Show A L L I Through the Files FIlea of 4 OO C ta 9 O The Times eni 7 And d the Grand Valley Timer Time Id 10 YEARS AGO Operation Bootstraps had held a public meeting to boost Moab Chief discussion discus sion slon Item was lack of recreational recreational rec rec- facilities for teen teens agers A project golf course near the old city park was discussed at a meeting inthe In Inthe Inthe the Towne and Country club Interest was high The Moab Chamber of Commerce discussed revival revly- revly al of the plan to mal make e the Dead Horse Point GrandView GrandView Grand GrandView I View Point Upheaval Dome area a state or national nat nat- ional lonal park State help was being sought by Moab City In InI Inthe inthe I the white way project to light Main street At a council meeting It was decided decided decided de de- de- de Moths Moth's street lighting was all Inadequate except for lor new subdivisions A Community Thanksgiving Thanks giving gi service was planned by Moab churches 20 YEARS AGO Grand county was praised for Cor Its polio work conducted by Mrs Hannah PIttman The USO drive had gone over th the top In Grand county Haskell Bowman and J. J B. B SI ewes drew lots to settle settle settle set set- tle a tie tic In the election Sheriff won II W W. Balsley had filed for lor reelection on the Grand I county school board Charles Redd had presented pres the Grand county public hospital with an Infant In Pant fant incubator A meeting was held hold at atthe atthe atthe the Arches ball room to organise organize or or- a a mixed chorus to sing Christmas Carols during dur duro ing the holiday season Mrs Mike would direct The OPA would finally be liquidated on Nov 29 I 1946 V V. P. P Wall Walkers Walker's ers er's new barber bar i ber and beauty shop building build build- i ing on Main street had I been completed i Miss Mass Maxine Sitton a daughter of Commissioner and Mrs N N. W. W Sitton of Monticello and George II If Newell son of Mr and Mrs George A A. Newell vell of Moab were married The groom was a state road commission commission commis commis- sion slon engineer dl E r 40 YEARS AGO The Frank Shafer Sharer No 1 well on Cane Creek dome had gushed again spraying oil feet In the air and blowing the tools off oU the I bottom for feet where they stuck The demonstration tion was followed by a heavy continuous flow of wet gas The Frank Shafer well welt was preceding with a adry adry adry dry hole after water had finally been shut off The drill was In salt and oil expected immediately be below be low ii i i Geologist II IT W VV C. C Prom Prom- mells mell's theory of oI a salt domIn dome dom domeIn In Moab 1 had been quoted In Ina a Colorado newspaper the geologist used Cane Creek wells as proof of his theory The Midland Telephone Co 0 was planning a new newline newline line Une system and had filed application for a rate In In- In crease J. J P P. Miller John W W. Dalton Dalton Dal- Dal ton C C. A. A Robertson and Mrs Edna Patterson had filed for school board 60 YEARS AGO J J. J A. A Ross of Elgin had been seen In Moab on business Joseph was In town from Wilson Mesa Mat Nat Martin of Richardson ru was In Moab as a juror u H. H L L. Winbourn had been In Moab on business A number of stockmen had met at the town halt hall to organize the South Eastern Eastern Eastern tern Utah Stock Growers' Growers Association John T T. LoverIdge LoverIdge Lover Lover- Idge was elected president Edgar L L. Beard asked to i I join as an alt honorary mamIe member morn mem- l Ie ber er and was elected secretary sec sec- i 4 an treasurer Trus- Trus Trustees Trustees tees were Mr Loveridge I IJames James Somerville and John i I Th The constitution I j jand and bylaws would be drawn up and read at the next i meeting l til |