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Show A t Through the Files of 10 YEARS AGO Work was beginning on the new high school building and addition to Southeast set March 20-21 as bargin days for shoppers. New merchandise had been purchased especially for the sale. A slot machine containing $175 was stolen from the Eagles Lodge. Girl Scouts were celebrating celebrat-ing the 46th birthday of the organization with a progiVn for parents and friends. AIME purchased books on mining for the local library. Moab wrestlers placed 1th in the region meets held in Pleasant Grove. Objection to certain requirements re-quirements deemed necessary neces-sary by the city council and engineers in connection with the proposed special improvement im-provement district were voiced at a meeting of the council. 20 YEARS AGO Work was beginning on a new Times Independent building Contractors expecc-ed expecc-ed to have the building done by Early May. Following a six week shutdown shut-down due to unfavorable weather work was resumed on construction of the new airport. Moab basketball defeated Blanding 47-33. Modern prospectors were using airplanes equipped with ray detectors. The Red Cross drive ended end-ed quickly with $2G0 of the quota of $350 raised and more coming in from outlying out-lying districts. Southeastern Utah and western Colo, featured in the "Intermountain Parade" over a Salt Lake radio station. sta-tion. Tentative plans were underway un-derway for a 44th birthday celebration at the Baptist Clwrch. 40 YEARS AGO A rich gold strike near Floy, 30 miles northeast of Moab, was reported. Claims were staked out for miles around the discovery lode. Dr. Allen was returning soon to Moab. Ha had been in Salt Lake City recovering from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Dr. W. L. Lindsay, who served in Dr. Allen's absreno was to locate at Grantsville. Movie about the life nf Christ, the "King of King.s" was playing at the Ides theater. thea-ter. Tlie board of County Commissioners Com-missioners decided to proceed pro-ceed at once with the installation instal-lation of more plumbing fixtures fix-tures in the county court house. Students of Central School were presenting two operettas oper-ettas to the public. They were "The Land of the Dolls" and "The Smuggle-man." Smuggle-man." admission was free. Moab's basketball team failed to win a single game in the round robin tournament tourna-ment held at Vernal. 60 YEARS AGO Wm Keller, president of the board of trustees made final proof on behalf of the town for forty acres of land including the present cemetery cem-etery for cemetery purposes. Sealed bids were being received re-ceived by the county clerk for running tlie ferry' for tlv-year. tlv-year. Extensive plans for the improvement of the LaSal National Forest within the coming four years had been submitted by the local supervisor's sup-ervisor's office and approved approv-ed by the Washington office of Forestry. Included in tin work to be done was the building of 14 corrals, 32 miles of drift fence and (12 miles of telephone lines. Four ranger stations w::.i cabins barns pastures and cultivated fields were to DC built. On account of d-- h" r-r'ii" of p".." ii were unable to V mad for ihrer. Ww' ' |