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Show Looking Bachmtd THROUGH THE FILES OF THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 10 Years Ago Paramount Productions was expected to be in Moab to view possible film locations for a production in the summer. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. was maintaining an employment level of approximately 370 persons. Calvert Drilling Co. was reported to be drilling below 500 feet on their test of the Klondike unit northwest of Canyonlands airport. 20 Years Ago Uranium leaders from five states were to converge on Moab for a meeting of the A1ME. A tentative date of August 1 was set for the start of city mail delivery service. The labor picture in Grand and San Juan continued to look bright. Favorable weather had permitted construction and mining to continue at a steady pace. 40 Years Ago A shipment of pheasants was received and planted at Fisher Valley and at Browns Hole. Until the federal government govern-ment made available additional addition-al Public Works administration funds, there was slight possibility possi-bility of constructing a new Grand County courthouse. Work was begun on the Senior play "Captain Applejack." Apple-jack." 60 Years Ago Moab farmers were out helping clean out the Moab Irrigation Co. ditches and getting ready for the spring irrigating. R. A. Hagan,- manager of the Gibson Lumber Co. in Grand Junction was in Moab investigating the possibility of opening a branch here. A special meeting of the town board was held to consider the possibility of purchasing a street sprinkler. It was felt the cost of operation might be prohibitive unless someone would contract to run it several hours each day at a reasonable figure. |