Show 1 A L L Through the Files of 4 cn 9 O The Times Independent Independent And the Grand Valley Times r 20 YEARS AGO The Dewey dam dam proposed to cost 41 million in the vicinity vicinity vi vi- of or Moab would soon soon be I urged as war conditions per per- milted Memorial services for lor Neldon Neldon Neldon Nel Nel- don A. A Day killed in action I were held under o of the American Legion The special state senate committee appointed to study study stu stu- dy the pending Colorado river treaty with Mexico recommended mended ratification of the treaty after some were made according to Senator Mitchell o of Moab who returned to his home in Moab after alter a nine day trip of the Colorado river 1 The annual snow survey of the La Sat Sal mountains In in- indicated that the snow snow coverIng covering cover covering cover cover- ing was well above normal The 1945 snow covering was inches with water content content content con con- tent of inches Forest Fores Ranger Owen DeSpain anc and Soil SoU Conservationist C. C W W. Zumwalt were In charge The Sunday school officers of ni the Moab Ward of the LOS church entertained at a banquet banquet ban ban- In honor of F. F M. M Shafer Shafer Shafer Sha- Sha fer who retired from active Sunday school work after 5 50 years of service Harold V. V Leonard of Salt Lake City received word that his son William WilHam a member of the Marine Corps had been killed In action during the invasion of of Two wo o Jima 4 1 r 40 YEARS AGO William Small pioneer con tractor and builder bulMer died suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly this week The Midwest oil well down the Colorado river was ready ready ready rea rea- dy to spud In Supervisor Orange Olsen o of the La Sal forest contributed an interesting article describing describing ing ng the resources of the for for- forest est Many of bf the old cottonwood cottonwood cotton cotton- wood trees on on Main street were being removed this week by Mel Iel and Gus Stewart who had plan planted ted them as boys 40 years before George P. P 1 arrived from Telluride to make his home here Rapid progress was being made in constructing the new road from La Sal Junction Junction Junc Junc- tion to Dry Valley J J. E. E Weston Weston Wes Wes- Veston ton was in charge 60 YEARS AGO The steamboat City of Moab was due to arrive on its maiden trip from Green River some time In April A. A A. A Taylor had been appointed appointed ap ape ap- ap pointed state sheep Inspector for tor Grand county Jesse Leamaster was appointed appointed ap ap- ap pointed county horticultural Inspector The Busy Dusy Women's club announced a musicale to be given In the Woodman Hall The Westwater Land Mining Co was Installing a larg steam pumping plant on the Grand river at Westwater and was setting out an extensive extensive extensive ex ex- ex- ex orchard |