Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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1966: Owen’s Barber Shop had moved to Studio City at 2112 Thornton St. in Clovis.
A newspaper ad reported there were “4 barbers to serve you better.”
The barbers were Mike Green, Ellison Green, Darrel Smith and Heavy Owen.
1946: Republican candidates had made “a strong bid for the veteran vote” at a rally in Portales.
Gubernatorial candidate Ed Safford “declared flatly that he favored the same tax exemption for World War II veterans as was given veterans of World War I,” The Associated Press reported.
“If it was a mistake 25 years ago, it will just have to be a mistake now,” he said.
Democrat Thomas Mabry won the election.
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