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Show J , Through the Files of AOQVZUICI tlC&0(A4SlCL Times-Independent ABd the Grand Valley Tim 10 YEARS AGO The long-anticipated move by the high school personnel into the new Grand County High School had been scheduled sched-uled and final finishing work on,, the building was being completed. Frontier Airlines announced that they planned to double their airline service to and from Moab. President Kennedy had signed sign-ed a Federal Aid Highway Act which contained $3 million for construction of the Hite Bridge over the Colorado River. Ri-ver. Problems with proving bus service for Castle Valley school children were to be dealt with at a meeting of the Grand District Board of Education. Moab City Office reported that Grand Mesa constructors construc-tors were on schedule with their contact for laying the water line for the new distribution dis-tribution system. ?n YEARS AGO An initial grant of $3600 had been given to the University Univer-sity of Utah for a study of the efficiency of rain making techniques. After a survey made the the Fire Underwriters of the Pacific, Pa-cific, the group indicated that Moab s new water system was making water flow from fire hydrants much better. Some complaints were received re-ceived concerning equipment used by the department. Geological maps of part of the uranium producing region of the Colorado Plateau had been placed on open file for public inspection, according to a recent announcement of the USGS. America's uranium production produc-tion and exploration were being be-ing pushed harder than ever and domestic production was increasing with more new sources nearly ready for initial in-itial productation. 40 YEARS AGO At a meeting of the Moab Lions Club, a discussion was held regarding the unemployment unemploy-ment situation and the group decided to work on means, to reduce the unemployment'. Grand County sheepmen delivered de-livered their lambs to buyers at Thompson and Cisco. Prices Pri-ces paid were $4.15 per hundred hun-dred pounds for feeder lambs and $4.25 per hundred fof fat lambs. Considerable interest had been manifested by mining men in the placer deposits along the Colorado River and it appeared probable that deals would be closed whereby where-by operations on a large scale would be launched. Glen W. Southwick, who had been clerk of the LaSal Na tional Forest at Moab had been transferred to the Ashley Ash-ley National Forest in Vernal. Ver-nal. 60 YEARS AGO A report from the southern division of the LaSal Forest indicated that San Juan County Coun-ty was continuing to prosper and that development work was moving steadily forward. High School pupils and teachers tea-chers had given a dance at the Woodman Hall. The hall was artistically decorated and a large crowd enjoyed, good time. ' Q a " T.C. Henry, a man promin ently identified with the T"" I gation interests of Colorad" was on his way to Westwat . where he held consider land interests and where h was contemplating the con struction of an irrigation Drn ject. F u A report by scientists in London indicated that the pro blem of flies might be elimi" s nated by injecting a disease into some flies which in turn infested others. |