Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1997: Clovis schools Superintendent Joe Mack Mitchell, 52, announced his retirement.
He said he was looking into “other kinds of work,” but had no specific plans.
Mitchell had been an educator for 30 years.
His salary was $74,900 annually.
He cited the implementation of Character Counts and HOSTS (Helping One Student to Succeed) as career accomplishments.
1962: Associates Loan Co. at 520 Pile St. in Clovis advertised “You’re welcome to our money!”
A newspaper ad read, “Try our famous Payday Loan. Or you can get cash for any good purpose in any amount $25 to $1,000. Our terms are fair, our people are accommodating and we can help you in a hurry.”
A $50 loan for two weeks cost 81 cents in interest, the newspaper ad read.
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