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Show THROUGH THE FILES OF THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 10 Years Ago Newly elected Grand County Coun-ty Sheriff Haskell Bowman stressed cooperation and coordination coor-dination with the Moab City Police Department and a lower low-er budget as he took his oath of office with other elected county officials. Little Michelle Denice Loo-,ney, Loo-,ney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Looney was the winner of Grand County's first baby of the year contest. A large number of Moab residents took advantage of the opening of the Blue Mountain Moun-tain Ski Resort at Monticello over the weekend. 20 Years Ago The move from the old Grand County Hospital into the new $750,000 hospital was scheduled for Jan, 10. Dedication ceremonies were held for the new Moab Scout Center.v The Monticello-Mexican Hat road would be finished during the year and work would begin soon to pave the LaSal Creek Road. 40 Years Ago Moab was now a city of third class, as the result of a proclamation issued by Governor Gover-nor Henry H. Blood advancing the status of the municipality. Due to the severity of the weather, all W.P.A. work in the county was postponed during the month of January. Two technical experts were in Moab making improve- ments on the Midland Telephone Tele-phone Company equipment. Their work was expected to vastly improve the long-distance service between Moab ; and the towns to the south. 60 Years Ago Don Taylor's "A Cross" was the winner of a big matched horse race run on New Year's day for a purse of $400. Carnotite ore running from $10,000 td $15,000 a ton had just been discovered near Gateway and the strike had caused great excitement. ! The farmers of the Green River vicinity, on both sides of the river, had organized a farmer's loan association under un-der the new Federal farm loan act and had subscribed for enough loans to complete the organization. The charter em-, em-, powered them to do business in both the counties of Emery and Grand. |