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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
4
The Senior Epworth League invites all youths over 14 who are not in similar groups at other churches to join. The program starts Saturday at 7 p m at the home of Mrs Floyd Stuart. Mr and Mrs Morris Whitworth moved this week to Monahans Texas and began residence there Monday.
A community barbecue and Firemen's Ball are outlined with a parade at 1 p.m. and speeches at 2 p.m. A 5 p.m. barbecue opens the event, with surrounding towns invited. Committee members J. L. Burke Jr Geo E. Davis and Stuart Long organize invitations for an anticipated crowd of 1 000 to 2 000. The club also votes to telegraph Senator George Harris approving Senate Bill 2 giving the State Corporation Commission rate control powers for utilities in New Mexico.
Scout Drive reports Sousares Walker Durham and Slim Morrison each contribute one dollar. Boy Scout Troop No 40, organized last June with eight members, now has eighteen enrolled. Led by John Connell, meetings are held every Monday at 7 p.m. at City Hall for all interested boys.
The Darktown Revue features Axin Her Father a short play about young love and a breach of promise suit. The show begins Monday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium with the Senior and Junior classes and the band providing singing and dancing and musical numbers.
Jal High School and Junior High published their semester honor roll. A honor students earned 90 to 95 percent on every subject, while B honor students held 80 to 89 percent or a similar standard. Names listed include Billie Baker, Dorothea Booth, Ida Hair, Carlton Jeter, and others.
Hr. B. Lafferty, formerly of Jal, has been teaching in Clyde Texas and returns home joining the El Paso Natural Gas Company. He is slated as a reliable addition to the EH Pave Camp basketball team.
William Rufus Allston, 80, died at his Jal home after a short illness. Funeral services were held Friday at Kolar chapel in Hobbs with burial in Dunnam Cemetery. Survived by two Jal daughters in law and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Townsend’s infant had been ill but improved.
Mrs Frank Galle and her father Mr Pritchard traveled to Alfred Texas this week to visit relatives and inspect family connections in the area.
The Lea County Elementary Principals Club will meet in Hobbs Friday at 1 15 p m in Charles Mills office. A room visitation across Hobbs Elementary schools runs 1 15 to 3 15 followed by a round table discussion and a light 4 p m refreshments. Each principal will bring fifteen copies of his current report card to compare strong and weak points and push for a standard form. R H Robbins will lead a summary discussion and Jimmy Gammill of Jal plans to attend.
Mrs Jesse Grice has been ill with pneumonia at her home in the El Paso Camp. She is much improved now.
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