Show Turning Back the Pages From the tho Files Fifes of Tho Times Times Independent 20 YEARS AGO The football game will not be played this year due to the refusal of the Price school to schedule a game with the Moab eleven The result is that the Moab squad cannot qualify for tor the state tournament and football Is over for the season here The attitudes of the auth authorities authorities of ot the Price school in declIning declining de de- clining dining to compete with Moab any longer on the gridiron Is hard to understand especially for tor one who has the Old odd fashion notion that fair play and sportsmanship should be the first consideration In high school Survey crews will be In the field within ten days to make preliminary examination of routes for tor the proposed new scenic highway hIghway high hIgh- highway way traversing the natural bridges and Wayne wonderland sections of southeastern southeastern Utah the I 1 state road toed commission stated tits this S w week ek J J. J Reed Lance announced thi this S week that cogs coal from Crom his minin mine min e In let Thompson canyon was read ready Y for delivery at 3 00 per ton up picked up at the mine and 6 00 per ton If it delivered Mrs Clarence Holyoak entertaIned entertained enter enter- r tamed a group of young children rn n at a birthday party Sunday a aher ather at ather t her home In honor of her daughter daugh daughter ter Louesa Mrs Lester Walker was hostess hostess host ess to 16 members of the Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day Bridge club last week Prizes Prize s at bridge were won by Mrs George Burck and Mrs C. C E E. E Bailey Dalley Refreshments were ser served v ed Miss Clyde Beach Deach entertained entertain d the Sunny Monday club dub at a covered dish dinner bridge party part y Monday evening Twelve members members mem men bers were present and honors honor s at bridge were won by Mrs Alden Alden Alden Al Al- den MII Lester t Taylor and nd Mr Edgar Mr Kerb Kerby A daughter was wu born bom Monday to Mr and Mf and Mrs Joe Wh Wheeler ler 30 YEARS AGO The Frank Shafer No 1 i well Velt at C Cane Creek dome was again flowing oil into the Ute storage tanks after a weeks week's shutdown of at op op-j op while overhaul overhauling ng the I pumping equipment Lest Last night the pump was wu again placed In operation and In nine hours houts from 3 a a. a m tn until noon croon barrels of ot fluid had been brought out t 30 barrels of oil In let 24 hours bouts A devoted mother was stricken I Iby by the grim reaper taper Monday eve fling when Mrs Edna May Murphy Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy wife of William J J. J Murphy succumbed to cancer of the stomach stoma ach Mrs Murphy had been lit III for over a year and since August had been confined to her bed Mrs Murphy was 38 years of age and the mother of twelve children ten of whom survive All Alt land within a mile of the Colorado river In township 25 south range 20 east In the vicinity vicinIty vicinity vicin vicin- ity of ot Moab had been placed In Ina a power site classification accordIng according accord accord- ing to word received from WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington by Eli F F. Taylor register of the U. U S S. S land office In Salt Lake City A compilation of the reports of the various census enumerators enumerators enumerators tors throughout the county Indicated Indicated Indi Indi- that there were child child- children children children ren in Grand county between the ages of six and eighteen years according to Superintendent D D. D S. S L. L McCorkle Crippled by the loss of several first string players who were knocked out in the early minutes of the game and handicapped by having to play on a grass field the Grand county high school warriors champions of region 5 5 I were Friday at Provo Prove when they met the Provo high school team winners of region 3 in the semi final game of the state championship tournament The final score was 39 39 0 D In n favor favors of Provo Don Taylor and R. R J J. J Fletcher were visitors at Price Saturday 40 YEARS AGO The town Board oard was elected President o of the board W W. R R. R McConkie McConkle trustees R. R J. J Fletcher D. D E E. E Baldwin F. F W. W Strong Streng and J J. J W. W Dalton Superintendent D. D s S. S L. L Me- Me I Corkle was as appointed by Gover Cover not Damberger as u member of ot the state textbook commission Engineer Walker Paul completed ed ad the post road load survey from Thompson Thompsons to Moab Sixty convicts from the state I prison were m route to Moab to I work on the roads Joseph left to enlist in inthe Inthe inthe the navy The body of David Alfred Allred was brought to Moab from Grand I Junction for tor harlot burial Work started this week on the school sewer system Work was well under wiy way on the new Baptist church Officers of the Grand county high school student body were I elected as follows follow Mae Elmer president Roy Blake vice president president dent John Williams secretary secretary- treasurer tre Otho Murphy manager Louisa Louise Bliss BUss debate bate manager manage and Kelly Geer yell yeU leader |