Show J L L Through the Files of J 9 O ci A AI The TImes Times n t tAnd And the Grand Valley Times t 20 YEARS AGO Army officials posthumously posthumously posthumously awarded two medals to Merle il E E. E Newell who was killed In action on Okinawa Okin Okin- Okinawa awa on May rray 7 1945 His wife Mrs Alvera Newell accepted accept accept- ed for her late husband the Silver Sliver Star for In Inaction inaction action and the Bronze Star medal for heroic achievement In conne connection tIon with military operations Newell was the son of Mr and Mrs George A A. A Newell of Moab The Mp b Lions club questioned ques ques- th the State Road Commissions Commission's Com Com- J missions mission's planned road construction down White c canyon canyon nyon from the Natural Bridges Bridges' to o Hite when the main thoroughfare Highway was In Jn such poor condl Lion Ion M The final war fund Jund drive was set to begin October 1 1 Grand county's quota was Grand county young oung men r reporting for induction under selective elective service were Billy Gene Wright Wallace Somer- Somer yule vUle and anI and Ira Sly T 5 Jesse Gruver son of ot it oJ Mrs Virginia Gruver of ot Thompson was on his way home bome after alter spending 34 31 months In the European theater thea thea- ter ler of operations Construction of five new units at the Utah Auto Court was started by the proprietor Mrs Virginia Carter bringing bring ing n the total of 17 units The Tho Gordon Cordon Supply Company was contractor i iA A giant fossilized frog Iwo wo i feet leet long was found In San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan county by a group of ot explorers led by Ansel Hall Bali Hallof Hallof of Colorado Dr Charles Camp of the University of California was removing the ancient amphibian to the California California Cal Cal- University museum 40 YEARS AGO The be Grand county schools opened heavy enrollment for tor both high and grade schools Eight grade schools outside of ot Moab were established established In Grand county this year The town board appointed Joseph H H. Johnson as town marshal He Ill was also appointed ap ape pointed deputy sheriff bavIn hay hav- In Jn succeeded R. R D. D Westwood when the latter was appointed appoint appoInt- ed sheriff Mrs Evelyn wife of ot William was Instantly killed when her car plunged over a grade and capsized at Court House man mall station pinning her beneath the wheel Several other occupants occupants oc DC of the car escaped with only minor bruises Many Moab people went to Green River for cantaloupe day and reported that it was wasa wasn a n very successful affair 60 YEARS AGO Active work on the Wilson Mesa placer claims was to begin be bee gin next month Cooper Martin and Co ht had d Incorporated their mercantile business The demand for tOr Moab Joab fruit was exceeding the supply I There were many cases of ot fever lever anI and agu ague In town and ana the he town board and county commIssIoners were taking steps to improve the health conditionS An airship made a successful successful successful success success- ful flight at the Lewis Clark exposition in Portland It was In the air half an hour and traveled a distance of 60 miles The Moab schools opened Monday with the following faculty Central P. P M. M NIelson NIel NIel- son principal Miss Ethel Orth Miss Lizzie Miss Violet Bardsley and Miss Vie Christian The following Moab young folks left this week to attend attend attend at at- tend BY DY Academy at Provo Misses May Roberson Elsie Somerville and Nora Darros Milo MHo Lance Emer Isadore Allen and Heber Mur Mur- phy r Going Away Party Honors Ida Nichols Mrs Ida Nichols was guest honor Saturday at two going going- away parties hosted by members members members mem mem- bers of her family Mrs Nichols Ni chols w will 11 leave this week for fors s Angeles California where she will undergo dergo ear surgery at a Los Angeles Hospital After Atter her ber release the she will wUl be guest at It the home of ot Mr and Mrs Lyman Powers Powes Pow ers es before returning to Moab l Parties include a party Saturday afternoon by I her 19 great nephews and nI nieces ces Saturday evening her I nephews and nieces entertained entertain ed with a pot luck card party Wishing her a hasty basty recovery were Mr and Mrs Jody White Mr and Mrs Bill DUl White Mr lr and Mrs G. G A. A Larsen Mr and Mrs Willard Larsen and Mrs AIrs Betty Detty Stanton Stan Stan- ton |