Show Through the Files of The Tha Times Independent LOJ And the Grand Valley Vaney Times Tim I 20 YEARS AGO equip equip- equipment Some Army surplus plus by been p procured ment had Helen len M. M ol Knight superintendent for use In Moab's schools citation for salvage work A to school chU- chU chila presented was SSi Armistice day pro pro- an dren at gram a A la large gge crowd attend attend- eel ed The Moab airport had been used for the first time as a aston astop astop country for a cross Slight light St St. stop ston by R. R A. A Plunk flying Midland Mid Mid- school operator from land Texas and his gers James Reed Big Indian mill roUl employee was se seriously se copper injured when his left became caught In the arm aria clutch of a large drag line Une His mother Mrs Carrie Reed Thelma Thelma Thel Thel- and law sister Mrs ma Reed and daughter Sonja arrived from Lark Utah to visit t him in the Grand county county coun coun- t ty hospital Grand county was In second counties fo to tor r place in Utah the Victory Bond drive The Moab Lions club were making plans for tor their annual annual annual an an- nual Christmas cheer festi festi- val President Owen DeSpain and 21 members attended the meeting Mars Pope new Lions club zone chairman for tor eastern Utah spoke A large number of men and boys were returning home following the end of World War II Mr and Mrs Keith L. L Barker Barker Darker Bar Dar ker leased the Moab Garage camp ramp park and cafe which they would open as the Wagon Wag Wag- on Wheel James Stocks was by the city council as town marshal 40 YEARS AGO The Moab town board was taking steps to strengthen the banks of Mill creek to protect the town from the Ue dangers of floods nou r A dinner amner ana and farewell party par ty was given in n honor of liar Har Harry ry A. A SUne Stine Midwest company company com corn pany clerk who was being transferred from Moab Tine The Midwest well on Cane Cant Creek dome was at a depth of 1525 feet teet and drilling was proceeding cautiously on account ac count of gas pressure The county school census showed a school population of children There TheN were cars and trucks rucks in Grand county Heber Murphy had leased the he Crescent Canyon coal coalmine coalmine mine ere 60 YEARS AGO Judge Erl Erickson appointed A. A P. P as probation officer of Grand county A petition to Moab town was dismissed by Judge Erickson The Valley VaHey city Reservoir Company was surveying ditches ditches dit dit- ches and ana making arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments to construct a larger reservoir It was expected to have a large l acreage under cultivation by next year Carpenters were rushing work on the new houses of C. C A. A Robertson and Dr J J. J W W. Williams |