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Show t t 5 . (j looking fteckmtd THROUGH THE FILES OF I THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT ' AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 10 Years ago Mayor Winford Bunco opened the Moab Lions Club Birthday Calendar week with the purchase of the first calendar. The Utah State Highway Patrol Division 5, began a program of automotive crash injury in cooperation with Cornell University. 20 Years Ago The Midland Telephone Company had a crew of men completing the stringing of cross arms and additional wire circuits between Moab and Thompson, Utah, prepatory to the cutting in of the fallowing additional circuit to the north connecting with the Mountain States Telephone Company to a joint toll project. Dr. S. O. Williams disposed of his Monticello office and after a week's vacation in Canada opened his office five days a week in Moab. 40 Years Ago The County Board of Public Welfare was advised by the State Department that the allotment for the needy of Grand County for the month of December was increased by $154 which permitted an average increase of 20 percent in old age assistance grants. However, no individual re ceived in excess of $30 t A community public heat.h and cleanup campaign J d waged in Moab under lead, ship of the Women's Liter, j club and by the Lions Club f 60 Years Ago r, For the first time sinee its i organization the U Sri Nido, i al Forest was self-sup " , according to Supervisor, S ,1 Locke. ' E. L. Kolb, famed Colorado d river explorer, arrived in Moak from Delta, Colorado by boi having navigated the Colorado u river the entire distance itt (, the exception of Westwaw h canyon where he was compel led to portage. He Westwater canyon was one of 1 the worst rapids in the west ! but he would attempt to shooj the Cataracts later in , specially built boat. Moab sportsmen returned ! from La Sal Junction where i J celebration was held. They I were somewhat down in the t mouth due to severe drubbing ! they received in some horst ! races in which they had ' invested a considerable amount of their money and ! lost. - t Mark R. Walker was build- ing a new store in Castleton. |