Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1973: Construction was almost complete on Eastern New Mexico University’s new asphalt track, with the first track meet scheduled for March 3 at the $100,000 facility.
Bill Silverberg, head track and cross country coach for the ENMU team, said Portales winds remained a concern for hosting events on the all-weather surface.
Silverberg said trees would be planted around the oval to help tame winds in the vicinity.
The Clovis News-Journal staffer who compiled the story wryly noted that, “By the time the trees grow to serve this purpose, it is likely the rubberized-asphalt surface will be worn out.”
1968: Dr. Ernst Kredel, Curry County public officer, reported that influenza had arrived late to the United States, and that confirmed cases had recently arrived “as far west as Kansas.”
Kredel warned, “We must expect some true and severe cases of influenza anytime with confirmed cases this close to Clovis.”
In other public health news, Kredel also noted that 347 people had received the Type III Sabin oral polio vaccine during a makeup clinic the week before at Texico, bringing to 10,627 the number of Curry County residents who had received all three types of polio vaccine during recent months.
Pages Past is compiled by Betty Williamson. Contact her at: [email protected]
