Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1960: The Portales Mounted Patrol was home after riding with 13 other posses in the Levelland parade.
Morris Gorrell transported the horses to Levelland in his trucks.
1955: A man wanted for six years on swindling charges turned himself into the Curry County sheriff.
The man had allegedly obtained $3,200 under false pretenses from a Clovis car dealer. He turned himself in because the incident had “been weighing on his mind and ... he wanted to get it cleared up,” the Clovis News-Journal reported.
1950: Joy Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Morgan of Floyd, had won an all-expense paid trip to Chicago to attend the National 4H Congress held at State College.
Transitions ...
1888: Sam Bratton was born in Kosse, Texas.
He became an attorney in 1909 and began practicing in Farwell before moving to Clovis in 1915.
He was twice elected a U.S. senator from New Mexico, then became a circuit judge for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
He retired in 1961.
It’s their business ...
1955: Tot Sadler of Elida assumed ownership of the former Wall and Son Feed Store.
Pages Past is compiled by Editor David Stevens. For more regional history, check out his weblog at:
http://www.highplainsyesterdays.com
