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Show THftOUOM THE FILES Of THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 10 Years Ago Holiday Haven Mobile Home Park changed ownership, owner-ship, it was announced this week. The park was purchased purchas-ed by a Denver company headed by Sidney Brooks, and placed under direction of a managerial firm. An Army Pershing missile launched from the Blanding test site went out of control and was believed to have impacted in Mexico. Radar plots indicated the missile's second stage and non-explosive nose cone impacted in a mountainous area south of the border, 140 miles southeast of Juarez. Moab kindergarten students stu-dents were expected to move into new quarters at the two elementary schools this week, if construction continued on schedule. Hecla Mining Company leased 2,378 acres of Grand county uranium holdings from Butte Gas and Oil Company, with a drilling clause effective early next year. 20 Years Ago Miss Ann West was named 1957 Uranium Days Queen, reigning over all the activities and ceremonies dedicating the new Uranium Reduction Mill. A record shipment of fruit had left Moab for Market. 19,106 bushels grossed $50,000.00 for growers. The Federal Oil Company bottomed at 7574 feet at Bowknot; casing was being set for testing. The first instillation of electric power for Blufi.Jj given play in i ran rj feature in the Times. ' ' The Rev. Roger & had arrived to serve is , of the Episcopal Churtl Mrs. Charles A. Steej ft sons had arrived in after a summer tour oi j ope. 40 Years Ajt An open house was beli t the hospital with a pej, ' manee by the high scboi : band. Various groups uoqI the area contributed to tki public hospital by mjkc an curtains for all the room The recreational deTtij. ment crew completed the ' and block fence surromij the enlarged Warner reea tion area and instilled St feet of pipeline to sr$ water to the camp pttx area. All federal employees rt ceived a half -day holidiT Sex ember 17 for the purpose i observing the 150th cr sary of the signing d 4 Constitution of the Uiat States. The "Dream" mine, loot in the Blue Mountains win was supposed to hive bea located through i viske, n sold for $125,000 to i Ci fornia syndicate headed f Mr. Williams. The ich! which showed good ttHs; ore for some time, had lee leased by Walter Lymai c: ; Jacob Adams of Blanda s : Mrs. Marie Ogden aadEt; "Home of Truth" cuh unti ski ; reportedly received a "psyd ; ic message" instructing bet remove her workers fron'i property. 60YersAj Forty-three pupils east at the high school this wi establishing the highest tr dance in the history of i institution. The board of town trss held a meeting and made decision to erect i grands at the new centra! paA I |