Pages past — Oct. 30

On this date ...

1975: First United Methodist Church in Portales was preparing to celebrate the career of retired Pastor Robert O. Tomlinson.

He began preaching in 1925 at a mission in Vernon, Texas.

Tomlinson was scheduled to bring the morning sermon at FUMC’s 9:30 a.m. Sunday service. His topic: “Life is good, is hard, is great.”

1940: Two young male lions were sold to a circus by the Clovis zoo.

Cole Bros. Circus purchased the lions and a monkey in a cash transaction following its Clovis performances, the Clovis News-Journal reported.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

1940: Clovis High School band members needed new uniforms and they were willing to work for them.

Band members said Nov. 9 was going to be “Hobo Day,” during which they would mow lawns, clean up trash, wash dishes or perform just about any other task in exchange for money to help defray costs of their uniforms.

In state news ...

1960: A poll of grocery shoppers around New Mexico showed John Kennedy was leading Richard Nixon in the race for president.

The Santa Fe New Mexican reported it polled shoppers in Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Taos and Espanola.

The vote, taken Oct. 22, showed 773 preferred Kennedy, while 542 preferred Nixon.

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

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