Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1971: TG&Y, located in Clovis' Hilltop Shopping Center, promoted itself as "your appliance gift headquarters."
Hand mixers were on sale for $6.88.
A Toastmaster waffler was $14.88.
The Shot of Steam iron was $21.88.
1966: The number of traffic deaths on New Mexico roads stood at 389.
That was down from 454 on the same date a year earlier.
1956: Officials at Holloman Air Development Center near Alamogordo had announced that what appeared to be a fireball in the sky was a classified project.
Authorities told area residents there was no need for alarm, but provided no additional information.
Pages Past is compiled by Editor David Stevens. Contact him at: [email protected]
