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Show a j J , Through the Files of And the Grand v alley Times 10 YEARS AGO Senator Wallace F. Bennett said that Arches National Monument had been definately insured of funds for major development de-velopment in the coming fiscal year. A subdivision of ten uni's was planned for Green River. Arnold Feller of Grand Junction had won the marathon mara-thon race with a time of 4 hours, 35 minutes. Programs were planned for both Moab and Green River to entertain boaters. Sealed bids for the construction construc-tion of 5.4 miles of Highway 16') between Crescent Junction and Valley City were to be opened on July 1. A substantial cutback at Uranium Reduction Co. to within the limits of the contract con-tract with the Atomic Energy Commission would affect oniy about five per cent of the working staff. 20 YEARS AGO Arches National Monument was experiencing the heaviest tourist traffic it had ever known. It was expected the total visitors for the year would reach 10,000. J. II. McGibbney hoped to photograph the whole southeastern south-eastern area from a plane. The pictures were to be used in one or more national magazines. mag-azines. At the request of the county commission three entomologists entomolo-gists from Salt Lake City were in Moab surveying the valley to recommend a program pro-gram on mosquito abatement. Local sportsmen experienced experienc-ed a good opening weekend of the fishing season in the LaSal mountains. 40 YEARS ACO The P'1 lit plant was lo ne improved at once to prevent loss of senii'e to Moab citizens. citi-zens. Repairs v. ere to be madi to the Certril school and hi'i school. A modern plumbing svstem was to be added to Star Hall. In politics. Knox Patterson, state senator from Moab was being boosted for Utah congressman. con-gressman. Mr. Patterson was the only Democrat in the state senate at the last meeting meet-ing of the legislature. 69 YEARS AGO Prof. Byron Cutnmings and h:s party were expected to spend ten weeks excavating cliff dwellings in San Juan county. Prof. Cummings hoped hop-ed to have a national park made of Monument Canyon. A committee was soliciting funds to erect a Karl G. Mae-ser Mae-ser memorial building at BYU. Goodrichh had again struck oil. A general committee was making arrangements for a big Fourth of July celebration to include horse 'racing, basketball, bas-ketball, baseball and dancing on the program. A. P. Sorenson had leased the Maxwell hotel and was soon to open to the public. David A. Johnson Jr., had received an appointment as forest guard on the LaSal national forest. Superintendent of Schools Molyneaux was reelected. An increase in salary of $5 per month was made by tie board of education. |