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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
4
Pastor G. L. Keever invites readers to find welcome worship and fellowship at the Methodist Church in 1940. He wishes joy, health, and happiness to all who read the lines and invites attendance and service.
Long and short continues page four note council action to abolish a street and a rising housing rental scene. Hints of new prosperity in Jal bring fair weather friends and two men planning a local newspaper. Also a Christmas poem laments not returning home and honors Mr and Mrs Whitead of Alamosa Colorado and Carlsbad.
Principal K B Walker announced mid term exams will be held January 18 and 19. Students with B averages are exempt from exams and not required to attend those days. All work must be completed by January 17. Also noted Christmas visits by Hoyt Fellers and Allen Jared at the Fowler Ranch and guests Flora Farnsworth John Hair Arthur Toby and Ray Hair at the Hairs.
Charlie McCarthy performs detective bits in Charles McCarthy, Detective at Rex Sunday and Monday. The rural villain Mortimer Snerd and guardian Edgar Bergen hamper the investigator. New York reviewers call the show rich with wisecracks.
A. W. Adams, chief quartermaster from the Navy Recruiting Station, El Paso, will visit Jal the week of January 22 to interview young men seeking information on enlistment in the U S Navy. The postmaster will be notified of the exit time and date.
Mr and Mrs Wilter Pendleton returned Friday from Artesia where they visited relatives. John Beckett, her brother, joined them in Jal and stayed until Wednesday morning. They plan to leave January 18 as Mrs Della Beckett prepares to return to California. Mrs Nancy Whitehead and Miss Norman Bowman visited in the area over New Year’s. Lonnie B. Davis, manager of the Davis Garage, suffered painful burns from acid and solder in an accident this week.
Marguerite Henry wed W D B Malone Friday evening at 6 at the Seminole Baptist parsonage. Attendant Earl Caulkins witnessed the ceremony. The couple plans to reside in Levelland. Mrs Malone has been a Jal post office assistant postmaster.
Monument, January 16 to February 27 items list dates for the House of David team games. Tentative matches include Ta tum February 2 and Kermit February 12 with other locations Lovington and Dexter before a Valley trip ending March 1.
Mr and Mrs J. J. Vanzandt visited their son in Amarillo over the weekend. Mr and Mrs R. O. Dinwiddie plan to leave for Abilene later this week to bring home Mrs M. A. Petty who has been visiting her daughter Ama and son Ammon for two weeks.
Elton Blackwell spent the holiday period in San Angelo visiting friends and enjoying local events. He appeared in good spirits and noted mild weather during his stay.
Mr and Mrs H. N. Johnson returned from Ardmore Oklahoma where they attended the funeral of his father J F Johnson who died Christmas Eve and was buried at Wikson Oklahoma They visited Mrs M J Faires and other relatives Then they returned home Saturday The Methodist W M S met Monday afternoon and prepared a report for quarterly conference.
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