100 years ago: Court stenographer E.D. Peters came “down from Silverton” after a long week of working with the grand jury.
75 years ago: The war production board rubber coordinator, Arthur B. Newhall, announced that nationwide rationing of gasoline is “inevitable by the end of the summer” to conserve the country’s supply of rubber.
50 years ago: Jose A. Sage of Bayfield was driving southbound on East La Boca Road, three miles south of Ignacio, when he fell asleep at the wheel, drifted off the right side of the road and rolled his car down a 50-foot embankment.
25 years ago: During a special election, the city of Durango won the approval for $1.64 million in sewer revenue bonds by a vote of 2,138 to 859.
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.
