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Jal Flare

Location

Jal, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1940

Page

2

Local Post Notice from Jal New Mexico

Notice shows second class mailing dated November 15 1939 at Jal New Mexico under the 1879 act. Reader notes Pes at end.

Jal New Mexico

Brotherhood Opens Membership Drive

The Baptist Brotherhood met Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the church to discuss a drive for new membership. Eight attended. On August 20 a combined social and regular meeting will be held inviting all community men to attend. Jewel Ray Childers visits Denver City. Marion Carew visits Lamesa. Dewey Roberts returns to Jal after Amarillo study. Bill Hollis and J H Medlin visit Kermit.

The Baptist Brotherhood Brotherhood

Classy Fidads Advertisement and Lodge Meeting Notice

Classified ad seeks a girl for housework at a Texaco station on Highway. Also a notice for Regular meeting of Jal Lodge No. 20, I. C. O. F. at lodge hall every Monday at 7:30 p.m. D. H. Roberts Noble Grand Sim R. Riley secretary.

Texaco Lodge Hall

They Went Up Together and Taxation Reflections

A column reflects on taxation and national songs after a backwoods trip, praising unity and shared power. It mentions a Baptist church midweek service sermon about cooperation, comparing it to breaking sticks. The opinion piece closes with The Gasser Gazetteer.

New Baptist Church

Just-A-Mere Club Weekly Meeting At Benton Home

The Just-A-Mere Bridge Club met Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs John Benton s home. Prizes were won by Mrs K B Walker first, Mrs Bill Fink second, and Mrs Loretta Hoke cut. Guests included Mrs Robert Madera and Mrs Malcolm Mad era. The next meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs K B Walker s home.

Just-A-Mere Bill Fink Loretta Hoke Robert Madera Malcolm Madera

Burke Couple Attends Rotarian Conference in Alamo Gordo

Mr and Mrs J L Burke attended a Rotarian conference in Alamo Gordo this week and returned to Jal via El Paso where they visited Mr and Mrs Warren Small for a few days.

J. L. Burke Alamogordo Jal el Paso Warren Small

Tuscan Club Calls Special Meeting

A special meeting of the Tucson Club was called Thursday night to form a team for first degree work to be presented in Hobbs this month. The club has practiced two hours weekly and all members are urged to attend the next meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall.

Tucson Hobbs Odd Fellows Hall

Local Briefs Highlight Injuries and Travel News

Kelly Nevill is recovering from ptomaine poisoning after an attack. Mrs. Margaret Massey returned this week from a business trip in Dallas. Mrs. Cecil McClatchey is visiting her mother in San Angelo.

Kelly Nevill Margaret Massey Dallas Mrs Cecil McClatchey San Angelo

Steward Meeting at Methodist Church

A steward meeting of the Methodist Church will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. to discuss church problems. Mrs. George Davis leads the program and all women are asked to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Long and daughters Norma and Barbara Sue returned Monday from a two week trip through northern New Mexico Colorado Kansas Oklahoma and Texas.

Methodist Church George Davis Leon Long Norma Barbara Sue New Mexico Colorado Kansas Oklahoma Texas

Waterloo Bridge opens at Rex Theatre Sunday

Vivien Leigh stars opposite Robert Taylor in Waterloo Bridge, a Robert E. Sherwood drama. Leigh plays Myra Lester, a ballet dancer. Taylor is Capt Roy Cronin. The film follows a whirlwind twenty four hour romance amid an air raid on Waterloo Bridge. R L Hunt of New Mexico A M College visited Las Cruces to see J L Burke.

Waterloo Bridge Rex Theatre Vivien Leigh Robert Taylor Rex Theater Taylor Miss Leigh Robert E. Sherwood Myra Lester Scarlet O’hara Roy Cronin R. L. Hunt New Mexico

Crews Vacation trip to Florida this week

John Gaither went to an El Paso hospital with a sore left knee, accompanied by Mrs. Gaither, after several days of increasing pain.

M. E. Crews Florida John Gaither el Paso Gaither

Sunday School Class Ice Cream Social at Baptist Church

The Junior Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church was entertained with an ice cream social hosted by Mrs. R. A. Dinwiddie Mrs. J. R. Wilson Mrs. H. Rush and R. A. Kidd. Miss Dorothy Lee Rush directed games and activities drawing many parents and visitors to the church social.

First Baptist Church R. A. Dinwiddie J. R. Wilson H. Rush R. A. Kidd Dorothy Lee Rush J. P. Hollis Homer Pender Billy Dean Weaver George Sloan Helen Ruth

Rea Takes Vacation Trip to Wichita Falls and Mountains

B A Rea left for a vacation to Wichita Falls Texas and from there plans to fish in the mountains.

B. A. Rea Wichita Falls Texas

BTU Picnic in Sandhills Sponsored by Local Group

A Baptist Training Union picnic was held in the Sandhills on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Twenty people attended the event and played games after the supper. The party was sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ferguson and Mrs. J. O. McClintock.

Baptist Training Union Jim Ferguson J. O. McClintock

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Lea County City Drug Store Box N. M Stuart Long Emma Jackson Long Assoc Clyde Carriker Mgr Jewel Ray Childers Roy O’gwinn Denver City Marion Carew Lamesa Dewey Roberts Amarillo Bill Hollis J. H. Medlin Kermit Ane Cooper America the Beautiful Columbia Gem of the Ocean Just-A-Mere Club K. B. Walker General Electric New Mexico Electric Service Company Tuscan Club Isteward Meeting Lat Methodist Church Baptist Church Bara Kidd Hunter Hughes Beverly Jo Robertson Roy Allison Betty Jean Stevens Petty Naomi Roberson Wilson Maquin Sims Johnny Lee Hayer Billy Chambers Wanda Bill Sloan June Crenshaw Betty Sue Evans Carl Dee Ramsey Billy Fay Jones Harold Bowlin Joyce Rowlet Stanley Hare L. D. Brock Louie Pender BTU Virginia Bruce Dennis Morgan Ralph Bellamy i Flight Angels Errol Flynn Olivia Dehaviland Dodge City SUN Robert Taylor Vivian Leigh i Eddie Cantor Rita Johnson Speer’s Store Jal, N. M Speer N. Mex Vernon E. Pettus, Jeweler Eunice
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