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1967: A new superintendent was set to take charge of the Causey school for the 1967-68 school year: Lawrence Widner, formerly of Melrose and Dora.

Widner was also scheduled to be one of 10 teachers for the 130 students who had registered for the year.

Besides Widner, other new faculty included Storm Gerhart, vocational ag and FFA; Mrs. Ivan Prewett, science and math; Jimmy Tillman, social studies and high school athletics coach; Dorothy Gresham, first grade; and Twyla Rodden, fifth and sixth grades.

1957: In a Curry County local option election — the first held in Clovis since 1953, and first held county-wide since Curry went dry in 1939 — voters soundly defeated the proposition to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages.

The final vote was 4,289 against, and 3,016 in favor.

Inside the city limits of Clovis, “where the People’s Committee was hopeful of a victory,” the vote was 3,024 against, and 2,708 in favor, the Clovis News-Journal reported.

In the county, “where it was a foregone conclusion that the Curry County United Drys would win,” the vote was 1,265 against, and 308 to allow the sale of liquor.

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