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Show bolting foclaxrd THROUGH THE FILES OF THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 60 Years Ago Prof. Levi Edgar Young of he University of Utah and six irchaeology students passed hrough Moab on their way to ian Juan county to explore iliff dwellings. They were aken to Blanding by Dale M. 'arriott by auto. A stone curb and gutter was jeing built in front of the hooper Martin and Williams Drug stores. A big Fourth-of-July cele-jration cele-jration was being planned. 40 Years Ago Senator W.H. King was issured by WPA officials in Washington that an immediate illocation of relief funds would ae made to enable stockmen of 3rand County to pipe water From high springs and creeks to central grazing points, to relieve the unprecedented drought that was playing havoc with range conditions, particularly in the northern part of the state. One of the largest real ;state transactions consum- iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiuiiiiiii! mated locally for many years was closed this week, when the Indian Creek Cattle Company Com-pany sold to the Scorup-Somerville Scorup-Somerville Cattle Company 16,000 acres of La Sal mountain grazing lands. The town of Monticello was installing a municipal electric plant. They bought two new trucks in the East and hauled the equipment for the light plant back. 20 Years Ago Moab city officials had rallied to the defense of the often attacked city sales tax and installation of parking meters after a protest by the retail business committee of the Chamber. The state's four basic industries were defined as manufacturing, tourism, mining min-ing and agriculture, in that order. V.P. Walker had set up temporary business in the fire department until his business, destroyed by fire, could be rebuilt. 'liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiii |