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1971: Margie’s Beauty Salon and dress shop at Adams Street and Laughlin Avenue in Tucumcari sustained about $40,000 in damage after a fire gutted the business. Exploding hairspray cans alerted neighbors, and when they looked outside, the business was engulfed in flames. The heat from the fire was so intense, the hangers melted, causing the clothing to be dumped onto the floor.

• A rattlesnake bit an employee of Mountain Bell as he buried cable in a ditch at Conchas Lake. Fortunately for him, a doctor happened to be staying at his vacation home 75 feet away. The doctor gave the worker immediate attention, and he was taken to Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari. He was listed in good condition.

• The Tucumcari / Quay County Chamber of Commerce board of directors met to discuss plans for a fireworks show on July 5 at the city’s Little League baseball field. The board also meet to discuss planning for the Hereford Field Day and Pinata Festival.