Pages Past

Aug. 25

On this date ...

2008: Clovis awoke to learn eight violent inmates had escaped Curry County’s jail the night before.

Most were recaptured quickly, but convicted killer Edward Salas remained free until Oct. 4, 2012, when he was arrested in Mexico.link

1962: Clovis learned a supersonic F-100 fighter bomber had crashed the day before near the Melrose gunnery range, killing its pilot.

Lt. Leroy H. Hellman was the second Cannon Air Force Base pilot killed in a week, both on local training missions.

Survivors included his wife and a 2-year-old daughter.

1910: The Roosevelt County Herald readers learned 2,000 “of those special lemonades” had been created in a week at the Dobbs Confectionery — a record.

“Better get in for one or more early in the week in order to avoid the rush,” the newspaper ad claimed.

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

www.highplainsyesterdays.com