Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
May 19
On this date ...
1971: The Carden-Johnson Circus will bring its three performance rings and 42 acts to the Tucumcari High School football stadium for two performances in one day later this month. The event is a fundraiser for Tucumcari Shriners, who will funnel the money to Shriners Hospitals for crippled children.
• The New Mexico Aviation Board awarded a $20,912 to Conchas Lake Airport. The money will be used for several improvements, including extending the tiedown apron, constructing a new taxiway and paving the access road.
• The Odeon Theatre was screening a double feature of two Tarzan movies — “Tarzan’s Deadly Silence” and “Tarzan and the Valley of Gold.”