Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1971: All-Around Cowboy and Cowgirl winners at the Curry County 4H Club Rodeo included Joe Calvert of Clovis and Sis Echols of Clovis.
Each received hand-tooled leather saddles.
1951: Clovis Chamber of Commerce officials were warning area residents that peddlers were in town.
The Chamber’s Better Business Bureau asked residents to let it know if they were solicited by “outside interests;” Chamber officials also asked the peddlers themselves to report to the Chamber before seeking to sell things or work in the city.
1946: Portales hosted a veterans rally and barbecue.
Republican senatorial candidate Patrick Hurley and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Safford were guest speakers.
About 2,000 people turned out.
Pages Past is compiled by Editor David Stevens. For more regional history, check out his weblog at:
www.highplainsyesterdays.com
