Clovis Name Debate Tugs at Clovis Pioneer Days
The Clovis name origins trace back to a Santa Fe official's daughter who reportedly chose Clovis after France's first Christian king. The tale contrasts with past spellings like Khlodwig and centers on the 1906 1907 railroad developments and frontier-town lore as Clovis grew from Riley Switch to a named city.
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Clovis
Riley
France
Santa Fe Railway
Khlodwig
Texico
Santa Fe
Melrose
Horses Reign At Clovis Pioneer Celebration Parade
Clovis gears up for Pioneer Days with a large parade of horses along Main Street and a trio of afternoon rodeos at the Santa Fe grounds. Amateur riders from the Panhandle Plains will compete as judges award top equestrians. entries and payments are due soon.
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Clovis
Main Street
Rodeo Committee
Courthouse Square
Courthouse Square, the Parade Will Move Over To Seventh and Main
Pioneer Days
Eighth
Mitchell
Southwest
Ocean
Santa Fe
R. V. Miller
Mitchell Streets
Panhandle Plains
Finder of The Kid's Body Dies
Jesus Maria Silva 87 a Ft Sumner pioneer who knew Billy the Kid died at his daughter in law's home in Clovis He talked to Billy before his death and helped move the body to a carpenter shop for dressing Funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Ft Sumner Silva born Oct 13 1853 in Bernalillo later recalled the Kid days with vivid memory
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Clovis
Jesus Maria Sil‘va
Billy the Kid
Ft. Sumner
Frank Silva
Silva
Bernalillo
Kid
Billy
Maxwell
Pat Garrett
Clovis News-Journal
Billy the
Sliva
the Kid
Special Edition Highlights Clovis Rodeo History and Prizes
The Sunday Clovis News-Journal devote sections to rodeo history in Curry County with early Eastern New Mexico pictures. Events include steer and bulldogging with $6 entry and prizes of 40 25 15 10 dollars. Calf and steer roping charge $10 with prizes 60 40 20 10. High point winner receives a stock saddle. Dozens of additional prizes listed.
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Clovis
Pioneer Days Parade and Rodeo Set for Clovis Festivities
Clovis hosts the seventh annual Pioneer Days featuring parades, rodeos, a old settlers picnic, street dances, and a carnival. Activities run Tuesday through Thursday with contests, prize giveaways, and a moved rodeo site near the ice plant. A two-year-old palomino filly will be awarded to a rodeo spectator Thursday.
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Clovis
Two-State
Main Street
R. V. Miller
Pioneer Days
Portales
Chamber of Commerce
Tidwell
Mitchell Street
Grand
Fourth Streets
From Water Well to Metropolis Clovis History
The article chronicles Clovis New Mexico from a 1907 start as a general store and post office to a 34 year boom driven by the Santa Fe Railroad. It notes the naming by a railroad official’s daughter, the nickname magic city of the Plains, population growth from 8 021 to 10 500, 400 Santa Fe workers and a $100 600 monthly payroll, and Clovis as Gateway to New Mexico with highways 60 70 and 18 plus extensive stockyards and livestock shipping links to Carlsbad and Roswell.
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Clovis
Santa Fe
Melrose
Riley
Riley Switch
Metropolis
France
Plains
Galveston
Sweetwater
Fort Worth
Roswell
Carlsbad
Pecos
New Mexico
el Paso
You Will Need No Passport To Attend Clovis Rodeo
A New Mexico tourism official notes unusual questions from potential visitors have vanished this year as about 40 000 letters suggest growing interest. He cites here and there stories from Carlsbad while recalling past curiosities about passports stamps and local sights and ends with a rattlesnake anecdote from a town east of Clovis.
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Clovis Rodeo
New Mexico
Joseph A. Bursey
Bursey
Carlsbad
Eagle Nest Lake
America
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Khlodn
Tournay
Arras
Belgium
Holland
Clovis Postoffice
Paul Lantz
WPA
Jonas Dearman
DeArman
el Reno
Oklake
Old Settlers
Santa Fe Yards
Clovis Pioneer
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