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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
2
Published in Jal New Mexico on Thursdays by Long Publications, serving Lea County with weekly notices and local items.
In this humorous piece Fred Gipson recounts his first dove hunt. He urges readers to travel 25 to 30 miles to a pasture, embrace rough experiences like flat tires and mud, choose a marshy site for mosquitoes, and carry two heavy bags of shells and gear for active hunting.
A hunter recalls using a grasshopper as a decoy to rest his shotgun and misfire when a dove rose. He notes the hopper’s hind legs and eyes appearing like a rear sight, giving him an alibi as others blamed common hunting mishaps.
Mrs Ollie Ely, severely injured last week, is recovering and has a dislocated shoulder. A Mr L T Nix also suffered an eye injury from steel, with the object removed and improving. Church notes report a gospel meeting success and a welcoming message.
Jack Benny expands from host duties to straight comedy in Paramount's Man About Town. He plays an American impresario bringing a troupe to London and stumbling into English society. LeRoy Stone notes the shift in Benny's film persona.
Armon B. Strowger set up the first dial telephone in 1891 at La Porte Indiana marking an early step in telephone service evolution.
Texas raised 3,285,000 turkeys in 1988 earning a total of 6,866,000 dollars and an average price of about 2.09 dollars per bird.
Paul Fletcher travels to Wink this week to visit his brother John and discuss family matters and local news.
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