Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1960: Clovis city commissioners set the tax for clubs selling liquor at $500 per year after club representatives complained a planned fee of $1,000 was too high.
Men representing the American Legion and Elks Club told commissioners they would have to cut back on civic projects if the fee was $1,000.
Commissioners had received 93 applications for liquor licenses. Only 12 would be accepted. They were still working on a process for screening.
Commissioner O.G. Potter told applicants, “I'm interested in the locations of these liquor outlets as much as I am the person applying for the license.”
1970: Residents of Eastern New Mexico University's De Baca Hall were evacuated after a second-floor fire.
Officials said room 223 was “gutted,” and multiple rooms in the dorm sustained heavy smoke and water damage.
All but about 50 students were allowed to return to their rooms once the fire was out; the others spent the night in Harding Hall nearby, the Clovis News-Journal reported.
Officials said the fire was most likely caused by an incense stick or a candle left burning while the room's occupants were away.
1975: Clovis High School band members harvested sugar beets to help finance a trip to Los Angeles scheduled for December.
More than 12 tons of beets were harvested. Band members received $40 per ton for their work.
Queen crowned …
1945: Lila Hedrick had been elected football queen by the Clovis Wildcats squad.
She was presented flowers and a football at a coronation ceremony by the team's co-captains, Jack Lorts and Gail Hungate.
Hedrick's attendants were Sue Bell, Pat Denton, Fran Staubus and Jeanne Boone.
1975: The Super Special of the week at BJ's Drive Inn was a fish sandwich with French fries and a small soft drink for 89 cents.
BJ's, “Where quality is king,” was located at 501 W. Seventh St. in Clovis.
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