Honor Rolls For Fourth Six Weeks
The list shows students named on the high school Honor Roll for the fourth six weeks. Students include David Bo Wilbur Curry James Curtis Anna Vee Johnson Mary Maxwell Nancy Olephant Bovesly Lola Cod Lloyd Fink Harold Gene Gillit La Don Harris Max Miller Barry Poage Frankie Lee Barking Bill Brinninstool Shirley Cunningham and other names appear in the roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bo Wilbur
Curry James Curtis
Anna Vee Johnson
Mary Maxwell
Nancy Olephant
Bovesly Eee
Enna
Lola Cody Lloyd Fink Harold Gene Gillit la Don Harris
Max Miller
Barry Aone
Frankie Lee
Bill Brinninstool
Shirley Cunningham
Work Begins On Jal-Cooper Cemetery Fence
The Jal Cooper Cemetery enclosure project started on March 15 and 16 with four inch pipes set in cement for the front crosses and two inch pipes as a grade. Volunteers cleared gravesites while a lunch was prepared. A water well will power a windmill and tank to irrigate trees, and the cemetery association seeks more donations of time gear and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal-Cooper
Big Inch Pipeline Progress in California Fails to Start on West End
The Big Inch Pipeline from Eunice New Mexico to Blythe California advances on the California side but 24 inch pipe cannot be laid yet due to pipe scarcity. A 16 inch feeder line reaches from Jal to Pecos River and from Eunice to Fullerton Field with new equipment including 16 trucks and a ditching machine. Four compressor stations are planned at Eunice Jal Keystone and Fullerton Field with completion forecast for the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice
New Mexico
Blyth
California
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Jal
Pecos River
Fullerton Field
Keystone
Oil Well No 13 Begins Drilling Near Hobbs Highway
Henry Norton reports Anderson-Pritchard Oil Corporation has started drilling for Oil Well No 13 in Wells Leases four miles north of Hobbs Highway. Surface pipe is set and drilling proceeds toward the Ley Pay Zone, reaching about 8 600 feet as work appears to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal
Henry Norton
Anderson-Pritchard Oil Corporation
Hobbs Highway
Juniors Stage Me and My Shadow Play for Banquet Funds
The Juniors of Juniqgy Class presented Me and My Shadow in the school auditorium on Friday March 31 under Mr Keith Requa. Cast included Sid Stormes Juanita Johnson Leck Jones Jackie Curright Lola Cody Juanita Biddle M L Moore Max Miller. Proceeds support the Junior Senior banquet and prom. Leck Jones thanked Mrs Marshall for help and presented her a bouquet of sweetpeas. The Juniors also honored sponsor Mr Requa with two shrubs for his yard. They thanked Mrs Fellert and Sally Wray for advertising and Autoware Supply for stage props loan. influenza epidemic caused postponement from March 14 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Requa
Sid, Stormes
Juanita Johnson
Leck Jones
Jackie ‘Curright
Lola Cody
Juanita Biddle
M. L. Moore
Max Miller
Injured Jal High Athlete Hurt in Home-Made Pistol Accident
Jal High School athlete George Montgomery sustained a left leg and hip wound Sunday afternoon when a home-made 22 pistol discharged after being dropped during rabbit hunting near Jal. He was driven to Robinson- McClure Clinic in Kermit and returned home March 18, resuming school later that week. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Montgomery
Jal
George
Mac Hadley
Mac
Tom O'Donnel
Robinson- McClure
Kermit
Texas
Frank Montgomery
Montgomery
Jal Schools Close For Week
Jal schools shut for the rest of the week after an influenza epidemic hit the district. Over a quarter of students and many teachers absent, with plans to make up lost time before spring term. Superintendent Burke says Easter holiday time will be used for catch up and classes will meet on Saturdays March 22 and 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coose
Jal
Burke
JAL PEOPLE VISIT IN BROWNFIELD TEXAS
Mrs T M McCoy and family visited Brownfield Texas with Mrs McCoy and Mr Cooper on March 2 and 8. They traveled to Lubbock for shopping before returning to Jal. Mr McCoy's parents are now visiting him in Jal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
T. M. McCoy
MecCoy
S. R. Cooper
Texas
Mr. McCoy
Mrs. McCoy
Jal
Lubbock
Jal New Mexico designates Clean Up week April 12 to 20
The town of Jal New Mexico proclaims April 12 to 20 as Clean Up week. Sponsored by the Women’s Club with town officials Fire department and Boy Scouts cooperating. Trucks will collect trash from convenient sites. call at Water Office for details. Signed Mayor Geo E Davis and Town Clerk Blanche Colley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal
New Mexico
Women’s Club of
Women’s Club
Water Office
Red Cross Breakfast Drives Support for Local Drive
Red Cross workers plan a March 20 breakfast at Butler Cafe led by John R. Fulmer of the Church of Christ. Attendees selected donors and two booths were set up on opposite sides of the street. El Paso Natural Gas donated 200 dollars. additional oral contributions will be announced after March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Tommie Knight
Butler Cafe
John R. Fulmer
Church of Christ
Mesdames W. T. Peacock, Jr
J. W. Cunningham
D. C. Buffington
H. B. Hicks
O. H. Harris
R. C. Bowington
J. D. Cochran
Joe Bussey
Anna Bish
eJan Hearne
C. E. Goin
Lida Moore
Messrs
O. M. Stewart
M. R. Madera
Elan Hearne
Fowler Hair
Jal
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Flare Travels as Letters Reach Jal School Officials
The Jal Flare outreach expands as two letters arrive at Superintendent J. L. Burke. Comdr. Robert Feddern, now posted at Wake Island, thanks Jal for the Flare. Lt. Col. W. H. Clark, stationed in Munich, commends the journalism class and the American spirit of Jal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Burke
Burke
Wake Island
Pacific
Munich
Germany
Robert Feddern
Jal Hi
W. H. Clark
Margie C New Mee Among Booorrs Noted
Margie C New Mee appears in a Booorrs listing as a participant, with unclear context and fragmented wording. The entry mentions a name and group affiliation without full details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie
Mee
Ae i. Baler
Senior Play Set For April 18 At Jal High
Jal New Mexico notes senior play Song of Heart scheduled for April 18 directed by Mrs J Marshall. Setting follows Civil War era deep South with authentic costumes and period furniture sought. students improvise props and seek help to furnish period pieces. Ed Makovsky received Past Grand President ring from Burke at Kappa Kappa Psi Band Fraternity convention in Stillwater Oklahoma. Burke directed the 128 member intercollegiate Band from 19 universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Burke, Jr
Jal
N. M
Stillwat' ‘Er
Okla
Burke
Ed Makovsky
Makovsky
Hio
California
Ap 1
J. Marshall
Deep South
Anpeke
Road paving plan for Jal proposed with owner sign
The office notes two possible road projects in Jal with equipment for black topping ready. Property owners who agree to pave streets can have work done during the highway projects, saving time and money if they sign and arrange payment with contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal
Ofwanes
Lerk
Band Members Attend Eunice Clinic
Fourteen of Jal High School band’s forty-one members attended a County Band Clinic in Eunice on Saturday March 8. Illness kept many others from attending due to school closures from Monday through Friday. The attendees learned instrument techniques from special instructors with morning sessions before the evening concert. Local members joined Monument players. bands were split into Red and Blue groups. The Blue Band played in the afternoon and the Red Band performed the concert that evening featuring The Calf of Bagdad overture and the Klaxon March.
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Eunice
Monument
Brooder House Fire Destroys 105 Chicks
A gas heated wooden brooder burned at Mr. S. R. Cooper’s place early Friday morning March 7. Of 105 chicks only 27 escaped the net pen but are in poor health. Mrs. Cooper had just received the chicks from A. B. Harmonson Hatchery on March 4 and vows not to order so early again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Cooper
Cooper
A. B. Harmonson Hatchery
Civil Service Jobs Open In New Mexico
The U S Civil Service Commission announces vacancies for Field Assistant and Claims Assistant in Social Security Administration offices across New Mexico Texas and Louisiana. Wages range from 2394 to 2644.90 annually with a written exam required and applications due by March 31 1947. Bulletin and cards available from offices in San Antonio Dallas Denver.
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United States Civil Service Commission
United States Civil Service Region
Social Security Administration
Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance
New Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Hhe
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Maverick Building
San Antonio 5
U. S. Civil Service Region
South Harwood
Dallas
New Customhouse
Denver
Colorado
Jal To Receive D D T Sanitation Spraying In April
Hobbs based Mr. P. E. Alexander will commence D D T spraying in Jal from April. Last summer’s program yielded satisfactory results in Carlsbad and Hobbs. This season extends to Eynigs Jal Kermit Andrews Seminole Seagraves and Brownfield with spraying as needed or on regular intervals. Over 90 percent of basin firms have signed up. goal is full business support for city wide coverage. Citizens may contact the mayor or health officials George Davis or Dr T J Bradey to sign up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Alexander
Hobbs
Jal
Carlsebad
Carlsbad
Eynigs
Kermit, Andrews
Seminole
Seagraves
Brownfield
Tal Basin
Alexander
George Davis
T. J. Bradey
Billy Petty Receives Aid in Quest to Regain Ice
An eighth grade student named Billy Petty seeks help to regain access to ice at Pigvine, with assistance from local supporters and community members. The effort centers on restoring cooling facilities for student needs and school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Petty
Esaemene Stennes Ag
Pigvine
The
Eels
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jal-Cooper Cemetery
Big Inch
Geo. E. Davis
Blanche Colley
United States
Eunice Clinic
D.D.T. Sanitation
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