Pages past - June 21

On this date ...

1952: Fire believed caused by faulty wiring swept through a barn on the Troy Fouts ranch seven miles south of Melrose.

The blaze destroyed feed and killed a prize bull, the Clovis News-Journal reported.

Losses were estimated at $1,000.

1952: The Snazzy Pig restaurant was open for business "in spite of the work on First Street," according to a newspaper ad.

The eatery on East First invited "all to stop in for good food."

The phone number was 3334.

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