Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1960: A new organization had been formed to “promote greater interest in intercollegiate athletics at Eastern New Mexico University.”
Howard Martin of Clovis was president of the new Greyhound Club. Norris Willis was the club’s vice president.
1950: The Clovis High School football team was taking it easy this week with no game on the schedule.
“Although there are no serious injuries on the squad, the Wildcats were pretty well used up after last Friday night’s 14-7 win over the Albuquerque Bulldogs,” the Clovis News-Journal reported.
“Nearly everybody on the squad had a bruised or sore place on their body that the ’Cat mentors didn’t want to aggravate.”
The newspaper reported the Wildcats had been watching “motion pictures” of previous games and learning from mistakes.
Oops …
1990: The Clovis News Journal incorrectly referred to Dr. I.D. Johnson, who lived at High Plains Nursing Home in Clovis, as “the late Dr. I.D. Johnson.”
The newspaper published a correction the next day, reporting it had inadvertently confused Dr. I.D. Johnson with the late Dr. V. Scott Johnson.
At the movies …
1955: The Tower theater in Portales was showing “Love Me or Leave Me,” starring Doris Day and James Cagney.
Coming soon: “The Man From Laramie.” James Stewart starred as “the man who guns his way from the pages of the famed Saturday Evening Post adventure!”
The Tower’s phone number was 214.
Something to eat …
1975: Da Hobo Haus in Portales was “Your home-owned pizza place, where you find the original thick hobo crust pizza.”
Da Hobo Haus pizza was “the one others are trying to imitate.”
Customers could call for delivery or pick up their orders at 1117 W. Second St.
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