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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
2
The Jal Flare from Jal New Mexico lists Long Publications as the weekly publisher with office at City Drug Store. It notes d class matter status entered November 15, 1939 at the Jal Post Office and credits Stuart Long and Emma Jackson Long among staff.
The Jal Women s Society for Christian Service will present the program for the zone meeting in Hobbs on Monday. It will be an all day event with hopes for a large Jal delegation and a luncheon to be shared with other zone groups. Hazel Allison Burnie Bailey J Thornton Boswell Curtis Howell and Elouise Barron attended Texas Tech homecoming in Lubbock over the weekend visiting Jimmie Allison and his wife.
Two Mexican weddings occurred this week among Valley families. Ben Fuertes married Miss Rios daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Rios in Monahans on Wednesday. Anacio Subia wed Carolyn. the couple announced the ceremony later.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ernie Fielding on the birth of a daughter Wednesday. Little Miss Fielding weighed seven and a half pounds and was born at Perth. The mother and baby returned home Sunday from the hospital and both are reported to be in excellent health. The baby was named Betty Jean.
A large group from the Church of God plans to travel Friday and Saturday to Carlsbad for the ministers meeting. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Woods learn by telegram this week that their son in Ira is very ill with pneumonia.
Mrs Mayme Acuff of Big Spring is visiting her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs D C Buffington and will remain for another week.
Mr and Mrs F K Harrell moved to Safford Arizona this week due to Weldon Bairds illness. He is reported with tonsillitis and under doctors care.
The Women's Society for Christian Service of the Methodist Church met in the church parlor Monday afternoon. Mrs Fowler Hair presided. Mrs G L Keever led the study, introducing Migration. Mrs C A Boyd spoke on Historical Approach and Migration of To day. Mrs Hair discussed The Beginning of Migration.
Leon Long announced Gibbins and Heasley Co have relocated to a new Jal office one block north of Lea County Welding and Machine Shop, in the former E. L. Farmer office.
Wallace Cunningham nine year old from the Hum ble Camp suffered a scalp wound this week when a large piece of timber flew up and bumped him on the head. He is reported to be recovering.
Rex Theatre screens Britain's R A F in the latest March of Time detailing how the air force has grown to defend Britain. It uses real battle footage to show Spitfires and Hurricanes repelling Nazi bomber fleets and forcing the war to Germany and invasion bases on the French and Belgian coasts. The film explains Britain's shift from sea power to air mastery to counter the Nazi aerial blitz.
Monta McFadden silver tea is set for Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church with the WSCS in charge. A program features piano accordion and voice selections by pupils from Eunice Hobbs and Jal. A tea hour precedes a missionary offering for the South American mission.
Frank Butler travels to Sundown on Sunday to visit his brother Bill Butler.
Jimmy Gammill principal of a New Mexico elementary school and head of the state elementary principals section will preside at the Santa Fe meeting Friday. The program includes Donald McKay of Eastern New Mexico College, S C Garrison of Peabody College, R L Hunt of the National Education Association, and Hobbs supervisor Charles Mills. The Jal sextette will perform at the sectional meeting.
For the week ended October 19 there were no field locations or completions in the Jar area. Drilling activity included Brewer No. 1 Whitten 3275 feet in section 33 23s 36e and Brewer No. 2 Whitten location in section 5 24s 36e. Other movements and drilling involved Continental No. 1-B-25 Sholes moving in, Krupp & Flaherty No. 2-C Mob erly moving in, Olsen No. 2-A Blinebry drilling 1830 feet, Skelly No. 13 Simms 3813 feet shot, and Trinity Drilling Co No. 3-B Matrix drilling 3125 feet.
Rev L C Pennington, pastor of the Church of God, opens a revival this Sunday to introduce the new pastor to the Jal congregation. Mrs Walter Pendleton and son visit Artesia relatives and plan to return with her mother Mrs Della Beckett after a week.
Mrs Virgil Gourley has been in the local hospital this week as a medical patient.
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