Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1911: Roosevelt County commissioners ordered there be light in the county courthouse.
“It is the order of the board that the court house be wired for lighting by the Public Service Co. as per contract to be hereafter agreed upon by the board and Public Service Co.,” the Roosevelt County Herald reported.
Terms of that contract were not reported.
1931: Don Foster, previously the “popular, progressive and efficient superintendent of the Floyd schools,” had been selected agricultural agent for Curry County, the Portales Valley News reported.
Foster planned to move into his new position in April, so that he could complete most of the school term.
“There is no teacher in the county more popular than Mr. Foster, and during his years of teaching in the county he has brought much recognition to his school due to the success of his teams in vocational work,” the newspaper reported.
1961: Bynum Motors had delivered a 1961 model GMC pickup to Edwin Garnett, assistant county agent in charge of Roosevelt County 4-H programs.
Cecil Bynum said the truck was to be used for 4-H work, and that a new model would be provided for the same purpose in 1962.
Power promoted …
1931: New Mexico Utilities Co. encouraged its customers to take advantage of services.
“A penny becomes a lot of money when it is spent for electrical service,” a newspaper ad stated.
“Electricity is cheap. Use more of it.”
EPAC tipping off …
1961: The fourth annual East Plains Athletic Conference tournament was about to tip off in Melrose.
Joe Bilberry was leading the Floyd Broncos, “frequently hitting over 20 points in a game,” the Portales News-Tribune reported. “His teammates have not given him enough support to insure any consistent amount of victories, however.”
Floyd went into the tourney with a 2-9 record. It lost to Grady in the first round, with Bilberry scoring 17 points.
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