Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1972: Stansell's Highland Super Market at Main and Manana offered meat specials of bacon (69 cents per pound), hams (59 cents per pound) and pork chops (59 cents per pound).
A 2-pound bag of Jolly Time popcorn was 29 cents.
A 2-ounce bottle of shoe polish was 19 cents.
1967: Clovis police said 836 car accidents were reported in 1966.
That number was down from 1,005 reported in 1965.
But accidents were more severe in 1966 - 240 injuries, compared to 179 injuries reported in 1965. Five people died in crashes on city streets in 1966, compared to three in 1965.
1957: A 12-year-old Clovis boy was suspected in at least five breakins at local businesses.
He was arrested with "several dollars in small change and the keys to three soft-drink dispensing machines in his possession," the Clovis News-Journal reported.
He confessed to police that he had broken into the Long Bell Lumber Co., the Mitchell Street service station, the White Hut Cafe, the Magic Stream Laundry and Central Auto Electric.
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