By Forrest Stone
Herald Staff Writer
100 years ago: An Editorial comment said, “Hey there, congress: Now that the brewers are satisfied, for goodness sake, put something across for the grub-buyers.”
75 years ago: The La Plata chapter of the Red Cross planned to ship 100 “bundles” that each contained 30 to 40 garments, “intended for refugees overseas.”
50 years ago: A total of 82,493 people visited Mesa Verde National Park during June, an increase of 3.9 percent from the previous year.
25 years ago: A 30-year-old Texas man was cited for trespassing after police caught him climbing a telephone pole in the 800 block of Narrow Gauge Avenue.
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.
