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Show Z ? . n t J Through the Files of L l. !.,, ' 1 1 I I , 1 1 M M 60 Yean Ago . The Grand County Board of i Education was organized with V. P. Martin named president ' and C. A. Johnson Superintendent Superinten-dent of Schools. Howard W. Balsley was named clerk of the board and accorded a salary of $200 per year. Moab was experiencing a cool spring, with a high of 91 experienced during the week, and a night low temperature of 42. New baseball uniforms had arrived in time for a big game planned against the Green River team. According to the report, "If the boys play as good ball as the uniforms warrant, Moab will have no trouble in winning the championship cham-pionship of eastern Utah this year." 40 Years Ago Peace officers and health officers of San Juan County were advised by the att general's office to start 2 investigation to determine tk7 condition of the body of Ed'a' A. Peshak, who is alleged have died of cancer at th religious colony, 'The Horn! of Truth," located ne Church Rock in Dry Valley is miles north of MonticelH February 11. Advised of the death a fo,'.' days ago, Sheriff Lawrence $ Palmer of San Juan (W visited the colony and Wj refused permission to view flu body, which had not beer' buried. He asked an opinion o' the attorney general on flu' next step to be taken, and ' advised that those in charge or the colony had no right tc refuse a regularly constituted authority to inspect the bodi ' as a measure of health wj sanitation. 4-H clubs had been organ'.' ized, including sewing, u, forestry, with a number g local youth involving. i 20 Years Ago i'1 A city water pinch called fo ' curbs on local lawn sprinkling while high temperatures of tht week were just 92 degrees. A ; the same time, the Pack Creel' Water Project, including r possible dam in Mill Creel was the subject of discussioi-as discussioi-as Bureau of Reclamatioi officials appeared at a Lioa -Club meeting. ; Archie Sarten was name' Farmer of the Year for th Moab District of the Soi" Conservation Service, is i; relative newcomer to Utah, fo ' work done on his ranch " purchased from Mr. and Mn Vera Bliss. . Two trucks landed in th' Colorado river during the wet", following freak accidents, b no one was injured. A power outage of some 1 hours duration inconvenience residents this week and cause the City Council to hold it regular meeting by candle light. 10 Yean Ago Canyonlands Rodeo Quee was Marjorie Daley, and he attendants included Lied Griffin. Dottie Byrd, Ki;J Erbes and Ann Carter. Over 2,000 participated i the annual CCRMA Friend ship Cruise, which was rite the most successful in the I year history of the event total of 589 boats wer included in' the official regis" tration. Traffic at Dead Horse Pod State Park jumped 92Vi wt the Memorial Day Weekend just passed, with 2,142 visitot registering compared to 1,11 during the same period I 1964. |