Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1972: A late-afternoon storm slammed the region, wrecking two trailer homes and sending one woman to the hospital for treatment of shock.
More than an inch of rain and "a considerable amount of pea-sized hail accompanied the wind," the Clovis News-Journal reported.
The trailers were on opposite sides of State Road 18, about two miles north of Clovis.
Mrs. Tim Martin, 19, was alone in her trailer when the storm hit. She was pinned under a couch when her home overturned. When she escaped, she ran about 100 yards through heavy rain and hail to a nearby office building before she was taken to Memorial Hospital for treatment.
1972: TG&Y was hosting is summer clearance sale.
Barrel grills were $5 each.
A Suncraft picnic table with two benches went for $25.88.
A 20-inch "breeze box fan" was $12.88.
The Slip 'N' Slide by Wham-O was $7.88. "Just run and slide - you glide on a full cushion of water," a newspaper ad read.
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