100 years ago: The body of the late Richard Newell, who died at a local hospital, was “shipped to the old family home at Macomb, Ill.”
75 years ago: The famous Rocky Ford cantaloupes and watermelons were appearing in Colorado markets.
50 years ago: Two Fort Lewis College coeds, Virginia Frank of Farmington and Laura Zuni of Ignacio, competed for the title of Miss Indian during All American Indian Day.
25 years ago: A man called police to report a bat was in his house, and he wanted someone to come remove it, at 728 East Fourth Ave.
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.
