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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1972: Larry Knowles, Ivan Holland and Lance Clayton all scored in double figures, leading Portales to a 79-46 high school basketball win over Eunice. The Rams’ record improved to 5-3 for the season.
1965: A 25-pound practice bomb was found smoking on the playground at Eugene Field Elementary School in Clovis. Cannon Air Force Base officials said the device contained no explosive material. Base officials said it contained a small amount of red phosphorous that ignites on impact and produces smoke to assist spotters in scoring hits.
1962: The dawn of a new era in Clovis was heralded when George Swift Jr. turned the first spade full of dirt for the $2 1/2 million packing plant Swift & Company was going to build. Swift said the plant would begin with 60 employees and slaughter 1,200 cattle per week. He said the company would generate about a million dollars for the local economy, 85 percent of it going to cattle raisers and feeders.
Help wanted …
1948: Playmoor Bowling Alley, at 115 Main St. in Clovis, was looking to hire “pin boys.” The jobs were after school, until 6 p.m., and on Sunday afternoons.
More help wanted …
1948: Hester Motor Co. in Clovis advertised for “female help.” The car dealership wanted to hire a female bookkeeper who was 20 or older and “unencumbered.” Anyone interested needed to apply in person.
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