Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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1966: Clovis city officials were debating whether businesses operated out of individual homes in residential zones should be closed.
City Attorney Harry Patton told city commissioners that anyone operating a business in a residential-only zone was violating the law.
Mayor Ted Waldhauser said he had no interest in running anyone out of business, even if they were operating beauty shops and sewing shops, for example, out of their homes.
“I can’t help but admire people that would rather work than go to welfare,” Waldhauser said.
Commissioners agreed to take no action on the issue, but to discuss it again later after they “study the matter,” the Clovis News-Journal reported.
1956: Professional baseball in Clovis was coming to an end.
Attendance at home games was sparse and the Southwestern League was threatening to take over the franchise if ticket sales did not increase.
But the team offered little incentive for paying customers, finishing the year 45-95, in last place, 44 games behind Hobbs in the 10-team league.
Clovis returned to the Southwestern League in 1957, but disbanded about halfway through the year, ending a 34-year run of professional baseball in the city.
1946: Prices of new cars, already on the rise because of recent wage increases, were expected to go up more due to higher costs for steel and parts.
The Associated Press reported new-car prices could be expected to increase 4 or 5 percent. A $1,200 car would soon cost $1,260.
The cost of steel had gone up $5 per ton in February after the industry raised wages 18 cents an hour to settle a strike, AP reported.
Auto dealer profits were not expected to increase with the higher price of cars, AP reported.
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