Rotary selects new officers for year at Tuesday meeting
H F Steen was elected president with G E Davis as vice president and Jnie Connell as secretary, H H McAlister as treasurer. New board includes J L Burke Dr Boyd Nibbling Walter Pendleton Lee Robinson. Officers assume July 1 and district conference runs April 14 15 16. Guests Lieutenant Govenor J L Murray and Jack Maddox of Hobbs attended.
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Rotary Club
H. F. Stein
G. E. Davis
Johnnie Connell
H. H. McAlister
J. L. Burke
Boyd Nibbling
Walter Pendleton
Lee Robinson
Harry Grumke
Govenor J. L. Murray
Jack Maddox
Hobbs
J H Smith Dies After Attack Brother of Coach
J H Smith aged 61 died Saturday in a Kermit hospital from a heart attack. He lived with his brother for five months and his widow from Yuma attended. Funeral at the Methodist Church conducted by Rev. G L Cooper. Survived by three children Alden, Victor, and Kathryne Bryant, plus three brothers and five sisters.
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Coach Smith
Kermit Hospital
Cooper Cemetery
Methodist Church
G. L. Cooper
Smith
Yuma
Arizona
Alden
Victor
Kathryne Bryant
Frank George
Jerald
Ora Balding
Dell Humphries
Bertola McGraw
Mary Bradshaw
Viola Earp
Clerk To Get List Of Voters In Jal Election
Woodrow Bailey city clerk announced this week that three days before the election he will receive a list of all qualified voters in Jal and will send them back after the election is over. Election judges have not yet been appointed.
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Woodrow Bailey
Jal
Boy Hurt After Fall Through Plate Glass Window
Edward Brininstool cut his arm Wednesday when he stubbed his toe and fell through the plate glass window of McKeown's Variety Store. He was leading his little brother Carl David by the hand when Carl David's toe got in the way and Edward stumbled into the window. He was rushed to a doctor who dressed his arm.
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Edward Brininstool
McKeown's
Carl David
Edward
Paper Delay Due to Linotype Breakage
The Monshans News presents this week’s edition thanks to Mr James Sprinkle and Mr Hugh Cooper for their help after a linotype machine breakdown caused the delay.
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James Sprinkle
Hugh Cooper
The
Monshans News
Youth Center Under Construction in Odd Fellows Hall Site
Ralph Baird is building the new youth center on the site of the old Collum Garage. Next week the Odd Fellows plan to hold their meeting in the new building.
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Odd Fellows
Collum
Ralph Baird
Oddfellows
Speakers Club Hears Education Hobby Talks
The Jal Speakers' Club met Thursday night in the Methodist Church and heard D. H. Murray on Cooperative Education and Mrs. J. D. McClintock on Cash and Carry Hobbies. Chas. E. Brown spoke on Do We Have a National Government. Suggestions included poetry readings and member comments on program talks.
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Methodist
D. H. Murray
J. D. McClintock
Chas. E. Brown
John Benton
C. E. Brown
J. M. Whitworth
Beverley Gaines
Barney Simpson
Honorees at Shower Included Amburgey and Johnson
Mrs. Vernon Johnson and Mrs. Ward Amburgey were honored at a shower hosted by Mrs. Frank Barking S. R. Lem ming and Mrs. Pete Gibson in the home of the first hostess. Mrs. Atchinson of Lea and Mrs. Ike Erwin won prizes in a contest.
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Vernon Johnson
Ward Amburgey
Frank Barking
S. R. Lemming
Pete Gibson
Atchinson
Lea
Ike Erwin
Dean Murray
Tommie Bliss
McGrews
Carl Bailey
Maxwell Martin
Johnnie Johnson
Sam Kuykendall
Tommy Alcorn
Roy Adcock
I Came West to Improve My Health for Work
The speaker states he travels west to improve health and earn an honest living. He asks for a chance to work and guarantees task completion. For employment, he directs readers to Rudolph Johnson at John Crenshaw's.
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Rudolph Johnson
John Crenshaw
Three Hurt In Accidents Reported
Three minor accidents were reported with injuries. workers received treatment for non life threatening injuries.
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Rejal
Bishes Donate Lots for Building Youth Admin Center
Mr and Mrs Peter Bish donated two lots south of the school facing the street continuation of main street to the Youth Administration of Jal. The organization also purchased the old corner building beside Goodner's cleaning plant and will move it to the donated lots to erect a youth center for Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and other town youth groups.
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Peter Bish
Jal
Goodner’s
Bish
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
City Dads Laud New School Safety Plan
City officials praised the new school board safety program implemented last week. The mayor said cooperation with the board has long been available, and safety lanes were established to regulate crossing at the busy Jal to main highway, aiming to prevent daily accidents and ease parental worry.
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Jal
Fawn Ray Initiated Into NMNU Sorority
Miss Fawn Ray, a sophomore at New Mexico Normal University, was initiated into the Delta Sigma Epsilon sorority Zeta Chapter last week after serving as pledge president this fall. She is a Forrest High School graduate of 1938 and pursues home economics with a minor in art. she is known in Jal and has visited there in recent summers.
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Miss Ray
Jal
Ray
Easter Egg Hunt Stars In Jal Party Show
Mrs Emilou Betty hosts an Easter event in Jal for local children with a weekly prize. A lucky finder will win a pass to the show lasting a week.
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Emilou Betty
Jal
Wells Completed In Week In Oklahoma Field Drilling
Over a week, multiple wells reported completions and ongoing drilling across sections in 37e. Notable completions include Gulf No 2 Woolworth with 2,000,000 CFG and Shell No 3 Whitten at 3636 ft. Drilling continues on several wells such as Continental No 8 A 20 Jack and Gulf No 2 Holt.
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Gulf
Ramsey
Swsw
T. d
Skelly
Sherrell
Swine
Shell
Whitten
Anderson & Prnch
Continental
Culbertson & Irwin
Langford
Bertha
Swiw
Drig
Woolworth
Sese
Gulf No
Holt
Sesw
King
Carl B
Toby
Nwsw
Leonard
Bates
Olsen
Blinebry
Sene
Sun
Stuart
Nene
Shasta No
Swnw
Nwse
Sims
New
W. O. c. Texas Co
Fristoe
Sws
Texas Co
Black
Nesw
Hughes and guests visit Cloudcroft in snowfall
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Hughes and Mrs. R W Green with Mrs Hughes sister on a visit enjoyed a trip to Cloudcroft as snow whitened the landscape.
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Hunter Hughes
R. W. Green
Hughes
Cloudcroft
Adams and Hughes Enter City Ballot Race
With the election near, Adams will run for mayor and J M Whitworth for two year council, John Benton for two year, and L J Cassley with Bill Fink for four year council. Hunter Hughes also filed to run for mayor.
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A. H. Adams
J. M. Whitworth
John Benton
L. J. Cassley
Bill Fink
Hunter Hughes
Resignation of Rev Norris Accepted by Church
After a three week turmoil in the Baptist church, Rev W H Norris was voted out by 65 to 55. Charges led him to offer resignation which the church initially refused. The controversy and talk continued as the church moves to call a new preacher.
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Baptist Church
W. H. Norris
Norris
Jal Flare Announces Election Proclamation in Jal New Mexico
The town of Jal in Lea County New Mexico schedules an April 2 1940 mayor and council election. Voters must meet state residency and registration rules and vote between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM at the school house. The notice bears witness of the town seal dated February 20 1940.
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New Mexico
Lea
Jal
State of Mexico
New
Lea County
Mexico
Biber
Miss Faye McKeown Visits Kathleen in Lubbock for Easter
Miss Faye McKeown plans to visit in Lubbock Tuesday and Wednesday with her sister Kathleen who is home for Easter. Kathleen attends Texas Tech University and is pursuing college studies.
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Faye McKeown
Lubbock
Eigher
Kathleen
Texas Tech
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H.F. Steen
Rotary
J.H. Smith
Odd Fellows’ Building
Mrs. Amburgey
Mrs. Johnson
Fawn Ray
Nmnu Sorority
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Ling-erg La-Mu-Tan- Chu
Lingerg
Adams
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