Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
On this date ...
1972: An “overwhelming” number of people streamed into the Tucumcari Convention Center for the Tucumcari-Quay County Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet. Music during a buffet-style dinner catered by Del’s Restaurant was provided by Mrs. Bob Burgoon of Logan and Robert Hornseth of House.
Retiring chamber President King Aitken Jr. gave a few remarks about the organization’s accomplishments and gave awards to other retiring members of the board of directors: Joe Ploeser, Norm Wegner, Stanley Frost, Sam Shami, Don Wellborn, Newell Rose, Bill Coe and Dale Felkner.
The 11 new board of directors are Bob Baulch, James Crellin, Raymond Crespin, James Douglas, James Dow, Vernon Finnell, Arnett Hooser, Roy Rumbaugh, Bob Sanders, Delton Wilson and Horace Woods.
• Two men were sought in a robbery attempt and assault at the San Jon Port of Entry. A port worker was in satisfactory condition at Trigg Memorial Hospital after he was struck with a blunt object, perhaps a board. Roadblocks were set up in the area, but no arrests were made.
• The Odeon Theatre n Tucumcari was screening an Alaska wilderness adventure film, “North Country,” with “Bigfoot: Man or Beast?” as a 20-minute featurette.