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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
4
Woodrow Grider, a high school student, cut his thumb and finger nearly off in the manual training laboratory. He received first aid at Community Hospital and remained overnight for possible complications. Mr and Mrs Fred Brock, with Calli Marshal, drove to Monahans and Pecos on Monday.
Mrs B A Rea, a private music teacher, will travel to Dallas in a few days to take an advanced accordion course. She has studied with an instructor in Hobbs and spends much of her time practicing her own music rather than teaching.
A local store promotes Woodbury lotion free with the purchase of a one dollar jar of Woodbury cream. The ad highlights a limited time bargain likely aimed at attracting customers to stock up on skin care products.
The Jai Panthers enter the district basketball tournament at Roswell on March 1 with two Lea County rivals as key threats. Hobbs Eagles, fresh from a Texas swing against top teams, are favored to win, while Monument Pirates, who set a state scoring record by routing Tatum 87-15, seek revenge after a loss to Hobbs. Jai, hurt by a missing star, gained momentum with two wins this week over Dexter 13-12 and Artesia 23-15 under Coach J. J. Smith.
Nighttime festivities cap the event with a parade on the final day. A goodwill tour will distribute placards and circulars across adjoining counties and a special Jal Mare edition will be mailed ahead of the celebration. Organizers aim to entertain two to three thousand at the barbecue celebrating Jal's incorporation milestone.
Reports list multiple test locations across Lea County and surrounding areas including Gulf Oil Mattern 2-B and Danglade Clower No.1 Eva Owens. Six Lea County locations show wells for T. and P State 14A and Skelly and Magnolia wells with various section numbers. The week’s prize well is Texas Pacific Coal and Oil No. 13-A State in Eunice district producing 1 440 barrels daily with 500 000 cubic feet gas daily, depth 3 800 feet.
In section 2-22s-36e Continental Oil No 4-1-2 State tested natural output 51 barrels an hour for two hours through a 3/4 inch choke, gas gauged at 1 040 000 feet per day, total depth 3845 feet with pay top at 3766 feet. Mrs H N Johnson rushed to hospital this week with a heart attack but improving. Mrs Ransoner of La Cooper also hospitalized with a heart attack.
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