State to Pave Camp Road Linking Hobbs to Lovington
Governor John E. Miles announced a state paving program this week in Hobbs. The Jal to El Paso Natural Gas plant road will be paved with a contract already let. Contracts for black topping Hobbs to Yoakum County are planned with the Hobbs Carsbad and Lovington Artesia highways connecting. The north south road will provide access to the Mammalamar Field in Eastern Eddy County.
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Hobbs
John E. Miles
Jal
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Hye
Yoakum County
Hobbs-Carsbad
Lovington-Artesia
Mallamar
Eddy County
Lightning Strikes Marshall Home Fire Destroys House
Mr and Mrs Blackie Marshall lose most possessions as their house owned by Elmer Turner is gutted by fire after a lightning strike. Firemen face access issues but extinguish the blaze. Several other lightning related fires reported. generator burn at New Mexico Electric. Visitors from Iraan Las Cruces Barstow and El Paso noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackie Marshall
Marshalls
Elmer Turner
Mexic Electric
Russell Jones
Las Cruces
Russell, Jr
State Teachers College
Sally Norfleet
la Verne Norfleet
la Benita Jean Ward
Barstow
Jones
el Paso
Fire Shower Planned for Marshall Family at City Hall
A community fire shower for Mr and Mrs Art Blackie Marshall is set for Friday at City Hall in Jal. Their home burned after a Tuesday lightning strike, destroying belongings and clothes already packed for move. The event starts at 7:30 p.m.
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Jal
City Hall
Art
Blackie) Marshall
Hurta family to operate Cash Grocery and Market
Mr and Mrs Tony Hurta purchased the Cash Grocery and Market from Ben Coleman of Eunice and assumed management this week. Hurta was formerly with City Grocery and Market. J C Smith and his bride Lillie May Jones have moved to Jal to settle. Lillie May is from Louisiana. Mrs J D McClintock visits New Castle with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Hurta
Cash Grocery
Ben Coleman
Eunice
Hurta
City Grocery and Market
J. C. Smith
Paris
Texas
Lillie May Jones
Jal
Lillie May
Louisiana
Mrs. J. W. Bullock
New
Scouts Seek Camp Trip Aid For Weed Adventure
Six boy scouts plan a June 4 to 11 trip to Weed for Hin Ah Pay camp. They will travel from Hobbs by a charter bus at $2 per scout, totaling $12, if sponsors raise funds. Scouts Edwin Baird Duane Rogers John Wiley Cunningham Wayne Wadsworth and Charles Huffaker lead the effort with Civic Club as sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weed
Hobbs
Edwin Baird
Duane Rogers
John Wiley Cunningham
Wayne Wadsworth
Charles Huffaker
Civic Club
Club Hosts Music Night With Visiting Ex-Pupils
A Jal Civic Club gathering featured four musicians Mrs. B A Rea presented visiting ex-pupils Miss Kathleen Benton Miss Pauline Murray David Smith on accordions and Fred Lawson on guitar. After a deli ghtful meal members lightly discussed plans for scouts camp sponsorship and speakers for the next Ladies night meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal
Kathleen Benton
Pauline Murray
David. Smith
Fred Lawson
Civic Club
Johnnie Connell
Baptist Church Under Construction Advances In Town
Progress continues on the new Baptist Church with framing now up after earlier lumber delays. Ralph Baird leads construction efforts while the Jal Bridge Club did not meet as host Mrs. Jimmy Sousares was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Baird
Jal Bridge Club
State Death Penalty Sought in Ely Trial After Deliberation
Jury deliberations continued at noon with the night and a half day of testimony in the Ely murder case. Charles W. Ely Jr. testified about the jail incident claiming a possible accidental discharge as Earl Burkett tried to seize the gun. Defense and prosecution presented opposing accounts as the jury weighed the fate of the Jallad defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Ely, Jr
Jallad
Earl Burkett
Bill Eddins
Perce Nottingham
Winkler County
F. I. Dyer
Ward County
W. O. Rehmeyer
Sam T. Harrell
Clayton Jordan
Glenn Osburn
Wells
Helen Burkett
J. W. Burkett
Eddins
Nottingham
Ely
Dyer
Captain Wells
Charles Ely
Osburn
Burkett
Revival Opens At Church Of God Sunday
Pastor T M McClendon announced a Sunday revival at the Church of God in Jal. Evangelist Miss Ora Mae Ruff of Shamrock Texas will lead the services. He called her a fine speaker with ten years experience in evangelistic work and invited the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Jal
T. M. McClendon
Ora Mae Ruff
Shamrock
Texas
Jal Produce Store Opens On Main Street In Jal
G C Hudson of Wink Texaco Camp and Fred Carter of Jal opened the Jal Produce Store on Main Street here selling fresh produce mainly from the Rio Grande Valley. The item also notes local crime questions about shells for a gun and a pending inquiry, with details from Monahans and Jal. J R Purvis and Dorothea Mae Booth of Jal obtained a marriage license in Kermit this week and Frank Butler opened a bowling alley in Kermit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Hudson
Wink Texaco
Fred Carter
Jal
Rio Grande Valley
J. R. Purvis
Dorothea Mae Booth
Kermit
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Marshall
Dick Robinson
Iraan
W. A. Walls
Treasure Island
Pacific
Tony Hurtas
Mrs. J. D. McClintock
Castle, Texas
Club
Baptist Church
Jimmy Sousares
Atorney
Frank Butler
Ing Alley
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