Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1985: Capt. Joe Frank Chavez and Capt. Evelyn Chavez were the new commanders of Clovis’ Salvation Army.
Joe Chavez said the organization’s food shelves were sparsely stocked and thrift store sales had totaled just $26,000, far short of a projected $57,000.
The Chavez’s were reminding area residents that the Salvation Army and other non-profit entities needed donations all year long, not just at Christmas.
1975: Portales police had arrested two young men in connection with the burglary of $3,500 worth of Indian jewelry from the Hi-Way 70 Truck Stop. About half of the stolen jewelry was recovered from a Portales residence.
Officials said they believe entry into the store was gained through an unlocked rear window. In addition to the jewelry, the thieves were suspected of breaking into a cigarette machine and cash register.
1960: Curry County Extension Agent Phil Crystal wrote in his newspaper column that he’d received a note from farmer Truett Borden.
“He tells me he killed orange and black bugs off his blackeyed peas with rotenone,” Crystal reported.
Crystal agreed rotenone was an effective way to prevent bugs from damaging peas and it “is gone in a day or two.”
While ingestion of the pesticide is mildly toxic to humans and other mammals, it is extremely toxic to insects.
Price check …
1960: Tootie’s Cashway at Seventh and Main in Clovis was offering Colgate toothpaste for 43 cents, Morton’s fruit pies for 39 cents, and tomato soup for 10 cents per can.
Tootie’s offered double stamps on Wednesdays.
1910: Miller & Luikart, a Portales dry goods store, was selling black derby hats for $3.
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