Pages past — Aug. 13

On this date ...

1975: The Clovis Chamber of Commerce announced Gen. George Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would be the guest speaker at its annual banquet on Oct. 17.

Gen. Brown ranked under only President Ford and Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger in military hierarchy.

About 400 people attended the Chamber banquet and heard Brown warn that the Soviets were gaining in military power.

Tickets were $9.

1960: Roosevelt County had received the trophy for having the best all-around 4-H program in the state at the New Mexico 4-H Club Camp in Las Cruces.

Portales’ Floyd McAlister was among individual winners.

Jerry Valentine of Clovis had won the boys’ division championship for public speaking.

1945: Due to a drastic feed shortage in the area, many farmers and dairy cattlemen were selling all or part of their herds, cutting milk production by 20 to 30 percent.

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