South of the Border play enlivens Apr program at high school
The high school auditorium hosted a Spanish themed program led by Mrs. supervision with Wilbur Crenwelge singing South of the Border. Students portrayed Juanita Biddle Beverly Burke Pancho and others in a tale of bandit danger and rescue. Spanish class performances included La Cucaracha Cielito Lindo and the Mexican Hat Dance. The Spanish class also toured Ker mit and Wink on April 14. Western Gas merges with Gulf States Oil forming Western Natural Gas Company with Houston as new office and Midland as district hub, transferring several employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Crenwelge
Glenna Clary
Charlene Hyman
Hal Betty
Maria
Felipe
Pancho
Beverly Burke
Richard
Richard Higgins
David Boy
Juanita Biddle
Juanita Johnson
Cielito Lindo
el Pancho Grande
David Boyd
Kermit and Wink
Western Gas
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Gulf States Oil Company of
Houston
Western Natural Gas Company
Texas
Midland
Enperors
Jal
W. K. Davis
H. McKay
Paul Nelson
D. F. Baer
Scott Brown
Paul Wright
Pete Tyler
Sam Brown
Nada Ruth Buffington
Jal Flare Writers Win State Contest Honors
In Las Vegas New Mexico on April 11 and 12 Irvin Curry took third in editorials for Steadfastness Pays and Wilbur Crenwelge finished second in features for The Greatest Day in History.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School Journalism Association
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Irvin Curry
Steadfastness Pays
Wilbur Crenwelge
Memorial Service Held for Oil Workers Union Members
Memorial services were held in Union Hall on Thursday night for 24 Oil Workers Union members killed in the Texas City disaster. A minister of the Church of Christ, Mr John R., led the service honoring the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Workers Union
Texas City
Idh ‘of Christ
John
Eighth Grade Class Maps School Building Sections
Mrs Smith assigns five groups to draw scaled parts of the school. Group One sketches the gymnasium, Group Two the north end of the main building, Group Three the home economics building, Group Four the south end of the main building, and Group Five the band hall.
Ada Mae Hair Crowned Rodeo Queen at ENMC 1947
Ada Mae Hair of Jal was elected Rodeo Queen of Eastern New Mexico College by popular vote on April 17 1947. The event featured a parade at the Fair Grounds with floats from college groups and civic organizations, a coronation on horseback, and rodeo acts including barrel racing bull riding and a cutting horse exhibition with Bob Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Mae Hair
Jal
Eastern New Mexico College
ENMC
M. O. Pate
Ada Mae
Golden
Fair
Bob Crosby
Queen Ada
Silver Pack
Pioneer- Cacique
Future Teachers of America
Beta Tau Chi Sorority
Wesley Foundation Society
New Typewriters Purchased for Jal School
Three new Underwood typewriters were bought from Davis Supply Co. of Hobbs New Mexico for the Jal school. Mrs. Fink uses one in her office and the other two sit in the typing room. James Sloan praised the inverted shift feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood
Davis Supply Co
Hobbs
N. M
Jal
Fink
James Sloan
Mellow keted Mand of Meee Hill Fisk ata been April 23
Fragmentary text references an event on April 23 with unclear details. Names and places are unreadable, limiting precise summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meee Hill
Fisk Ata
Senior Play Presented April 18
The senior class presented Song of My Heart a romantic drama on April 18 to an appreciative audience. Beverly Burke played dual roles, with David Boyd and Jimmy Curtis providing comic relief as negro servants. The cast was well characterized and the group honored directors and music staff with corsages and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Burke
David Boyd
Pokey
Jimmy Curtis
Mandy
Hoyte Fellers
J. J. Smith
Joelene
Ann Bowington
Nancy Oliphant
Shirley Cunningham
Pat Ramsey
Jack Lindsey
Jal Youth Returns Soon
Jal Flare reports a young man left Jal on Thursday stating he would go to Fort Worth Texas for reasons of beauty. Eldon Hager notes the next day he learned the man had returned to Jal, prompting fresh disclaimer from the adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Hager
Jal
Eldon
Fort Worth
Texas
O. M. Stewart
Bicycle Collision at Texas-New Mexico Camp
A bicycle collision on April 12 at the Texas-New Mexico Camp involved Patsy Fowler, her friend Lana Smalley, and cyclist Charlie Bettis. Lana Smalley sustained a minor cut to her foot from a wheel spoke, and the wound is healing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas-New Mexico
Patsy Fowler
Lana Smalley
Charlie Bettis
Lana
Auto Ware Store Reopens With New Furniture Shipment
Mr and Mrs Dave Foreman owners returned from Dallas with living room dining room and bedroom suites and other furnishings. The store was closed three days while the furniture was arranged in the showroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Foreman
Dallas
Al Bo Chemical Company Wins Pest Control Contracts
Hobbs partners P. E. Alexander of Hobbs and C. A. Boyd of Jal organize Al Bo Chemical Company to provide pest control and sanitation services in Hobbs Eunice Jal Kermit and Brownfield. The firm uses 600 pound pressure motor truck units and smaller pumps for inside spraying four times monthly for multiple firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Alexander
Hobbs
C. A. Boyd
Jal
al- Bo Chemical Company
Eunice
Kermit
Brownfield
Skeletons Found Near Jal And Community Building Progress
Mr. O B Brown of the Texas New Mexico Company reports skeletal remains near Jal sent to the University of New Mexico and identified as a woman and a sixteen year old boy. The Jal Community Building near the Scout Hut advances with four donated lots, an abstract, and a legal opinion. foundations excavated for a 40 by 90 foot structure. Concrete mixer and block machine on site. material ready includes sand rock reinforcing lumber cement and window sash. Donations of cash labor and materials are recorded in a ledger and a public subscription funds the project seeks broader community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Brown
Texas New Mexico Company
Jal
University of New Mexico
Huffaker invites Jal seniors to Hardin-Simmons open house
Dorothy Huffaker, former Jal resident and current Hardin-Simmons University student, invites Jal High seniors to campus for an April 26 open house. Students will be excused from classes to tour the campus, enjoy a barbecue and festival with parades by bands, and watch an 80 foot ball team exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Huffaker
Jal
Hardin-Simmons University
Jal High
HSU
Youth Director Visits Jal by NM Church of God
Rev. and Mrs. D. S. McCoy the Church of God State Youth Director of New Mexico visited Jal on Friday April 4. In the Young People's service he summarized the Young People's work in New Mexico. They then traveled to Brownfield Texas to visit Mr. and Mrs. D. S. McCoy Sr. parents of the two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal
Mra. D. S. McCoy
Church of God State
New Mexico
McCoy
Mrs. McCoy
T. M. McCoy
Brownfield
Texas
D. S. McCoy
Fly-Up Ceremony Bridges Brownies To Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts and Brownies held a fly-up ceremony at the 1.C.C.F. Hall on April 28. Mrs. Brooks Brininstool introduced the Brownies Bernice Bowington Constance Marshall Breta Foley Glenda Brown and Barbara Armstrong as they received wings and conferred pins on friends. Barbara Goodwin welcomed the girls into the Girl Scouts and thanked leaders Mrs. C. Hays and Mrs. Halley Ray. Guests were served punch coffee and cake as the Brownies and Girl Scouts sang and presented a folk dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts and Brownies
1.C.C.F. Hall
Barbara Goodwin
Girl Scouts
Eeme
C. Hays
Halley Ray
Clarence Armstrong
FBI Investigator in Jal Confirms Confidential Probe
Deputy Sheriff Elmer Teena reports that FBI agent Mr Jimmy Durrett, stationed in Carlsbad New Mexico, is in Jal on a confidential investigation. The purpose remains withheld but may be released later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.B.I
Jal
Jimmy Durrett
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Time Change Alters Lunch at School Start
The April 24 schedule shift moves the day to begin at 8 AM instead of 9 AM causing confusion. Betty Kendrick leaves for lunch at 11 after the third period but returns for the fourth period with extra time. Glenn Elliot and Wilber Crenwelge also misjudge the noon hour and study hall, while Mr. Stewart notes the unusual shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Kendrick
Glenn Elliot
Mr. Stewart
Wilber Crenwelge
Wilbur
Fifth Six Weeks A Honor Names and Attendees
Fifth Six Weeks A Honor list includes Rell Wilbur Crenwelge Joan Phillips and others. The second item notes a grocery store under construction on Main Street across from Meadows Feed managed by the Claiborne brothers F G and M L with an 86 by 80 foot building planned and modern features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rell
Wilbur Crenwelge
Joan Phillips
Pens Oe
F. G
M. L. Claiborne
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Balley
Junati
Auto Ware
University
Honor Bell
Horace Anderson
Lola Cody
Irvin Currg Curtis
Donald Gillit
Max Miller
Barry Pender
Frank Lee Barken
Nancy J. Olephant
David Baum
Jo Ed Crenwelge
Anna Vee Johnson
Jerry Lindsey
Shirley Ramsey
Shirley Cuneningham
Barbara Ann
Dyere
Mary B. Maxwell
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