Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
On this date ...
1973: A fire destroyed the Leslie Fish ranch home three miles south of Quay.
The blaze destroyed the home and all belongings inside. The home was owned by Josephine Bradley, but Fish had been living there for five or six years.
Fish was not home when the fire began. A passer-by initially noticed the smoke, thinking it was a trash fire, until he saw the entire east wing of the home in flames.
Firefighters from Tucumcari, House and Forrest fought the blaze.
— Among the prime-time television shows listed for that day were “Flip Wilson,” “The Waltons,” “Ironside,” “Kung Fu” and “Streets of San Francisco.”
— The Odeon Theatre was showing the Oscar-winning musical “Oliver!” with all seats costing 75 cents.
— Gibson’s Discount Center in Tucumcari was selling Angela ladies bras for $2.89, Calm 2 antiperspirant for $1.27, Nice ’n’ Easy hair color for $1.19 and a family-size box of Tide powder detergent for $2.49.