Pages past - Sept. 22

On this date ...

1972: An early frost had local farmers on edge with what was predicted to be a bumper crop of milo ripening in the fields.

Eddie Harrington, who grew irrigated milo south of Rosedale, said a "hard freeze right now would virtually eliminate all prospects of a good maize crop."

The official overnight low for Clovis was measured at 36 degrees, but Harrington reported that in Rosedale it had dropped to 31 for several hours.

1962: A long list of police reports, all separate incidents, included antennas broken off of two vehicles, two stolen hubcaps, and a sweater taken from a gym basket at Marshall Junior High in Clovis.

In addition, a report was filed by an individual who said someone had taken $600 cash and a $160 check from his clothes "while he was taking a shower at his house," while another Clovis man was fined $10 for "creating unnecessary noise with a faulty muffler."

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