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Aug. 29, 1968

• W.F. Whatley of Lake Arthur won the $70 first prize at the State Fiddlers Contest during the Quay County Fair in Tucumcari. Other competitors were Grant Morper of Tucumcari, second; Dan Lancaster of Artesia, third; Clarence Folks of Tucumcari; fourth; Woody Spinks of Thoreau, fifth; and O.B. Falkner of Tucumcari, sixth.

• A critical shortage of broomcorn pullers developed in the Tucumcari and Portales areas, with an estimated 500 additional workers needed.

The first broomcorn was pulled Aug. 19, but the crop matured more quickly than expected caused all growers to need labor simultaneously. Wages offered were $1 an hour or $3 to $4 per row, depending on the row length.