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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
4
Dorothy Jean Weske served as hostess in her home this week entertaining the Junior Sub-Deb with a party. Attendees enjoyed a warm gathering with delicious refreshments and a pleasant time.
The governor issues a proclamation to observe New Mexico Sheep and Wool Week to support the state’s sheep, lamb, and wool industries. He urges use of lamb and purchase of woolen goods during the observance and notes the long-standing local importance of sheep farming. Sunday School class plans party at 2 p.m. The Baptist Young Married Women’s class hosts the event. Malcolm Madera and Vamp Adams traveled to El Paso Monday.
A club event featured a one year by mail subscription for 75 cents and a playing event where Mrs John Benton won high with a Mexican book-ends prize. Mrs Ralph Bair took second high, and Mrs Bill Hollis won a handkerchief prize. Mrs J H Burke Jr received many gifts as a surprise. Mona Bradford plans a weekend in El Paso. Mrs J Hubert Curtis has returned home from Wight hospital in Kermit after pneumonia.
Patchwork Jal items report a mix of reader notes, donations, address changes and business ads. Entries mention Jimmie Satterwhite’s departure and Mrs Peter Bish’s conversation skill, plus local moves, a chiropractor opening, a found billfold, a lodge meeting, and sale of an Ellington Baldwin piano.
Last Monday the faculty gathered in the Homemaking Cottage for a waffle supper hosted by Miss Virginia Wilson and Dwight Vinson. Guests enjoyed fruit cocktail and waffles then played games like chinker checks dominoes forty-two and jigsaw puzzles.
Band officers were elected at a recent meeting. Richard Fatso Goodner became Captain, Walter Anderson or first lieutenant, and Elouise Barron second lieutenant. Band aims to be the best in New Mexico this semester. Director R L Meyers returned from Mineral Wells with ideas to improve the band.
Twelve members of Troop Forty met with the Rotary Club where Scoutmaster John Eddy outlined three decades of boy scouting. The program included a citizenship day in school and a Father and Son banquet tonight. Upcoming events include a roll call day, scout service and good turn day, and church attendance as a group. The council postponed the regular meeting but will convene a special session soon.
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