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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
2
A Jal, New Mexico weekly notice indicates the Long Publications imprint publishes every Thursday in Lea County.
A rugged reminiscence of a late night coon hunt at a waterhole in a canyon. The narrator and the Dutchess witness a fierce chase, pack battles, and Old Queen the coon dog, ending with fog, cold, and daylight escape back to the ranch.
In Jal a man first takes his child to a local doctor then to a bigger physician for relief. The patient improves after hours of cooperative care with the sympathetic doctors and grateful parents Mr and Mrs J M Crenshaw.
Douglas Smith Norfleet born July 18 1925 in Barstow Texas moved as a child to Jal New Mexico. He loved family friends and church joining the Jal band Boy Scouts and Epworth League. He died in El Paso Texas October 13 1939 after a lengthy illness and was buried at Balmorhea Texas with services led by Rev C Y Butler and the Jal band.
G Stewart and Dan Hill Jr of Ysleta hosted a visit last Sunday connected with the Lea County Gas Company.
Mr and Mrs P B Norfleet and family express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors of Jal for many kind words and deeds during the illness and death of their beloved son and brother. They pray the Father of us all repay in life.
Mr and Mrs R B Lasater express gratitude for the many gifts received after the birth of their son. Mr and Mrs Edgar Toby and family extend thanks for the sympathy shown during the illness and death of their son and brother Arthur Toby.
Sunday school at 9 45 preaching at 10 50 and 7 pm Epworth Leagues 6 pm Missionary Society Monday 2 pm Camp Fire Boys Tuesday 8 15 pm Prayer service Thursday 10 am You are welcome to all services The world needs Christianity It can not live without it Pastor C Y Butler urges support as best friend of the community
During filming at Rex Theatre location the buckboard ride for Our Leading Citizen ends in danger as a bee sting causes a horse to bolt down a steep mountain road. Bob Burns Gene Lockhart and Elizabeth Patterson lose control but avoid injury thanks to Burns handling the reins.
The Senior League plans a Sunday trip to Hobbs for the district meeting where electing a new district league secretary will be discussed since Mil dred Butler, the present secretary, is moving to Iraan. Mrs R L Meyers' mother of Hobbs has been visiting here this week.
Sunday School at 9 49 a m preaching services 11 to 12 B T A at 6 30 p m Monday W M A at 2 30 p m Tuesday Brotherhood at 7 00 p m Wednesday Teachers and officers meeting at 6 30 p m
Red Bluff officials reported October 1 storage at 48196 acre feet. By October 10 three districts used water above allotment: Reeves County plus 521 acre feet overdraft, Ward County District No 1 about 2727 acre feet over, Ward County District No 3 about 521 acre feet over. Grandfalls Imperial Buena Vista and Mentone kept balances. more allotments may come as inflow rises.
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