Pages past — Aug. 28

On this date ...

1975: A Clovis firefighter suffered a fractured pelvis when he plunged 12 to 15 feet to the ground after a rope broke during a training session.

Joe Bunce, 19, was in fair condition at the Clovis hospital.

“The rope looked like it (would) hold two steers ... but it broke,” Clovis Fire Chief Joe Maddox said.

“It’s one of those things that won’t happen, but did. We were in training. It’s something we’ve been doing for years.”

The accident happened at the Clovis fire station.

1965: Portales was preparing to start its high school football team without the services of speedy halfback Bobby James.

He had broken his hand in a scrimmage with Farwell.

1918: Workers were just about finished paving the north end of Clovis’ Main Street, between Fourth and Eighth streets, with bricks that remain today.

A Plainview company did the work after a winning bid of $32,846.20, the Clovis News-Journal reported.

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

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