Adams' Son Receives West Point Appointment Nomination
Gus Lancaster of Jal is nominated by Senator Dennis Chavez for a West Point appointment. He will take El Paso examinations today. Lancaster, a New Mexico College of Mines student in Socorro, graduated from the Southern California Military Academy in 1936 as valedictorian with highest grades and a school medal.
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A. H. Adams
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West Point
Dennis Chavez
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Young Lancaster
New Mexico College of Mines
Socorro
Southern California Military Academy
Jal School Growth and New Facilities Highlight 1930s Expansion
Principal Ruth Fuqua and Mrs. Alda Mae Weaver led Jal schools as enrollment rose with two new teachers in 1930 and two additional rooms. A 1933 cottage became a home economics lab, and the 1936 brick high school, auditorium, and steam heated facilities expanded capacity to 700–1,000. Superintendent J. L. Burke Jr. oversaw ongoing modernization including 1938 additions and an industrial training building. Boy Scouts will patrol streets for the Wednesday band parade.
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Ruth Fuqua
Alda Mae Weaver
S. H. Winn
J. L. Burke, Jr
Jal Methodist Church History and 1930 Formation
The Jal Methodist Church was organized in 1930 and grew with building and parsonage additions. Rev. C. Y. Butler served as pastor, while Rev. Rollo Davidson aided development. Final church payments were completed, aiming for a dedication soon with Bishop Holt possible. Five new families from Martin and Manning Drilling Company moved in.
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Kermit
Rollo Davidson
W.M.S
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Butler
Bishop Holt
Dawn Patrol air and war epic heads to Strand Theatre
The Dawn Patrol, an aviation World War I epic starring Errol Flynn with Bass Rathbone David Niven Donal Crisp and Melville Cooper opens at Rex Theatre. The film follows a British Flying Corps squadron facing daily heroism and tragedy on the Western Front during the war's early days.
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Young Knights
British War Flying Corps
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