CNJ staff Area tuba and euphonium players will perform yuletide sounds at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in front of J.C. Penney at the North Plains Mall in Clovis. The public is invited. If you are a tuba or euphonium player and would like to perform, a rehearsal will be held in the Clovis High School […]
Malls’ shifts to icon status feel inauthentic
February 9, 2008
By Clyde Davis: CNJ Columnist Anytime I get off the interstate to head toward my parents’ home, I pass the shopping mall where I used to work. Penney’s hardware and sporting goods departments helped, greatly, to finance my seminary education. Sadly, today’s Penney’s carries neither category of item. This mall, of course, would be in […]
Sept. 28, 1936
September 24, 2007
A wintry blast that swept the city of Clovis set a record low of 33 degrees and caused damage to row crops. … Elmer Gibson, 22, of Oklahoma City, was in the city jail for fighting Steve Degama, 25, in an argument over 11 cents. … Ladies fur-trimmed coats could be purchased at J.C. Penney […]
Aug. 15, 1943
August 13, 2007
Farmers were reported to be happy when they received word that 600 wheat parity checks totaling $80,503.25 had been issued. … J.C. Penney was advertising back-to-school specials. … And Bonnie Cross, an administrative assistant, was born in Clovis.
Aug. 18, 1940
August 8, 2007
Gov. John E. Miles was a guest at the New Mexico Press Association banquet held in Clovis. … Men’s suits could be purchased at Penney’s for $19.95. … Members of the Clovis Golf Club were scheduled to officially open their new clubhouse at Hillcrest Park. … And Christian counselor Sistar Yancy was born in New […]
