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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
2
The item notes weekly publication cadence and office location at Jel News Stand. It lists a Thursday schedule and mentions second class matter status. No specific events or persons are documented.
A church gathering described as spiritually uplifting, featuring a Dedicatory prayer by Mrs Reneau of Kermit and a wrap of a quilt for the Portales orphans home. Attendees list includes Mesdames Renesu Rush Bradford Bailey Chambers Crowley Huggins Stephens Hare and Gillet. Refreshments followed the noon lunch as the event closed with praise.
The note reports an Abilene Christian College lectureship on salvation in Christ and baptism into the church, plus references to Spirit led beliefs and being added to the body. It also mentions a Swedish sanatorium stamp drive in Englewood Colorado and oil field production in the Corsicana area.
The Los Amigos Bridge Club met Wednesday night at the home of Mrs Rupert Madera. Two tables of bridge were played with four couples participating, including Mr and Mrs Clarencee Roach Mr and Mrs John Benton Mr and Mrs Bill Fink and Mr and Mrs Rupert Madera.
Next Sunday should be another great day with church school at 9 45 and all services. Membership welcomes and new members reception planned during the day. Revival praise noted with strong attendance and effective preaching by Rev C Y Butler under Rev B I Nance leadership. G L Keever, Pastor.
Texas carbon black, used by tire makers to stiffen rubber, is produced from sour gas. The process yields a product with limited use beyond reinforcing tires. Environmental and safety questions accompany its manufacturing pathway.
A geologist estimates substantial undiscovered oil beneath Texas promising a century or more of supply if costs and taxes allow. He notes wages in the oil industry rose about 60 percent since 1914 while weekly hours fell 43 percent. Historical context recalls oil presence in Texas first noted by De Soto expedition survivors in 1543.
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