Memorial fund aids deputy hospital costs and later death
On June 1 1972 donations totaling 75480 were deposited to help sheriff's deputy Travis Haynes with hospital costs after he was abducted and shot in the head. Haynes died in 1984. Dr Thomas M Prescott started the fund in Tucumcari. An Alabama governor hopeful and a Tucumcari rally are noted, along with a fire incident on South Sixth Street involving four juveniles who threw a gas bomb at a car and set it afire.
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Citizens Bank
Travis Haynes
Haynes
Lubbock
Thomas M. Prescott
Tucumcari
Alabama
George Wallace
Quay County
South Sixth Street
Officials question juveniles. airport staff honored
Juveniles were taken into custody for questioning by police. Ollie Kingston, an air traffic controller at Tucumcari Municipal Airport, received a 25 year service award from a Federal Aviation Administration official. The Budget Corner store announced a grand opening at 120 West Center Street opposite Home Furniture. The Odeon Theatre showed Dirty Harry with Clint Eastwood while Canal Drive-In screened two Spanish language films.
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Ollie Kingston
Tucumcari Municipal
Federal Aviation Administration
Budget Corner Furniture Store
W. Center St
Home Furniture
Odeon
Clint Eastwood
Canal Drive-In
Tucumcari Weekend Events Mix Music Fairs and Rummage Sale
Friday and Saturday feature a First Christian Church rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1704 S Fourth St Tucumcari. Saturday also hosts the Tucumcari Pinata Fiesta at the Convention Center with a Route 66 parade at 10 a.m. and bands 7 p.m. to midnight, plus a petting zoo, vendors, and activities.
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First Christian Church
S. Fourth St
Tucumcari
Tucumcari Convention Center
Route 66
Cuarenta Y Cinco
Senior Center Grab and Go Meals in Tucumcari and Logan
The Tucumcari and Logan Senior Centers offer qualified residents grab and go meals. Call 575-461-2307 in Tucumcari or 575-487-2287 in Logan for details. Menus list daily options from Wednesday through Tuesday, including macaroni and cheese, hamburger steak, taco salad, spaghetti, sweet and sour pork, and beef stroganoff with sides.
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Tucumcari Senior Center
Logan Senior Center
Tucumcari
Logan Facility
California
Grace and the two full of grace figures in Bible teaching
The article explains that grace means a freely given gift not earned, contrasts grace with wages, and notes that true saving grace should show in daily life. It cites Stephen and Jesus as examples of being "full of grace," and urges believers to reflect grace in how they treat others, ending with contact for Pastor Gordon Runyan of Immanuel Baptist Church.
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Stephen
Lord Jesus
God
Jesus
Luke
Gordon Runyan
Immanuel Baptist Church
Tucumcari
Reformrm
Yahoo.com
Garden musings on toads frogs and giant spiders
Patti Dobson reflects in The Eastern New Mexico News on a dry season reducing toads and frogs in Head Acres. She contrasts busy modern life with slower moments, noting spiders intrude while reminding readers to pause and cherish family and memories.
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Patti Dobson
Faith
Eastern
New Mexico
Pattobson
Hotmail
Revival of Pinata festival returns to Tucumcari
The Pinata Fiesta at the Tucumcari Convention Center Saturday marks a revival of the long defunct Pinata Festival and reintroduces the New Mexico Music Showcase paused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizer Scott Crotzer credits the showcase with keeping the event afloat and notes a few weeks to organize. The lineup includes Cuarenta Y Cinco and Str8 Shot with $10 single or $15 couple tickets, plus a full free schedule of parades, performances, a petting zoo, food vendors, and a pinata smash event.
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Tucumcari Convention Center
New Mexico
Scott Crotzer
Tucumcari
Quay County
Crotzer
Patsy Gresham
Chamber
Cuarenta Y Cinco
Fire destroys home of Nara Visa firefighter and wife
A Friday morning blaze northwest of Nara Visa destroyed the home of Tony Egerton and his wife Marjorie. No injuries but two dogs died as nine firetrucks battled flames. Cause undetermined. donations arranged through area fire chiefs and bank donations.
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Visa
Nara Visa
Gary Girard
Nara Visa Fire District
Tony Egerton
Marjorie
Girard
Egerton
Tucumcari
Amistad
Logan
Rosebud
Lucas Bugg
Quay Coun
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