Pages past — July 30

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1975: Clovis Police Chief Nelson Worley had issued a list of “self-protection tips for women.” The 27 tips included:

• Install a peep hole in the door.

• Replace locks when moving to a new home.

• Draw shades after dark and never dress in front of windows.

• Stay near people and avoid short cuts through parks, vacant lots or other deserted areas.

• Hold your purse close, not dangling.

• If attacked, bite.

1970: Clovis city commissioners were hearing complaints from residents about poorly kept cemeteries.

City Attorney Harry Patton agreed to look into “alternatives to private ownership” of Lawn Haven and Mission Garden cemeteries, the Clovis News-Journal reported.

Plot owners said a Colorado company was supposed to be providing perpetual care, but those services were not being provided.

1960: About $1,000 worth of boating equipment was damaged in a fire at the Curry County Fairgrounds.

Officials said a caretaker was burning weeds near a barn and flames apparently spread inside the barn where the equipment was stored.

The equipment was owned by Red’s Boat Shop, 201 E. First in Clovis, which rented the barn for storage.

1940: K.C. Lea had been named director of student aid at Eastern New Mexico College in Portales.

Lea, a former Curry County superintendent of schools, was to have “charge of all college efforts to provide work for students needing assistance,” according to college officials.

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

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