Tucumcari men started growing their beards in hopes of winning the Sheriff's Posse whisker-growing contest to be judged in August. ... 

The steel framework for the addition to the power plant was almost complete and workmen had started on the brickwork. ...

Former Tucumcari resident Ernest W. Rowley was awarded the American Defense Medal. ...

Torrential rains dropped 1.2 inches in 15 minutes causing some flooding and almost filling Tucumcari Lake. ...

The THS basketball team had its best season since 1943,  winning 16 out of 22 and the district tournament.