Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date …
1976: Clovis claimed to be the only city in New Mexico with a recycling center operated by the handicapped. Supervisor Ellis Pernell and Marie Ward, the center’s director, had been asked to appear on a Roswell television show to talk about the work they were doing.
1964: The Clovis Wildcats basketball team needed double overtime to slip past Lovington, 70-68, in a non-district tilt. John Thompson scored 32 points for Lovington. Clovis was led by John Shelley’s 22 points. Clovis’ B and C teams also beat Lovington in the triple header.
1951: Melrose-area residents were asking motorists to quit running the stop light in the northwest corner of town. Three serious accidents had been reported at the light, which blinked red in four directions. Motorists entering Melrose from the north were often traveling too fast to stop when they entered the intersection, possibly because they failed to notice the light, officials had speculated. Area home extension clubs were leading efforts to bring attention to the problem.
That’s entertainment …
1957: “The True Story of Jesse James,” “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” and “Invasion of the Saucer-Men” was the triple feature at the La Fonda drive-in theater, which featured in-car heaters. Admission was 60 cents.
Opera comes to the country
1956: Area residents were practicing for their upcoming performance of “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” a contemporary opera to be performed at First Methodist Church in Portales. Stars included Duana Blakley of Rogers and John Dougherty of Portales.
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