Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Good morning, and welcome to the first Freedom New Mexico Morning Briefing of 2012. You might be reading this from your office or your home, depending on how your business is marking the New Years holiday. The Freedom New Mexico offices are closed, but the newsrooms are still available throughout the day (depending, of course, on reporter schedules). Call 356-4481, ext. 30, for the Portales newsroom, or 763-3431, ext. 313, for the Clovis newsroom. The circulation offices are taking calls in the morning hours, as well. Making... Full story
The route from Fort Worth, Texas to Las Vegas, N.M., is 639.8 miles, and it runs through Clovis, New Mexico. The subject of this Route Book I’ve had for many years is furnished to tourists accurate and reliable information that will aid them in traveling through one of the most picturesque portions of Texas and part of New Mexico, connecting with all the highways leading into Fort Worth and with the Santa Fe Trail and in to Las Vegas. A lot of people do not know where Clovis is located (if you’re from Florida). If you...
The route from Fort Worth, Texas to Las Vegas, N.M., is 639.8 miles, and it runs through Clovis, New Mexico. The subject of this Route Book I’ve had for many years is furnished to tourists accurate and reliable information that will aid them in traveling through one of the most picturesque portions of Texas and part of New Mexico, connecting with all the highways leading into Fort Worth and with the Santa Fe Trail and in to Las Vegas. A lot of people do not know where Clovis is located (if you’re from Florida). If you...
Only a blue sky and a blue-green sea — that was New Mexico when its story first began. Only a blue sky with white clouds moving. Only a blue-green sea with lapping waves. We do not know how long nor why a sea was here once upon a time in the long, long ago. We know only, that once a sea was here and then little by little and year by year it slowly dried and became a swamp. Old Indian stories of this age always begin by saying, "In the days of old, when the earth was soft." But even the swamp lands dried, getting...
Only a blue sky and a blue-green sea — that was New Mexico when its story first began. Only a blue sky with white clouds moving. Only a blue-green sea with lapping waves. We do not know how long nor why a sea was here once upon a time in the long, long ago. We know only, that once a sea was here and then little by little and year by year it slowly dried and became a swamp. Old Indian stories of this age always begin by saying, "In the days of old, when the earth was soft." But even the swamp lands dried, getting... Full story
A nybody living in Clovis from 1932 on to the 1970s knew Louie Augustinos as he owned one of the most popular eating establishments. His specialty — hot dogs. He ran the Coney Island Cafe at 208 1/2 Main from 1932 to Dec. 19, 1973, when he died from a stroke. Augustinos was born in Capaholonia, Greece, in 1894 and came to America in 1920. He could not speak, read, or write any English. He lived in New York State until 1925 when he joined his eldest brother Nick in Albuquerque. Louie later had a sheep ranch with other... Full story
Well, I came across some notes left me by the late Clovis historian Tom Pendergrass, and he too remembered the “little” things: “The town of Clovis was started in May 1907 with the original town site surveyed and sale of lots starting about the first of May 1907. Not long after that, my dad, Winfield Pendergrass, moved his store stock from Texico to the new town of Clovis. His was called the Cash Racket Store in Texico and his was the first store to move out of Texico to Clovis, but a good many others soon followed. “I wa...
Nick and Maggie Eastwood were Pug Eastwood’s parents. Nick was Johnny Eastwood’s grandfather. Nick was a nickname. His real name was Emerson Ethridge Eastwood and he married Margaret Lorane (Maggie) Witherspoon on Feb. 28, 1887. They had eloped and were married on the Gulf Santa Fe train between Midlothian and Fort Worth, Texas. Nick was 64 years old when he died. Nick Eastwood was the first person to settle at what became Tolar. Nick and Maggie became real pioneers by homesteading in the Territory of New Mexico in 1903. New...
Nick and Maggie Eastwood were Pug Eastwood’s parents. Nick was Johnny Eastwood’s grandfather. Nick was a nickname. His real name was Emerson Ethridge Eastwood and he married Margaret Lorane (Maggie) Witherspoon on Feb. 28, 1887. They had eloped and were married on the Gulf Santa Fe train between Midlothian and Fort Worth, Texas. Nick was 64 years old when he died. Nick Eastwood was the first person to settle at what became Tolar. Nick and Maggie became real pioneers by homesteading in the Territory of New Mexico in 1903. New...
A wonderful lady named Jean Scheihing, age 94, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Dec. 6, 2002, of natural causes at her home. She was one of the best ladies I have every known when she lived in Portales. She was born Dec. 4, 1908, in Bonham, Texas, to Jane Read Page and Harry H. Mitchell. She graduated from Texas Women’s University in 1930 and taught in Texas public schools until her marriage to John Burroughs in 1935. She moved from Dallas to Portales in 1946 to establish a business. She served as president of many o...
A wonderful lady named Jean Scheihing, age 94, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Dec. 6, 2002, of natural causes at her home. She was one of the best ladies I have every known when she lived in Portales. She was born Dec. 4, 1908, in Bonham, Texas, to Jane Read Page and Harry H. Mitchell. She graduated from Texas Women’s University in 1930 and taught in Texas public schools until her marriage to John Burroughs in 1935. She moved from Dallas to Portales in 1946 to establish a business. She served as president of many o...
KICA Mutual Broadcasting System – 1946-1949 We sincerely believe that the 22 members of the KICA staff made a real effort to do a job for the radio listeners in West Texas and eastern New Mexico. C. J. Todd, KICA’s Farm Director, arrives each morning for the 15 minute 6:30 broadcast. County Agent for 15 years, Mr. Todd is well acquainted with the farmers in eastern New Mexico and West Texas. The “sponsor” before the “mike” is Bill Duckworth who is very popular on KICA and Clovisites love it. Among the six sponsors...
L ester Wallace Oswald started work at the Clovis Printing Plant at 313 Main in 1932. (I worked for Wallace Oswald at the print shop from around 1947 for 40 or more years.) Oswald was born Oct. 18, 1902, in Delaware, Ohio. Mildred Ufferman was born in the same city on Sept. 14, 1905. The two were married on Oct. 10, 1926. Two daughters, Mildred Barbara and Jean Elizabeth, were born to them in Delaware, Ohio. Because of Wallace’s health, and needing a drier climate, the Oswalds left Ohio and arrived in Clovis on Oct. 15, 1...
L ester Wallace Oswald started work at the Clovis Printing Plant at 313 Main in 1932. (I worked for Wallace Oswald at the print shop from around 1947 for 40 or more years.) Oswald was born Oct. 18, 1902, in Delaware, Ohio. Mildred Ufferman was born in the same city on Sept. 14, 1905. The two were married on Oct. 10, 1926. Two daughters, Mildred Barbara and Jean Elizabeth, were born to them in Delaware, Ohio. Because of Wallace’s health, and needing a drier climate, the Oswalds left Ohio and arrived in Clovis on Oct. 15, 1... Full story
Yes, the lure of old cemeteries is no secret. In fact, one of eastern New Mexico’s biggest tourist attractions is the cemetery at Old Fort Sumner, resting place of Billy the Kid and another giant of New Mexico history, Lucien Maxwell. There are dozens of old cemeteries in the area, each with a greater or lesser history lesson of its own. And there is one that rivals Old Fort Sumner in reflecting the history of its area, even though that history is quieter and more respectable then the exploits of Billy the Kid. Practically u...
Yes, the lure of old cemeteries is no secret. In fact, one of eastern New Mexico’s biggest tourist attractions is the cemetery at Old Fort Sumner, resting place of Billy the Kid and another giant of New Mexico history, Lucien Maxwell. There are dozens of old cemeteries in the area, each with a greater or lesser history lesson of its own. And there is one that rivals Old Fort Sumner in reflecting the history of its area, even though that history is quieter and more respectable then the exploits of Billy the Kid. Practically u...
A conversation between Don and longtime friend Louis Pattison. Pattison speaks: “Don, I contacted Hoyt Pattison and neither he nor I know what the colors of the Claud basketball team were. (Now this was in December 2006). “I’m not sure they had any color as I am unaware of their existence. Hoyt and I were graduates of the Claud eighth grade. Hoyt did have the phone number for Steve Flores...and he said if you didn’t get him, to leave him a message on his answering system. “Sue, my wife, and I were present at the Claud Pleasan...
A conversation between Don and longtime friend Louis Pattison. Pattison speaks: “Don, I contacted Hoyt Pattison and neither he nor I know what the colors of the Claud basketball team were. (Now this was in December 2006). “I’m not sure they had any color as I am unaware of their existence. Hoyt and I were graduates of the Claud eighth grade. Hoyt did have the phone number for Steve Flores...and he said if you didn’t get him, to leave him a message on his answering system. “Sue, my wife, and I were present at the Claud Pleasan... Full story
Some of you old-timers may recall those two dang good sign painters and the building that Richard Pettigrew used to have for his engineer office. But the old-timers I knew were Frank and Art Moritz and I and my buddy, George DeVoll, lived with his folks just zig zagged across the street to the corner of Prince and Grand streets. Frank and Art Moritz were the sign painters and George and I got to know them. Art and his wife, Ethel, lived around the corner at 219 Ross. Like I say, Art was a dang good sign painter (they used to...
Some of you old-timers may recall those two dang good sign painters and the building that Richard Pettigrew used to have for his engineer office. But the old-timers I knew were Frank and Art Moritz and I and my buddy, George DeVoll, lived with his folks just zig zagged across the street to the corner of Prince and Grand streets. Frank and Art Moritz were the sign painters and George and I got to know them. Art and his wife, Ethel, lived around the corner at 219 Ross. Like I say, Art was a dang good sign painter (they used to...
Arthur Worthington Cameron Sr. was born Nov. 15, 1852, in Augusta, Iowa, to Catherine S. Kelly and William Cameron. He was named for his two uncles, Arthur and Edward Worthington. He grew up and was educated in the Augusta schools. In 1875, Arthur moved to Missouri where he married Martha Alice Ambrose, on Jan. 19, 1881. There were four children born in this union. They farmed their land located in Brazito, Missouri, Arthur was also a Justice of the Peace. In 1904, after 24 years of farming in Missouri, Arthur and Martha...
Arthur Worthington Cameron Sr. was born Nov. 15, 1852, in Augusta, Iowa, to Catherine S. Kelly and William Cameron. He was named for his two uncles, Arthur and Edward Worthington. He grew up and was educated in the Augusta schools. In 1875, Arthur moved to Missouri where he married Martha Alice Ambrose, on Jan. 19, 1881. There were four children born in this union. They farmed their land located in Brazito, Missouri, Arthur was also a Justice of the Peace. In 1904, after 24 years of farming in Missouri, Arthur and Martha...
If you don’t know where Oklahoma Lane is, then you’re a newcomer! Yes, that’s right, if you don’t know where Oklahoma Lane is, then you’re a newcomer. Located about six miles east of Farwell, this farming community has generated some “hard to believe, but true” tales. Here are a few samples: “In 1932 when we heard the government was going to pay us for plowing up cotton, my father griped, ‘If they take away our poverty we won’t have anything left.’” That’s right, my dad, H. H. McAlavy, was a farmer: “One year the ground arou...
If you don’t know where Oklahoma Lane is, then you’re a newcomer! Yes, that’s right, if you don’t know where Oklahoma Lane is, then you’re a newcomer. Located about six miles east of Farwell, this farming community has generated some “hard to believe, but true” tales. Here are a few samples: “In 1932 when we heard the government was going to pay us for plowing up cotton, my father griped, ‘If they take away our poverty we won’t have anything left.’” That’s right, my dad, H. H. McAlavy, was a farmer: “One year the ground arou... Full story
Conrad Hilton was born on Christmas day in 1887, in San Antonio, New Mexico. His father, Augustus “Gus,” was born in Norway and arrived in New Mexico by way of Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1882. His mother, Mary Laufersweiler, also from Fort Dodge, married Gus on Lincoln’s birthday in 1885. Conrad was the second of eight children and the oldest boy. It would not be accurate to say that the Conrad Hilton story is one of rags-to-riches. There were never any rags. Gus Hilton was quite a successful businessman in his own right. A merch...
