Pages Past: April 24

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1975: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rogers of 2209 Moberly Drive in Clovis were looking for witnesses to the “senseless and cruel shooting of our house cat” on April 14.

The Rogers’ said the injured cat “crawled almost home,” but their veterinarian was not able to save him.

“As for the man who did it, go look in the mirror at yourself and see if you like what you see there,” they wrote in a letter to the editor.

1960: Student art was on display at the music building foyer at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. Paintings of eight students from around the country were on display, including those by Patricia Harris Crane of House and Dan Dacus of Portales.

1950: Clovis Police Chief George Ray was dismissed by the Clovis city commission.

The action came in the wake of dismissal of a radio operator who allegedly had been drinking before reporting for duty, driving a police car for personal use and allowing his fiancé to visit him in the office, against regulations.

Police Capt. Daniel Webster was named acting chief.

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1960: Mrs. Dick Page had been installed as president of the Elida Parent-Teacher Association. She was planning to attend the state convention April 28-30 in Santa Fe.

1950: Rev. H. B. Strickland, best known for leading revival meetings in the 1920s, died of a heart attack in Burbank, California.

Strickland was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Texico in the early 1900s and conducted revivals in Dora, Portales and other area communities. He was buried in Lockney, Texas.

Pages Past is compiled by Editor David Stevens. For more regional history, check out his weblog at:

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