Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
October 1963
The Olympic torch passed through Tucumcari East on Route 66 en-route to Detroit, Mich., promoting the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Work continued on the new eye clinic of Dr. J.R. Mcausland. The new building contained an office, waiting room, work room, two refractory rooms and a frame room.
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Fourth graders from Tucumcari's public schools paraded downtown to promote fire prevention and safety.
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An U.S. Army Sikorsky H-37 helicopter landed at Tucumcari's municipal airport to refuel while en-route to Fort Sill, Okla.. The H-37 was at the time the Army's largest helicopter in use.
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Tucumcari's Animal Clinic owned and operated by Dr. S.J. Dowds was enlarged and modernized to help in its coverage of Quay, Harding, Gaudalupe and San Miguel counties.