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Show yf t Through the Files of 10 YEARS AGO Gladys Reed, a three-year art student of Robert Ritchie's Ritch-ie's art class, won second place in a national art show at Burr Gallaries in New York. She won the prize for her painting of the Delicate Arch. Linda L. Prichard, daughter daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. LeGrande Prichard, has been chosen as student advisor for U. of U. residence halls. She is a sophomore so-phomore majoring in medical medi-cal technology. The assessed valuation of Grand County fell below the $12 million figure, having reached that amount for only one year. The assessed valu-aiion valu-aiion for 1959 was $11,865,499, compared to $12,129,028 in 1958. 20 YEARS AGO Veteran boatman Bert Lo-per Lo-per lost his life while attempting attemp-ting to shoot the rapids of the Colorado River a few miles below Lee's Ferry. He was 80 years old. Winford Bunce was installed install-ed as the new president of the Lions Club at a steak fry held at the city park. Other Oth-er officers were Charles Gehardt, and Bob Baldwin, first and second vice presidents; presi-dents; scc-trcas, Earl Worth-ington; Worth-ington; tailtwister, Q. D. Hansen . lion tamer, Dan Winbourn, and directors, D. H. Shields, Rev. F. L. Dawson Daw-son and Dr. H. V. Temple. A poem written by local high school student Virginia Gaumer had been selected for publication in Sermons of Poetry, a religious publication, publica-tion, it was titled "The World is Listening." Mrs. Tom Taylor won a vacation va-cation trip in a contest sponsored spon-sored by the Dcscret News of Salt Lake City. She had her choice of a trip to southern California or Phoenix, Ariz. 40 YEARS AGO Sound equipment was being be-ing installed in the Ides Theater. Thea-ter. Moab citizens were able to enjoy the latest development develop-ment in the motion picture art. The famous Big Indian Mine and Mill copper property proper-ty started work on a 100-ton daily basis, using the new flotation process. The School Board authorized authoriz-ed monies for remodeling at the high school and at Central Cen-tral elementary school. The first flood of any consequence con-sequence in three years occurred. oc-curred. The bridge near the John Peterson home was undermined un-dermined and the small bridge at the D. L. Goude-lock Goude-lock home was taken out. tO YEARS AGO C. A. Robertson, editor of the Grand Valley Times, had gone to Michigan to study law. A. E. Hardman caught a white salmon in the Grand River that measured three feet two inches long and weighed twenty-one pounds. He strung it on a willow, but it got away. Mr. Hardman knew no one would believe him when he told about it, so he jumped into the river and caught it with his hands. J. P. Larson was reelected reelect-ed district school trustee. His opponents were Geo. Powell and J. A. Huff. |