Club Renews Dump Spot Campaign at Ladies Night
Tuesday at the Jal Civic Club the Ladies Night crowd heard a plan to create a caliche pit on the Kermit highway as a dumping ground. Committees were formed to secure the site and fence it, with Mayor H H McAllister chairing the fencing panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal
Meth‘1st Church
Kermit Highway
H. H. McAllister
Johnnie Canmell
Randy Johnston
Civic Club
Brooks Brininstool
Jal Places Second to Hobbs in County Meet
Jal finishes second overall in the county track meet trailing Hobbs in senior events while Jeter and Zahn lead in points. Senior Jal total 59 1 3, juniors 42, Hobbs 69 1 6 and 40.5 respectively. Full results list times and placings for sprints and distance events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal
Hobbs
Jeter
Zahn
Evans
Eunice
Parrish
Paririeview
Prairieview
Baird Elected First President of Golf Club
Jal Golf Club formed at the high school meeting electing L. A. Baird as first president J M Whitworth as secretary treasurer and Randy Johnston Gus Kendricks and H F Stein as directors. Acme Lumber donated three benches to the club plans to improve the course include more benches score cards to be printed and issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jal Golf Club
L. A. Baird
J. M. Whitworth
Randy Johnston
Gus Kendricks
H. F. Stein
Acme Lumber Company
Baird
Cubs To Hunt Arrow Heads In Mountain Outing
Cub Scouts met Wednesday afternoon for a baseball game and planned a Saturday trip to Custer Mountain eight miles from Jal. They will take lunch and search for arrow heads with Cub master Rev. C. Y. Butler of the Methodist church guiding the outing.
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Custer Mountain
C. Y. Butler
The
Methodist Church
Jal
Trade-In Offer To Be Sought In Jal Fire Annex
Jal seeks better fire protection as the City Council and Fire Department study trucks and equipment. Chief F W Wynn of Hobbs proposes a Western truck trade-in and a demonstration for Jal. The council will decide on purchase terms while Fire Chief Brooks Briainstool arranges an offer from Western Co. to trade in the old Ford chassis. Jack Thornton elected secretary and Boy Scouts named patrols to aid traffic control at fires. A traveling inspector from the State and June 1921 Las Vegas training are discussed.
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Jal
F. W. Wynn
Hobbs Department
Hobbs
Wynn
Jalmen
Brooks Briainstool
Western Co
Ford
Jack Thornton
Las Vegas
Mrs Dick Hadley Named Captain of Girl Scouts
Mrs Hadley was chosen captain of a planned Girl Scout troop with three levels and a meeting set for Thursday to organize the group. Other leaders include Mrs Scott Mrs Brown and Mrs Spear with planning at the church this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hadley
Walter Pendleton
Ray Spear
C. V. Walden
H. H. McAllister
Harry Scott
O. B. Brown
Savings Bonds Sales Rank Jal Post Office 1938
Savings of $1 068 75 in 1938 at Jal post office ranked 21st among third class offices. Dulce led with $1 593 75 in per capita sales while Jal trailed Eunice and similar towns in overall sales.
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U. S
Jal
Eunice
Dulce
Oil activity eases in Jal area week ending April 28
Jal area shows 22 rigs active with one completion and three locations during the week. Wells include Anderson and Prichard Nos. 5 6 7 and A-32 in sections 5 25s 37e and 32 24s 87e, with depths from 290 to 8,496 feet. Amerada Petroleum No. 2 Johnson and Cities Service No. 2 Dabbs list drilling and spudding activities. Humble Oil and Resources No. 1-L reports 1980 feet from location 8S 660.
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Jal
Anderson & Prichard
Anderson and Pritchard
and & Prichard
State
Esec
Amerada Petr
Johnson
Sec
Dabbs
Swaw
Great West Products
Leonard
Nwnw
Watg Gasg
Humble Oil & Res
El Paso Gas Plans Dry Ice Plant in Mora County
El Paso Natural Gas Co plans a large dry ice plant in Mora County to handle CO2 production. A contract was awarded to Torrey & Feaster to drill the El Paso Gas CO2 well in Section 14-19N-21E. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Adelle Galle on the birth of a son weighing seven pounds four ounces born April 26.
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Adelle Galle
el Paso
Trash and Court Ordinances Passed by City Council
City Council met at city hall and approved two new ordinances and repealed a third. A ten dollar fine was set for burning trash within city limits. An ordinance provided five dollars monthly to the Precinct No. 15 Justice of the Peace as Jal Police Judge. Ordinance No. 12, long unenforced, was repealed as an excess profit tax on liquor with a 25 percent charge on net income from liquor sales. Water Superintendent Brininstool was directed to reserve funds for water bonds and interest. The mayor appointed A. H. Adams and J. M. Whitworth to discuss a property tax on fal properties to back bond payments if the water system cannot meet obligations.
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Justice of the Peace of
Precinct No. 15
Jal
Brooks Brininstool
A. H. Adams
J. M. Whitworth
Strunk to Teach at Silver City This Summer
G B Strunk Jal teacher has been elected to teach industrial arts at New Mexico State Teachers College at Silver City this summer. Mrs Strunk plans to attend college while they are there. They plan to attend the National Teachers convention at the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco during the Fourth of July holidays.
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G. B. Strunk
New Mexico
Four Boys Advance to State Track Meet
Four high school athletes Edward Mosley Carl Murray Loyd Grider and Bill Zahn qualified for the state track meet in Albuquerque over the weekend. Carlton Jeeter junior division and Bill Zehn senior division led the county meet as top point scorers with Jeeter earning eleven ribbons, a county record.
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Albuquerque
Edward Mosley
Carl Murray
Loyd Grider
Bill Zahn
Carlton Jeeter
Bill Zehn
Carton Jeter
Mrs Sam Woodruff Dies in Monahans
Mrs Sam Woodruff formerly of Jal died Monday in a Monahans hospital. Funeral arrangements are being made. The body will be sent back to her home in Washington. The High School Band will play a concert Wednesday night in the high school auditorium.
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Sam Woodruff
Monahans
Jal
Washington
Nigh School
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