Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1910: J.D. Osborn, Portales' new city marshal, was cracking down on violators of city ordinances.
He was focusing on "speed of drivers of horses," and "hitching horses to awnings," the Roosevelt County Herald reported.
1937: Santa Fe Railway train carloads through Clovis for the previous week totaled 24,097. That was up from 20,195 from the previous year, Santa Fe officials said.
A Santa Fe freight agent told the Clovis Evening News-Journal that 22 cars of livestock were shipped out of the city during the week.
1950: A bolt of lightning had knocked down a pair of Southwestern Public Service Co. employees, and Mrs. E.R. Harris of Hillcrest Courts in Portales earned $3 for reporting the incident to The Portales Daily News.
The newspaper offered the prize for the best news tip each week.
1951: The U.S.A. Cafe at 122 W. Grand Ave. in Clovis was closed following an overnight fire.
Officials said a grease fire in the kitchen was responsible for damages.
1965: Two pro football players had been in Clovis, signing autographs at a local sporting goods store.
Tommy McDonald and Bob Lilly — both future Hall of Fame players — signed more than 1,000 autographs as they visited with area residents.
McDonald was a veteran flanker who had recently been traded from the Dallas Cowboys to the Los Angeles Rams. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection.
Lilly, one of Dallas’ greatest defensive linemen, predicted the Cowboys would be “contenders down to the final whistle” in 1965.
Dallas finished 7-7, qualifying for the Playoff Bowl but losing to Baltimore, 35-3.
1966: Graduation ceremonies were scheduled at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales with 50 of the 328 candidates receiving graduate degrees.
Samuel E. Braden, vice president and dean for undergraduate development at the University of Indiana, was the scheduled commencement speaker.
Bovina’s Jerry Francis Rigdon was scheduled to graduate summa cum laude — with highest honors — in mathematics.
1975: Sixteen seniors graduated in ceremonies at Melrose High School. De’ Aun Luce delivered the valedictory address. Salutatorian was Pam Cowan.
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