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Show a j Through the Files of JlOGfoCtta Z?ZC&C(MZflCt The Times-Independent And the Grand Valley Time 10 YEARS AGO The first in the Community Commun-ity Concert series for the season was to be a concert by the Utah Symphony conducted con-ducted by Maurice Abravanel. Unusually cold weather had invaded Moab and the surrounding sur-rounding area creating problems prob-lems in construction work, frozen water lines, a six inch snowfall was adding to the confusion. Adult education, long mis- sing from Moab, was to become be-come a reality through a program which was starting to provide educational courses cour-ses designed to increase the emplcyability of the adult segment of Moab's population. popula-tion. 20 YEARS AGO The Mason No. 1 well on Cane Creek dome was making mak-ing an increased flow of clean oil as pumping operations opera-tions continued. Postal receipts at the Moab post office showed the substantial sub-stantial increase of 11 per cent compared with the year previous. Receipts were $10,. 432, not including money orders. or-ders. 40 YEARS AGO The work of installing cribbing crib-bing and otherwise strengthening strength-ening the banks of Mill Creek in the south part of town to protect public and private property from flood danger had started. Mr. L. L. Taylor, editor of The Times-Independent, was elected to serve the Utah State Press - Association as president during the . coming year. 60 YEARS AGO The bridge over the Grand River at Moab was named as first class by the engineer who examined it. He indicated indicat-ed that the structure should last a lifetime. An apportionment of school funds to the City and County School Districts of Utah was made with each student of the state to be allowed $2.85. This gave the Grand School District $983. |