Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1975: More than 5,000 people were “obviously delighted” with performances of the Air Force Thunderbirds and Golden Knights Parachute Team at Cannon AFB's annual open house, the Clovis News-Journal reported.
Static displays included World War II vintage aircraft, a B25 and an AT6, flown in by members of the Confederate Air Force.
The day also included a parade of floats.
1970: Republican Pete Domenici had pledged to fight illegal drugs during a day of campaigning for governor in “hippie-conscious” Taos, the Portales News-Tribune reported.
“If I'm elected, we will immediately after the election begin to find out a way to put together the resources of this state to fight this kind of thing,” Domenici said.
He lost the governor's race to Democrat Bruce King, but was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972.
1930: New Mexico Drug Co. in Portales was reminding parents:
“Now is the time to have your child vaccinated for Typhoid, and we are making a special reduction to school children - 65 cents for the treatment.”
Say yes to cake …
1950: Coffee, cake, ice cream and balloons for the kiddies were promised to those attending a sneak preview of the new Furr Food Store slated to open soon at Sixth and Pile streets in Clovis.
The store was going to be “100% self service,” according to its promotional advertising.
That’s entertainment …
1940: “Romance! Action! Drama! Filmed in natural color!”
That's what you could expect if you went to see Henry Fonda starring in “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” at Clovis' State theater.
The movie also starred Sylvia Sidney and Fred MacMurray in the story of a railroad man who befriended a mountain girl in a Kentucky family feud.
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