22 Aug 1940
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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
2
Column notes cover eye nose and throat clinic hours for school children on Tuesdays and Fridays. A proposed city health officer candidate prompts council talk. A Scout’s journey prompts remarks about a flag incident. Readers discuss Nazism accusations and bridge club mischief. The writer jokes about preferring bat work to fastpitch.
The Rex Theater sponsors a second amateur contest for children to be held Saturday at 8 30 p m on the Rex stage. Interested participants should see manager Mrs Emileu Betty. Finals follow on Saturday August 31 at 8 30 p m with winners from the first contest Jerry Lindsey Donnie Mack Brown Barbara Sue Long and Roy Zumwalt eligible to compete.
A 1940s reflection warns America at a crossroads likening Rome to a decaying empire. It cites unemployment, debates over conscription, and calls for swift unity to avert decline and a shift toward weakness under internal corruption and external pressure.
Glen Claiborne manager of Chambers Grocery and Market marries Miss Jessie Lou Wilson of Milburn Kentucky in a Wink Methodist Church ceremony. The bride is a Milburn High School graduate and the couple plan a bridal tour through Colorado before settling in Wink where he will continue with the family firm.
A nostalgic tale traces a boy and girl who grew up across the street, endured war and growth, and eventually married after life apart. The piece recalls shared memories, small details like two wedding showers, and a referenced character Cholly.
Miss Kathryn Booth of Woodward Oklahoma visits her parents Mr and Mrs Buster Booth at the El Paso Natural Gas camp and her sister Mrs Jack Purvis. She is employed in a doctor's office in Woodward.
Mrs T L Pridgeon has returned to Jal from Fort Worth Texas after a hospital stay. She is accompanied by her sister and two children.
The New Mexico West Texas Pilots Association opens a breakfast tour at Malcolm R. Madera's ranch near Jal on Sunday. A mass flight from Hobbs Me Tex Municipal Airport starts at 8 am, with barbecue at noon. Attendees must bring a wife or feminine friend or face a fine.
Madera Friends plan a rally and nine meetings to aid Malcolm Madera in his bid for State Legislature from the district. They will lead a car caravan touring the district in support. Opponent Don McCormick of Hobbs is a young attorney.
Mr and Mrs J C Yoakum head Sunday to Yosemite California for a vacation. They will return to Jal via Dallas and Fort Worth.
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