Long and Short Of It Local Color From Emma Jackson Long
Emma Jackson writes a humorous local column sharing mixups with names in Jal Grandfalls Pecos and Wink and notes how one family trip creates items for three papers. She recalls meeting a Grandfalls resident who resembles someone from Jal and mentions a joke from J D McClintock about a snowy Sunday morning. Placeholder continues on page four.
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Emma Jackson
Jal
Kermit
Grandfalls
Ike Harbison
D. S. Nichols
Pecos
Wink
Lawrence Green
J. D
Mac
MceClintock
Western Gas Secures Four Leases in Jal Area
Leases were recorded this week in Lovington for four tracts of land in the Jal Area held by Western Gas Company. The parcels include sections 34 24e 85e 31 2ne 35 24s 35e 1 2nw 1 2ne Sec 23 25s 37e and 2nw NW 24 258-37e.
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Lovington
Jal
Western Gas Company
Don Allison Headlines Jal Birthday Ball at High School Gym
A banner crowd is expected for Jal's County President's Birthday celebration dance at Jal High School gym this Saturday. Don Allison’s NBC orchestra from Denver will perform from 9 p.m. Tickets are in local stores and with Jal chairmen Ray O Gwin Hazel Fink Mrs J L Butler Cecil McClatchey Troy Foley and Helen Anna Childers. Proceeds aid the Warm Springs Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with half kept by the county group. Hobbs hosts Birthday Ball Monday and Winkler County follows Friday.
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Jal
Lea County
Don Allison
NBC
City Drug Store
MecAllister’s
Maxine
McKeown
Ray
Allison
Fox
Warm Springs Foundation
Hobbs
Winkler County
Community Song Concert At Methodist Tonight
The Methodist Church hosts a community song concert this evening inviting all attendees to help fund song books with a ten cent contribution. A delightful program is planned for the evening.
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Methodist Church
Jones Heirs Cited In Oil Land Title Case
The unknown heirs of Zachaehh Jones were cited in a suit to quiet title to the north half of section 18 in township 24 south range 35 east in the Jal area. All claimants to an interest in the land must appear before the District Court in Lovington by March 1.
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Jones
Publicaton
Land
Lovington
Four Fires Strike As Water Pipes Freeze
A week of frigid weather froze shallow buried water pipes causing scarce water supply while fires broke out twice Monday. Firefighters battled blazes that destroyed two houses, displacing two families, the Seaton and Lloyd households, with only limited belongings saved and Mrs Seaton ill with influenza.
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M. M. Seaton
Star Laundry
Ben Lloyd
Cosden
Seaton
Viewers Endorse Texas Street Road Closure in Jal
Three viewers Elmer Turner Jimmie Satterwhite and J L Burke certified to the County Board of Commissioners the need to close part of Texas Street Jal as part of school area changes The board approved their report J M Cunningham named inspector of pipeline crossings and Texas New Mexico Pipeline Co granted seven road crossings.
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Texas Street
Jal
County Board of Commissioners
Elmer Turner
Jimmie Satterwhite
J. L .Burke
J. M. Cunningham
Texas New Mexico Pipeline Company
Fires Ravage Homes and Chicken Coop
Two fires this week caused damage but were quickly controlled. J. C. Morrisons garage and car burned due to a gas stove in use for raising chickens, chickens roasted. A two story apartment near the school house owned by Randy Johnson caught fire during pipe thawing, but water from a burst pipe extinguished it before severe damage.
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J. C. Morrison
Randy Johnson
Harper Building New Apartment
W. E. Harper plans a three room apartment house to be furnished and ready for Kent when completed this week.
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Harper
W. E. Harper
Jal Area Dominates Lea County Drilling Activity
During the week ending January 20 Lea County had two of its three locations in the Jal Area. Two wells were completed while thirteen were drilling at week's end, a decrease of one from the prior week.
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Jal
Lea County
Speakers Hear Of History Of New Mexico
J D Walden gave the keynote on New Mexico history resources industries and climate at the Jor Speakers Club meeting. Clarence Roach elected secretary for three months and new members Mr and Mrs Dooley and Homer Pender joined.
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New Mexico
Jor Speakers Club
J. D. Walden
Clarence Roach
Gordon Buffington
Johnnie Connell
Brooks Brininstool
Peter Bish
J. D. McCiintock
R. Dooley
Homer Pender
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Western Gas
Zachaehh
N. B
New Orleans
Helen Anna
Childers
Jal Ball
Morrison
Kent
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