100 years ago: “Dan Egger, paragraphing editor of the keen Bayfield Blade, spent the day in the city bulldozing his friends.”
75 years ago: “A pickup truck rushing downgrade crashed through a flock of sheep on U.S. Highway 160 west of Durango, killing 10 outright and crippling seven others.”
50 years ago: “Filming of a TV pilot series is scheduled to start in the Durango-Silverton area and is expected to last about two weeks. Filming will be by Selmur Productions, producers of the “Combat” series, and will star Dale Robertson in a series entitled ‘Diamond Jim.’ The story is about Diamond Jim Brady and will be shown on the ABC television network.”
25 years ago: Maria’s Bookshop, 928 Main Ave., was hosting a book signing with author and Durango High School teacher Will Hobbs. Hobbs was signing his new book Bearstone.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
