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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
2
Postal record states this item is entered as second class matter on November 15, 1939 at the Jal New Mexico post office under the March 3, 1879 act.
Mrs and Mrs H H McAllister hosted a farewell cocktail party for 23 friends before planned Arkansas move. Attendees included Malcolm Madera Robert Madera A H Adams Peter Bish Frank Knight John Benton and others as guests with extended family visiting in Lubbock Muskogee El Paso and Jal.
Seven high school graduates selected as preliminary winners in RCA s 4000 Opportunity Scholarship compete among 17 000 entrants from 50 states and territories A tie for tenth broadened the field The 11 finalists will visit New York and Camden in August for engineering and lab tours before one winner is chosen on September 1 for a 4000 college scholarship and ten runners up receive 100 cash prizes Names span California Washington DC Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Wisconsin South Dakota New Mexico Michigan Missouri and Mississippi
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Power of Waco received her Master of Arts degree June 3 with honors. Her thesis studied a Seventh Day Adventist community near Waco city limits. She will join the federal government as a 80day worker. Also mentioned are family visits and birthdays in Denver and Lovington.
Tohn Welter Pendleton and his grandmother Mrs. Della Beckett returned from Artesia and Carlsbad after a three week visit with relatives.
Miss Elsie Cook departs for a vacation and will leave Mrs. Dick Speer in charge of the store at Crowell during her absence. Cook will return Monday.
About fifty major U S oil field supply and equipment firms install exhibits valued over a quarter of a million dollars in the Oil Show Building and grounds in Odessa for the Permian Basin Convention and Oil Show. A Saturday parade leads off with the Odessa Senior High Band and a two mile display of oil field gear.
Mrs H H McAllister was honored last Tuesday with a bridge luncheon and a handkerchief shower at the home of Mrs John Benton. High score went to Mrs Malcolm Madera and second to Mrs Bill Fink. Attendees included Mesdames Clarence Reach Mildred Madera Loys Madera J M Whitworth and Bill Fink.
The notice invites readers to attend the Jal Lodge No. 2010 meeting at the lodge hall every Monday at 7 30 p m with J R Wilson as Noble Grand and M L Dooley as secretary.
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