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Show looking ffeckiwfd ' ' THOROUGH THE FILES OF -THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 60 Years Ago Baldwin Brothers of the Moab Garage this week received at Green River a carload of Ford cars, which they planned to sell in Grand and Emery counties. It was believed there would be a brisk demand for cars in this area. The Moab State Bank moved this week to its new quarters. It was a real improvement to Moab, with such features as director's room, modern cashier windows, win-dows, and a paved walk in front. Bailey brothers of Monti-cello Monti-cello were given the contract to haul all parcel post for this area. They had recently bought several large freight wagons. 40 Years Ago An appropriation of $3,669 for the construction of a swimming pool in Moab was approved by the works progress pro-gress administration in Washington. Wash-ington. November 15 had been set in Grand and San Juan counties as the final date for signing applications for payment pay-ment on range building practices. Headlines of the week told of a Democratic landslide in national, state and county elections. 20 Years Ago The Moab City Council had agreed the hiring of a competent city engineer should be the next move on the agenda. Election campaigns were growing hot. A special school board election for District 4 was the only local race. Most inimimiimniiiiiiimimiiiiiinnmiiiiiiiliifHIiiiii interest was shown in the gubernatorial race pitting J. Bracken Lee and George D. Clyde. The Harding Jewelry company com-pany was robbed of S2750 worth of diamonds and other jewelry. The loot was recovered recover-ed and the suspect lodged in jail by police chief Archie Swenson and patrolman Robert Rob-ert Ritchie. 10 Years Ago Interest in the election was unusually high because of the large number of candidates seeking vacancies in the Grand County government. Utah moved a step closer toward completing Utah 95 between Blanding and Hanks-ville Hanks-ville as bids were opened for a section of roadway between North Wash and Dirty Devil River. The first phase of the Grand County-Moab City master plan compiled by the Ken R. Whit Planning Company of Denver, was reviewed for Moabites at a special meeting in the Citj Council chambers. |