was a visitor in Salt Lake City Mrs A. A D D. D Burr Durr left eft for San Diego where she will visit her daughter Mrs II n. B. B Green and family Mrs Sid Clark was in from Thompson for a visit with her husband who ita is operating the he dark Clark store Spencer Squire principal of or orthe the Moab Central School received received re reo re- re a telegram informing him of the death of or a brother Claire Squire 27 at American ForkE Fork E E. J. J Mayhew accompanied the Desert Rat Club of the high school on 00 a fossil hunt Mr and Mrs Buck Buchanan were cre down from Castle Valley for lor a visit with Mr Buchanan mother Mrs B. B E. E Buchanan who was wad a pack patient nt at the local loca hospital 40 Years Vears Ag Ago Moab had formed i a 1 pool for the sale of ot their wool totaling about 2500 fleeces An LI S ward was WM being cs es- es at Green River Perry lerry Clark reported that th the Mexican Hat flat Oil Company had hat brought rought in a n barrel well a at Mexican Hat flat San Juan delivered a 1 large luge number of or lamb lambs to bu buyers buy buy- ers at Thompsons the price paid being 12 4 rents cents per p pound md The Big Six Oil Company wa was getting gc ready to resume drilling at nt Its well across the Colorado River from Moab Under the direction of Street Supervisor George corge Newell th the street extending from the C O Co-O Cop op op comer eastward had been The Moab hospital was closed down dO for an nn indefinite period 60 Years Yeara Ago Miss Clara Jensen was appointed appointed ap ap- pointed deputy county recorder Treasurer F F. A. A Manville wen went out on 00 the range to collect some delinquent taxes on 00 sheep J. J II n. Jones Joncs and Sadie Hammond Ham Ilam mond both of Castleton were married at Moab this week Representative was down from Salt Lake to spend spent the weekend with his his family The accident on the tho river roat road In which Dilly Crouse Grouse received a broken leg also Injured his team to such an extent that one ore of or the horses had to be bo shot Hon Hoo A. A Molyneux from Grand C County to the Legislature had introduced a bill providing for free school supplies sup plies of all descriptions The Times commented on several sev sev- several eral compositions written In Miss Robertson's room of the Central School Among those favorably mentioned were by Emeline Allen Gil Gilla la Stocks and andErina Edna Erina Foy The State Land Board Doard was advertising for sale a tract of acres of San Juan County range land Bert Turner Tamer was running the tho Crouse Grouse meat market |