100 years ago: E.A. Chubb returned from his ranch to Durango and looked healthy. He reported that “the rabbits have killed off nearly all of his fruit trees.”
75 years ago: Members of the American Legion made arrangements to throw a going-away party for Elgin Taylor, “La Plata County’s first negro draftee,” before he left by train for induction into the armed forces.
50 years ago: Mary Ruth Bowman dominated the Recreation Department’s All-City Table Tennis Tournament in both mixed and women’s singles.
25 years ago: A drunken student fell down some stairs at Durango High School and hit his head. He and two of his friends were cited for underage drinking and released to their parents.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
