Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1942: Harold Wheeler of Portales had received a scholarship to attend Harvard University.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wheeler was a 1942 graduate of Portales High School.
"The scholarship entitles the winner to a cash amount and assured him of an opportunity to work for the remainder of his college expenses," according to "News from Portales," published in the Clovis News-Journal.
Wheeler said he would major in science.
He was the fourth Portales High grad in four years to be accepted into Harvard with a scholarship.
1942: The Country Store in Clovis offered the following in a paid newspaper advertisement:
• two dozen bananas for 25 cents;
• two dozen oranges for 25 cents;
• 10 pounds of potatoes for 39 cents;
• two cans of White Swan corn for 25 cents;
• a quart of Miracle Whip for 39 cents.
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