Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1937: A Liberal, Kansas, woman was killed in a one-car rollover near Farwell.
Hattie Grainger, 72, died from head injuries in the accident that also left five injured.
Authorities said the victim's daughter, Mabel Grainger, was driving when a tire on the car blew out.
1937: Clovis' Buick dealer was inviting fight fans to listen to the radio broadcast of the Joe Louis-James Braddock heavyweight championship at the Clovis showroom.
Bi-State Motor advertised it had "seats for all."
Louis won by eighth-round knockout.
The fight took place June 22, 1937.
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