100 years ago: “Durango school kids are not going to miss the Colorado-New Mexico Fair this week. The Durango schools will be dismissed Wednesday at noon for the rest of the week.”
75 years ago: “There has been much activity in the Durango National Guard Battery of late, since the orders were received to enlist 36 men in the reserve guard. Approval has been obtained to make the Durango unit a ‘San Juan Basin Battery,’ and men are joining the battery from Cortez, Silverton and other basin towns.”
50 years ago: “Durango police have developed several leads toward recovery of dynamite caps. ... It is believed possessors of the caps don’t realize how dangerous they are. The caps, which can be detonated with a fuse of by a blow, are cylindrical in shape, about two and a half inches long and about the thickness of a pencil. They are steel or copper colored.”
25 years ago: “Denver oilman Vincent J. Duncan has acquired Purgatory Ski Resort’s ownership interests formerly held by his brothers, Raymond T. Duncan of Denver and J. Walter Duncan Jr. of Oklahoma City, Purgatory announced. He’ll replace Raymond Duncan as chairman of the board of Durango Ski Corp. and will be the resort’s predominate owner.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
