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Show Looking Backntd THROUGH THE FILES OF THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 10 Years Ago For the first time in the history of the company, Atlas Corporation planned to hold their annual stockholders' meeting in Moab. A scheduled first triple launching of Athena missiles from the Green River Missile Base was thwarted because of weather conditions. Two of the Athenas went on schedule. The third, however, was scrubbed because of high winds at the impact point at White Sands, N.M. World War I veterans planned to celebrate "Armistice "Armis-tice Day 1918" at the American Legion Hall on Nov. 11, with a banquet and social. 20 Years Ago A new elementary school was under construction in the Walker addition, which would relieve overcrowded conditions condi-tions but the high school space was still critical. Half-day sessions would be eliminated in elementary areas when the new school was finished. "Standing Arch" down the Colorado River had been named by the Moab Chamber I of Commerce under the direction of Edd Provonsha. Columbia Uranium, Inc., a ( Seattle, Washington mining company, had announced discovery dis-covery of a new body of uranium in Green River Canyon north of Moab. 40 Years Ago Mrs. Marie M. Ogden, leader of the Home of Truth cult south of Moab, had subleased a section of Doosit creek, three miles south of Blanding, from G. Wade, for development of its purported rich gold deposits. The Associated Civic Clubs of Southern Utah were scheduled sched-uled to hold their monthly meeting at Moab. The Moab Lions Club was hosting the group and had planned an interesting entertainment for the visitors. Ira H. Masters, at one time principal of the Central School in Moab, was elected secretary of state of Idaho. 60 Years Ago Nov. 18 and 19 were set aside for sidewalk improvement improve-ment campaign in Moab. V. R. Bush was making arrangements to start a lumber yard at Moab. Grand County went Democratic Demo-cratic for the first time since 1896. |