Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
On this date ...
1971: Cliff Copeland of Nara Visa, who goes to Amistad schools, was named the New Mexico Junior Cattleman of the Year at the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association convention in Santa Fe. He has raised registered Herefords for five years and consistently places high at regional and state fairs. Cliff owns 10 cows, two bulls and two yearlings.
• The local Safeway market was advertising sliced bacon for 79 cents a pound, whole fryers for 29 cents a pound, round steak for $1.09 a pound, chuck roast for 58 cents a pound and extra-large eggs for 50 cents a dozen.
• The local Dairy Queen advertised a banana split for 39 cents for a limited time.
• The Odeon Theatre was screening a Don Knotts comedy, “How to Frame a Figg,” and a science fiction film, “Skullduggery,” starring Burt Reynolds and Susan Clark.