Vernal Express | 1963-05-09 | Page 6 | 30 Years Ago

30 YEARS AGO oo May 4 1933 At the present time there are five new LOS chapels be- be being being ing constructed in Uintah County or are planned for conStruction They are Vernal First Ward Avalon Davis shley and Lapoint The Utah Oil C Refining company Is 11 remodeling the old Acorn building for a service station The corner of the building will be taken oft off to PrOvide room for a drive in and a 0 glass front will be in- in along th tho drive A drenching rain fain fell from noon until after raid mid right doing a amount t Of good god t to ranges and andring ring crops No losses were w re Sing too ted of newly sheared sheep Milton Beers former Ver- Ver Vernal nal Ml resident who has spent ibe past eight years in South South- Southern ern California points has leas leas- leased ro ed the Texaco Service Station on Sec Second West and Uintah Avenue the N N Bar shea shearing ing plant lant began to operate recently with W II H Coltharp Vernal man man- manager ager The shearing c crew w arrived arrived ed April 24 and Mrs Bart Owens in charge of the cookhouse cook house preceded them The three winter months brought an excessive amount of f snow averaging in many sections nearly twice the nor nor- normal mal