Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

Pages past, March 14: Beer gone, Sonny James rescheduled

On this date ...

1961: Pioneer Tavern employees in Kenna learned they'd been victims of an overnight burglary.

Officials said the thieves took 302 cases of alcoholic beverages, valued at more than $6,000.

The burglars broke two locks to open a sliding door in gaining entrance.

Missing were 195 cases of beer, 67 cases of whiskey and 40 cases of wine.

The Pioneer Tavern was located near the Chaves-Roosevelt county line on U.S. 70.

1971: Debra Wade, 12, was the new Roosevelt County spelling bee champion.

Debra, a seventh-grader from Floyd, correctly spelled “connived” and “concentrate” to earn the win over runner-up Sonja Egan of Elida.

School champs from Portales, Dora, Causey, Elida and Floyd competed for the county title and a chance to compete in the regional contest in Amarillo.

1971: Singer Sonny James, scheduled to perform in Portales later in the month, had rescheduled his show for April 2.

James had been asked to perform live on the Ed Sullivan Show on March 28 and asked to reschedule his Portales event.

Those who had already purchased tickets and could not attend on April 2 were promised full refunds.

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1976: Gibson's Discount Centers were offering Sunday only “Super Specials.”

Presto Burger hamburger cookers were $11.88 each. Cricket lighters were 59 cents. Soft drinks in 32-ounce bottles were four for $1. And Roberts deluxe C.B. radios were $119.97 (regular priced $147.97).

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