Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
On this date ...
1969: Mr. and Mrs. O.J. Alarcon at 1015 E. McGee St. in Tucumcari won first prize of $15 in the religious category of the city’s annual Christmas Lighting Contest. The newspaper noted most of the other contestants already had taken down their displays.
• Cooper’s Market in Tucumcari advertised a 46-ounce can of Del Monte grapefruit juice for 33 cents and Maryland Club coffee for 63 cents a pound. The Safeway grocery in Tucumcari advertised T-bone steaks for $1.09 a pound and round steak for 99 cents a pound, both USDA choice.
• Gibson’s Discount Center in Tucumcari advertised Zerex antifreeze for $1.47 a gallon.