Honor Rolls Named For Second Six Weeks At Seniors High
Seniors High lists both high and low honor roll recipients for the second six weeks. Names include David Boyd on high honor, Beverly Jo Burke Irvin Curry James Curtis La Don Harris on low honor and Lola Cody Wilbur Crenwelge Max Miller on junior high. Correction notes Curry was omitted from first six weeks.
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David* Boyd
Beverly Jo Burke
Irvin Curry
James Curtis
la Don Harris
Lola Cody
Wilbur Crenwelge
Max Miller
Glenna Clary
Velma Brown
Wanda Stewart
Irvin
Curry
Nominations for Student Council President Named
Nominations for president of the Student Council include Max Miller Jimmie Curtis Don Lindsey Hal Betty David Baum and Shirley Cunningham as potential candidates.
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Max Miller
Jimmie Curtis
Don Lindsey
Hal Betty
David Baum
Shirley Cunningham
Butane Truck Fire Near Kermit Jal Area
A Jal area fire report describes a butane truck fire on Kermittal highway six miles visibility from the scene. Driver Bill Cave attempted to use a extinguisher but the fire grew uncontainable and Jal and Kermit departments stood down awaiting safer conditions due to risk of explosion. Spectators and traffic were halted within a half mile.
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Kermittal
Bill Cave
Jal
Kermit Fire
Men Visit Roswell Ranch for Cattle Roundup and Branding
Fred Cooper Mark Cooper and John Bob Pyeatt visited their jointly owned ranch near Roswell to round up brand and sell cattle. Carl Cooper and Melvin Pyeatt sons of Mark Cooper and J B Pyeatt joined the trip to the ranch.
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Fred Cooper
Mark Cooper
John
Bob Pyeatt
Roswell
Carl Cooper
Melvin Pyeatt
J. B. Pyeatt
Lodge No 20 Joint Installation Set for Jan 6
I C F Lodge No 20 invites Rebeccas to a joint installation on January 6 with district deputy grand master and staff from Hobbs I O O F Lodge No 9 presiding. Refreshments follow. Miss Helen Grimes, Girl Scout Area Executive Director, visited Jal Friday December 6 and met local leaders at Mrs Halley Rays home.
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F. Lodge NO
I.C
Rebeccas
Hobbs I.0
Helen Grimes
Girl Scout
Jal
Leng of Hobbs Spent Holidays
Leng of Hobbs spent the holidays with family, according to a brief social note.
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Leng
Hobbs
With
Armed Forces Solicit Seniors At Local School
The week before Thanksgiving the senior boys received pamphlets from the University of New Mexico about a program called one of the fifty two Annapolis. Enlistees get two years of training to become officers and may choose civilian status or active duty as a full officer. The Navy pays tuition room and board and provides a 50 dollar monthly salary plus paid home trips. Army engineers sent booklets and pictures about their experiences and future jobs, noting GI Bill benefits and overseas opportunities.
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University of New Mexico
Navy Department
Army
Jone
Mr. Cooper
Jessie May Gray
Mobeetie
North Fork
Texas
Fort Elliot
Miami
Cooper
New Mexico
Jal
Evangelist G S Westbrook Addresses Rotarians on November 26
Evangelist G S Westbrook spoke at the Gospel Meeting at the Church of Christ and addressed Rotarians. He warned against nine types including Spectator and Hesitator using the tale of three calves to illustrate action versus planning and indecision.
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G. S. Westbrook
Chagsch of Christ
Montgomerys in Hobbs Car Crash After Drunken Driver Sideswipes
Last Saturday night in Hobbs Mrs Frank Montgomery and her daughter Helen were riding when a drunken driver sideswiped their car. Mrs Montgomery escaped injury while Helen sustained minor head injuries from being thrown toward a car mirror. The other driver was found to be intoxicated.
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Hobbs
Frank Montgomery
Helen
State Teachers Convention Held in Albuquerque
Albuquerque hosted about two thousand teachers for the 59th annual State Teachers Convention from November 25 to 27. Prominent speakers included Dr F L Schlage and Dr Ralph McDonald addressing world education and US versus Russia and Britain. The Business Education section discussed placement, shorthand methods, achievement tests, and lack of up to date forms for New Mexico commercial departments. A committee led by Dr Gibson plans to revise materials for teachers and a concluding film offered practical stenography tips.
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Albuquerque
Ralph McDonald
Washington, D. C
United States
Russia
Great Britain
T. D. Rice
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Arthur F. Corey
New Mexico
Gibson
Eclipse of the Sun Seen at Jal on Saturday
An eclipse of the sun was visible at Jal and surrounding country from 8 45 to 11 15 a m on Saturday November 23. Reports say a three quarters total eclipse was visible in the southern United States.
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Jal
United States
Sale Of Xmas Seals Starts In Community
Out of 550 tuberculosis seal sets sent to the community 96 returned with money and 18 with seals. This year’s Christmas Seals feature the old lantern lighter. About 60 percent of funds stay locally while 40 percent goes to national headquarters.
Armstrongs attend Abilene funeral for Mrs. Richards
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Armstrong with Mrs. Harold Farquhar and Mrs. Goddard of Eunice traveled to Abilene on December 1 to attend funeral services for Mrs. M. D. Richards, mother of Mr. Willis Richards of J.
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C. L. Armstrong
Harold Farquhar
Goddard
Eunice
Abilene Ito
M. D. Richards
Richards
Willis Richards
Juniors Hold Open Forum On Student Council
The Jal Junior Class led an assembly on November 25 focusing on teen canteen needs and a student council. Dr. J T Brady and Mr. Walker supported the plan while students debated election methods and a future recreation building site south of the Boy Scout Hall.
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Jal
J. T. Brady
Walker
California Visitors Return from West Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs Ray Speer and Mrs Walter Pendleton return from California where they visited their sons Bill Speer John Pendleton and Leslie Smith. The three lab boys serve in the Marine Corps in San Diego with Bill confined to a hospital for knee trouble from 1945 football days. Bill may receive a medical discharge. Mrs Pendleton visited John and Leslie at the rifle range during their one hour visiting periods and shared a Sunday picnic lunch.
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Ray Speer
Walter Pendleton
California
Bill Speer
John Pendleton
Leslie Smith
Marine Corps
San Diego
Dairy Trade Report Noted From Cooper's Fleet
A brief entry records Mr. Cooper currently engaged in shipping milk and dairy products, with his fleet involved in supplying groceries. The note highlights his ongoing commercial activity in dairy distribution.
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Cooper
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Harold Gene Gillit
Barry Pender
Larry Poage
Frank Lee Barking
Betty Kendrick
Joan Phillips
Jo Ed Crenwelge
Apna Vee Johnson
Jerry Lindsey
Tray Posey
Shirley Ramsey
Mary Maxwell
Nancy J. Oliphant
Terry Terrell
Armed Forces
Minas Sacle
F. L. Schlage
Kansas City
World Organization of the Teaching Profession
S. R. Cooper
Salina
Kansas
Erring Springs
Chickasaw Nation
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Missouri
Hal
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