Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

Pages past — Aug. 7

On this date ...

1974: Bob Lydick, engineer for a north Prince Street reconstruction project in Clovis, reported traffic in the area was moving too fast for conditions.

“People are driving like crazy ... despite the work going on and the equipment along the road. Someone is going to get hurt,” he told newspaper Managing Editor Bill Southard.

1961: Roads were the hot topic at the Curry County Commission meeting.

A road leading to Retirement Ranch was nearly paved and plans to pave a road from State Highway 18 to the Lawnhaven cemetery were scheduled for the “near future,” commissioners were told.

1940: More than 6,000 New Mexico farms were being serviced with electricity.

“This means that nearly 15 percent of the farms of the state or about one farm out of seven is now receiving high-line service,” a New Mexico Extension Service spokesman said.

Classified information ...

1953: From the personals in the classified section of the newspaper:

“Dancing every Wednesday and Saturday night at the Midway Dance Hall midway between Clovis and Portales.”

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

www.highplainsyesterdays.com