Let’s Talk Clovis: 1912 City Ordinances, 8th & 9th, Outlaw Two Businesses
The first Clovis Board of Trustees was elected on April 9, 1912 with a “dry” and “moral” slate. They rapidly…
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Clovis History
Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Doctors from 1893-1941
We begin this article by describing the average life of US citizens approximately 110 years ago. The average life expectancy…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1906 Clovis Tribune
H.W. McCormick was editor of the weekly Clovis Tribune newspaper. Subscriptions were $1.50 yearly, six months .75 or three months…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Remembering our 59 Clovis Gold Star Heroes
Many of our early Clovis pioneers were Veterans of our Civil War (1861-1865). They were true patriots. They established a…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1962 “The Perfect Prank,” 1,400 CHS Students, “Play Hooky”
1962 was the year that 1,400 Clovis High School students committed “The Perfect Prank” (play hooky) on their dedicated Principal…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: 1962 Cavalcade Quotations of Clovis High Faculty
The 1962 “Spirited Cavalcade Staff” (Terry Riordan, Editor-in-Chief) requested the Clovis High School faculty (1,400 students, 60 teachers) to share…
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Hall of Fame Welcomes New Inductees for 2019
Several hundred guests attended the Hall of Fame Annual Awards on Saturday evening, September 14, 2019, at the Clovis Veterans…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Pioneer Lumberman Joseph Simon Bretz, 1836-1911
The genealogy of Joseph Bretz’s great grandfather, Ludwig Bretz (1734? -1807), by Winfield Scott Farthemore, states that in 1750 Ludwig…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: Clovis Fire Fighters, 1872-1925
In 1872, the surrounding area that was to become Clovis produced native oat fields as far as the eye could…
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Let’s Talk Clovis: The John Ghilotti Family
John Ghilotti was born in the city of Grosio, Italy (northern part of Italy) on November 11, 1871. Jobs were…
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