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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
2
The Jal Flare is a Thursday paper published in Jal, Lea County, New Mexico by the Flare Publishing Company. It serves local readers with news and community notices for the region.
The governor assured supporters that free text book distribution will not be curtailed. Superintendent Burke criticized state influences that pushed the bill and explained removing the 150000 minimum would ensure at least half of the fund goes to text books, preventing first allocations from higher learning institutions.
Gardeners work on park flower beds while De D Roberts asks residents to donate extra canna bulbs for a center bed. Dr Roberts collects bulbs for city use and delivers them to M J Hadley who landscapes the park. Hap Myers suffered a sinus infection this week.
Invited guests attended a seated silver tea hosted by the W. M. S. in the Methodist Church reception hall. The decor featured indirect lighting, a maroon rug, and a center crystal bowl with spring flowers. Entertainment included a Sub Debs skit about gossip, baritone and piano solos, clarinet and violin numbers, musical readings, and vocal performances by local residents.
Ten members of the Baptist Brotherhood met Monday night to discuss a vexing community issue. They plan further announcements next Monday night and invite anyone interested to join and help work out a solution. The nature of the problem will be disclosed to interested readers from Brotherhood members.
Church weekly timetable lists Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning service at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7 p.m. Brotherhood meets Monday at 7 p.m. WMA Paso Camp Circle Tuesday 2 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday.
A roundup of drilling results lists dozens of oil wells and test depths in multiple sections, noting names such as Italo, Woolworth, Phillips, Skelly, and Amerada among operators. The report highlights daily oil production, new locations, and completions, ending with a fishing party including Andy Gump, Mickey McDonald and Roger Northcutt at Red Bluff Tuesday.
A Sandhill picnic was held Friday night for the senior league. Mrs. Walter Pendleton and Mrs. L. V. Hadley took sixteen league members to the Sandhills near the El Paso Camp where they rode a flat bed truck to the event. They roasted weiners, ate sandwiches, and played games in the sand.
Lea County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for a list of old furniture and fixtures including desks tables chairs and beds plus a garage and electric pump. Bids due to the County Clerk by 10:00 A M April 3 1939 with right to reject any or all bids. Pearl B McGlathery Clerk. Local notes record residents visiting recovering from illness and a weekend fishing trip with six large fish.
The Church of God of God revival begins April 2 led by Evangelist Rev. Ratchford. Public invited to attend nightly at 7 30 p m with Rev J C McClinch in charge of singing. Pastor T M McClendon issues invitation for cooperation to bring salvation.
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