Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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1961: A deposit bag containing about $7,000 in cash and checks was “either lost or stolen,” Clovis police said.
An employee of Wayne Wallace Motor Co. told police the money was either grabbed from under her arm or picked up when she laid it down in a store.
The employee said she had stopped at a clothing store on her way to the bank and was looking at shoes when she realized the bag with the money was missing.
1961: Hall of Fame baseball player Ty Cobb died at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
He was 74.
Cobb led the American League in batting average 12 times in his 24-year Major League career.
He hit over .400 three times and batted .300 or better 23 times.
He also stole 897 bases in his career, including 96 in 1915.
In the past year, doctors said Cobb had been admitted to the hospital four times. He suffered from heart problems and diabetes.
1951: U.S. Sen. Dennis Chavez and U.S. Rep. John Dempsey announced the Clovis Air Base would be reactivated on Sept. 1.
The base had closed after World War II but reopened after local businessmen known as the Committee of Fifty lobbied Chavez and other lawmakers.
The base was to become home to jet fighters and bomber planes and be used for “both training and general tactical purposes,” according to Washington officials.
The base name was changed to Cannon Air Force Base in 1957.
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