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Archive For February 2003

Clovis History Tied to Land
February 19th, 2003


Golden years saw Clovis population double
February 19th, 2003
A decade that has been called Clovis' "Golden Era" saw the population double in a 10-year period, and has not been matched since. The decade got off to a slow start with the early 1920s financial rec...


Nature, military aggression tests Curry County residents
February 19th, 2003
"From 1931 to 1934 was the driest years I ever saw in New Mexico, and there were a lot of sandstorms," said Lee Merrill, who owns a 10,000-acre ranch in Running Water Draw. "Back then, you could buy a...


Deep-well irrigation changes farming
February 19th, 2003
Following the end of World War II, the first irrigation wells dug are credited to either N.L. Tharp or L.R. Talley. Along the east side of Curry County and over into Parmer County, Texas, N.L. Tharp...


Buddy Holly, Norman Petty at the heart of the 'Clovis Sound'
February 19th, 2003
In 1949, Hank Williams was all over the radio, as were a dozen cowboy, western and hillbilly singers. A few years later, Elvis Presley came out with his first hit, "That's Alright, Mama," and popular...


Area Events of Note
February 19th, 2003
Events that helped the area... --1901-1907 - The Santa Fe Railway building the 250-mile Belen cut-off from Texico to Belen and founded Clovis. The railroad made possible the great influx of homestead...


Sources
February 19th, 2003
Reading sources on east-central New Mexico, Curry County and Clovis: "Curry County History," 1978, published by the High Plains Historical Foundation of Eastern New Mexico. "High Plains Hi...


Breaking boundaries
February 12th, 2003


Lady Eagles Beat Clovis
February 12th, 2003
HOBBS — Clovis junior Roxanne Luera nearly capped off an improbable comeback, but her 3-pointer just before the buzzer came up just short as Hoibbs held on to beat Clovis 64-61 in te District 4-5A g...


Deadly Day in Clovis Area
February 12th, 2003
The bodies of two men found early Friday morning in the middle of a county road west of Clovis have been identified. The victims are Wesley Griest, 39, of Clovis, and Alex Rodriguez, 29, also of Clovi...