Pages past - June 10

On this date ...

1960: Troy Jernigan of Portales was feeling thankful after a car accident on a rain-slickened U.S. 70 the night before left him with only a cut on his side.

Jernigan and his cousin, Douglas Jernigan, were returning home from Clovis about 9 p.m. when their vehicle topped five-mile hill and suddenly went into a spin.

“One of the doors came open, dumping out (Troy) Jernigan,” the Portales News-Tribune reported.

Douglas Jernigan, the driver, and another passenger were not injured. Troy Jernigan was treated for his cut at Roosevelt General Hospital, then released.

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