Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date …
1960: Checks and cash totaling $3,450 had been taken from Denton's Grocery and Café in Kenna.
Roosevelt County Deputy Sheriff Glenn Widener said someone broke into the store after 9 p.m. on a night when roads were hazardous because of snow and ice.
Traffic was sparse in the small town, the Portales Daily News reported, providing the burglars with little chance of being noticed.
1970: About 100 school administrators participated in a workshop on student dress code held at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales.
Denver University Law Professor John P. Linn provided legal advice. He said school officials had an obligation to guard against student “hazards,” but warned against any emphasis on comformity.
“It's time we quit saying everyone ought to look alike,” Linn told the group. “It's easy to confirm. That's what the Germans did.”
Musical chamber chairs …
1950: Pat Terrell, 28, had been named manager of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. He was coming to Portales from Frederick, Okla., where he had been that community's chamber manager.
Terrell was succeeding Fred Phelps, who had accepted the chamber manager's position in Clovis.
Radio days …
1950: Coyan and Purdy in Portales was offering a Christmas special -- $50 trade-in allowance on your old radio toward the purchase of any console Westinghouse or Emerson radio “in the house.”
Radios were priced from $199.95 to $259.95 “while they last.”
Bargain prices …
1970: The Main Street Army Store was “quitting business,” and offering guns and other items at “wholesale prices.”
Fishing equipment was 50 percent off. Sleeping bags were $9.88. Pendant watches went for $8.97. Stainless steel steak knife sets were $3.88. Wedding rings were $2.49.
The Army Store was located at 306 Main St. in Clovis.
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