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Show Looking Backyard THROUGH THE FILES OF THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 60 Years Ago The machinery for the new Big Indian copper mill had been ordered and would start arriving shortly. The county commissioners abolished the voting districts at Dolores and Mesa. The Bransom saw mill had received an order for 400,000 feet of lumber for the Big Indian mill and was employing twenty men. 40 Years Ago The newly graveled road between Seven Mile and Klondike, on Highway No. 450 was to be given an oil dust coat, costing $4500. Every family and place of business w as urged to join in a cleanup campaign. For the purpose of developing develop-ing a more neighborly spirit between the people of Price and Moab, a goodwill trip was planned by members of the Price Chamber of Commerce and other members of the city. 20 Years Ago The Moab Lions Club voted to adopt a room at the new Grand County hospital in voting the donation of $550 from the club treasury and other designated income toward to-ward the furnishing of a room at the hospital. Barring unforseen difficulties, difficul-ties, the Moab swimming pool next door to the city hall was due to open this week. Formation of a retail businessmen's busi-nessmen's committee of the Grand County Chamber of Commerce was started at the regular meeting of the chamber cham-ber directors. Senator Wallace F. Bennett predicted that appropriations for the investigation of the Pack Creek project near Moab would be approved by the Senate this week. 10 Years Ago Grand County was attempting attempt-ing to save the former county airport for recreation purposes rather than allow it to go back to the federal government as regulation prescribes. |