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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date …
1970: Clovis police reported they had solved two alleged armed robberies at the Shell Service Station at 201 W. Seventh St. The station attendant initially told police he’d been robbed of $50 on Nov. 24 and $30 on Dec. 11. He ultimately admitted he made up the stories. Officials said he would not be criminally charged if he made restitution within a week.
1968: W.T. Grant Co. in Hilltop Plaza was selling staple guns for $3.77, Easter baskets for a dime and infant car seats for $2.77.
1950: Dora overcame a six-point fourth-quarter deficit to upset Clovis, 35-32, in a District 6 high school basketball clash. George Brumfield’s field goal in the fading seconds was the deciding basket. Claude Walker led Dora with 14 points. Cecil Davis paced the purple-and-white Wildcats with 11, despite fouling out early in the fourth quarter.
Lunch on the run …
1975: Kmart, at 21st and Prince, offered “fast service at our grill.” The Wednesday special was liver and onions with whipped potatoes, brown gravy, a buttered vegetable and roll for 97 cents. Submarine sandwiches were three for $1.17.
Everyone has a talent …
1965: Rev. Herbert Peiman, interim pastor of Immanuel Church in Clovis, had requested that all members fill out questionnaires on “time and talent.” He said the questionnaires were “based on the thought that everyone has a gift, and that this gift sometimes is not recognized by the person possessing it.”
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