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1973: A swearing-in ceremony presided over by new 10th Judicial District Judge Stanley Frost was held Jan. 2 for newly elected local officials at the Quay County Courthouse.

Officers sworn into office included the sheriff, assessor, county clerk, county treasurer, probate court, state Sen. Kenneth Schlientz and state Rep. Clifton Moreland.

It was Frost’s first official duty as judge. Frost was sworn into office during a special ceremony the previous Friday.

— Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trujillo of Logan had the first baby born in Quay County of 1973 at 1:55 a.m. on New Year’s Day. The girl was named Helen. The Trujillos have a son Jimmy, 6, and daughter Leona, 8.

— Bob White was elected chairman of the Quay County Commission during its first meeting of the year, presided by County Clerk Clara Lewalling. Bill Yates and Melton Terry are the other members of the commission.

— Three people were taken to Trigg Memorial Hospital after a car-truck accident on East Tucumcari Boulevard. Two men from Oklahoma were admitted, while a third person from east Tucumcari was treated and released.

— The Odeon Theatre was screening a John Wayne movie, “The Cowboys” and was advertising the forthcoming horror films “Blacula” and “Frogs.”