100 years ago: Frank Foster, son of Mrs. J.C. Foster, had been in the Navy for five months and wrote his mother from Oregon to say he was “enjoying the life immensely” and had already been recommended for a promotion.
75 years ago: Colorado traffic officials announced the enforcement of a 35 mph speed limit order that was issued by Joseph B. Eastman, director of the office of defense transportation.
50 years ago: The Durango High School band departed on buses for Flagstaff, Arizona, to participate in the Northern Arizona State Band Day. Students were lucky enough to go sightseeing at the Grand Canyon.
25 years ago: A man reported that he found evidence of arson on the outside of a house on Hawskill Road.
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.
