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Show A y t Through the Files of 10 YEARS AGO An amended uranium concentrate con-centrate agreement was signed sign-ed this week by the Atomic Energy Commission and Uranium Ur-anium Reduction Co., extending ex-tending the contract between the A EC ajul the 1.500 ton-a-day Moab mill to Dec. 31, 19(iG. The action culminated two and one-half years of negotiations. Moab morehants, meeting last week, put an enthusiastic enthusias-tic approval tag on plans for a -community-wide "Thank You" .picnic to be held at the new city park Aug. 14 Sale of the former Somor- ville ranch by Moab City to prominent LaSal rancher. George While, was announced announc-ed this week. Hearings were being held this week in Washington on a bill which would eliminate federal funds which have been used in Grand County's Coun-ty's schools during the period per-iod since 1950. Decked out in new red riding rid-ing shirts, the Grand Valley Riders made a good showing at the District riding meet in Castle Dale Saturday. 20 YEARS AGO Appointment of a cour.'y fair committee to stage a 1959 fair and decision tr. participate par-ticipate in the Utah Sta'e Fair this fall highlighted the mec'ting of the board of county coun-ty commissioners held Monday. Mon-day. Appointed on that committee com-mittee were Mars Pope, J. E. Kerby, B. E. Fears, D. II. Shields and Winford Bunce. Moab Valley's Elberta and Hale peach harvest was to start about Aug. 10 to 15, it was reported Wednesday evening ev-ening at a mooting of the Moab Fruit Growers Assn. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Riley had arrived from Colorado to make their homo following follow-ing purchase of the Moab Drug Store. The grand total assessed valuation of Grand County for the year 1949 lacked only $.12,000 of being five million dollars. The Moab Lions Club had launched an intensive campaign cam-paign to sock a federal appropriation ap-propriation lo build the proposed pro-posed entrance road into the Arches National Monument by way of the Court House: Towers. Moab's grand old man, Dr. J. W. Williams observed his 9f:h birthday August 3 He spent the day quietly at home, going about his usual chores of caring for a large flock of chickens, and in greeting many friends who called to wish him congratulations. congrat-ulations. 40 'YEARS AGO After several years (if quiet. Mill creek was again on the rampage and threatened threat-ened to break through its banks and overflow into the heart of Moab. The Moab Garage Co., own- or of the Midland Garage at Green River, hosted a house-warming house-warming party given in the new garage buikli.ng which had just been completed in the neighboring city. 69 YEARS AGO Tho July number of the Western Laud and Investment Invest-ment Journal, published at Denver, Colo., contained an illustrated article on Moab Valley, from the gifted pen of II. E. Blake, special writer for that magazine. George F. Perkins and wife moved their restaurant and ice cream parlor effects to Court House station, where they were to operate that establishment in the future. fu-ture. , .-, L. II. Green had just completed com-pleted a steel motor boat. A six horse power gasoline engine en-gine was to furnish the power. pow-er. George C. Gray, of Kansas Kan-sas City, a brother-in-law of Mr. Green was scheduled to arrive and they expected to make a trip down the river. |