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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1939
Page
3
The Intermediate League met Sunday to plan a sand hill party for Thursday night. They will bring sandwiches hot dogs and marshmallows to roast. A game will be played.
Home Making club sponsored by Miss Fannie Lou Stokes held a Mother Daughter buffet supper Tuesday night in the home economics cottage. Menu included grape juice cocktail assorted sandwiches potato salad relish mints cake and iced tea. A musical program followed with a high school girls trio a piano solo by Kate McKeown and two violin solos by Mrs J L Burke with Miss Zanelle Post at the piano. Gifts were presented to the mothers.
The senior play was well received in Friday afternoon and Saturday night showings and a Monument Monday night performance. A nice crowd attended each showing and the seniors were highly complimented on their talent.
Friday night at the High School Auditorium Mrs McClintock presents her pupils in a recital featuring readings musical numbers and songs. Participants include Jimmie Curtis Norma Faye Baird Shirley Jean Gracey Jackie Carnahan Gerry Linsey Joy Justis Dearbell Humphry Barbara Ann Walden Juanita Kaley and Ross Jene Easterling.
One of the outstanding school year events is planned for Friday night as the Junior Senior banquet is held in the Methodist Church banquet hall. The W. M. S will serve the dinner. Girls will wear pastel party dresses and a program of music and song has been arranged.
A stork shower was given for Mrs. Floyd Bowling at Mrs. W. T. Jarred’s home Tuesday afternoon. A large crowd attended and brought gifts. Ice cream and cake were served amid pink and white decorations. A large wicker basket was presented as a shower gift from Mr. Bowling.
Mr and Mrs R L Meyers Sr and Mr and Mrs J E O Quinn plus Miss Doris Meyers of Lamesa came to visit their son and grandson R L Meyers and family. Miss Meyers is Hap Meyers sister.
Mary McKay the ice skater bride signs a film contract with a no marriage clause and resolves the issue in The Ice Follies of 1939. The Rex Theatre shows the screen spectacle Sunday and Monday with Joan Crawford as Mary and James Stewart Lew Ayres and Lewis Stone in support. The production highlights the International Ice Follies on a mirror rink with a Hollywood backdrop and Crawford in her first singing role. Also noted are local visits from Mrs M A Petty to Jal and trips by Mr and Mrs Hunter Hughes and Dick Hadley to Monahans to meet a returning relative.
Rev Curtis and his family from Los Angeles preach a revival this week at the Church of God in town after holding services in Hobbs last week. Prospects suggest the revival may continue beyond Sunday.
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