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1973: Gene Klaverwelden’s team sold the most tickets for the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce’s banquet and were awarded steak dinners at the Sheraton Inn.

However, Arnett Hooser’s team sold fewer tickets and were given a dinner of beans and cornbread instead.

Despite the ribbing and jokes from their steak-winning rivals, most of Hooser’s team claimed the bean dinner was pretty good eating.

The steak-versus-beans wager was designed to boost more ticket sales for the annual event.

— The Center Street United Methodist Church women sold a record 850 enchilada dinners during their event, which has been held for the past 28 years.

— Former district judge J.V. Gallegos came out of retirement to open a law office in the federal office building on South First Street.

— The Clothes Pen shop at 117 E. Main St. was holding its grand opening. It offered brands such as Cardinal, Cadillac, Malcolm Starr and Jack Bryan.

— The Odeon Theatre was screening the Walt Disney film “The Sword in the Stone” and was about to show George Harrison’s “The Concert for Bangladesh.”