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Show bolting fkchnti THROUGH THE FILES OF THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 60 Years Ago The Moab post office was advanced from fourth to third class due to increase in business. G. P. Bryan was postmaster. Flour increased 20 percent per-cent in price this week, selling at $8.80 per barrel. Flour was now higher than at any time since the Civil War. Utah's new state capitol building was to be formally opened on October 9, according accord-ing to Governor William Spry. 40 Years Ago Everything was in readiness piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiii for the fifth annual Grand County fair, rodeo and race meet, according to the committees com-mittees in charge. C. C. Stewart of Moab has been given a lease by the state on Colorado River bedlands for placer mining purposes. Ray Dillman, Republican candidate for governor spoke to Grand County Republicans at a rally held at the Ides Theatre. 20 Years Ago Moab City Council, meeting in special session, awarded a bid on a sewer and water lines IIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIimimilllliliMiiiiMiMiiiiimiiiiMiiimmiiiiii to the south part of the city to L.A. Creer Co. of Provo, Utah. Low bid on the project was $26,445.55. The local post office had announced that bids would be received for the use of motor vehicles in connection with the mounted carrier service to be initiated in the near future. Long range planning, a procedure which placed Moab in an enviable position among southeastern Utah cities would be continued this year following follow-ing a meeting city officials with Max Bentley, Field Engineer with the HHFA. 10 Years Ago A full field of 100 golfers was expected to tee off in Saturday's opening round of the annual Canyonlands Golf Tourney. Directors of the Moab Community Concerts Association Associ-ation met and selected the season's programs. Three top-rated programs were planned. plan-ned. Bill Meador, Assistant Superintendent Su-perintendent of Grand County School District, announced that a basic adult education program would begin on November 14. These classes were designed to benefit persons who had not had the opportunity to complete elementary ele-mentary levels of schooling. HltllltlllllMMIIIinillMIIIIIMIIMIimiiiimiimMiiii' |