75 Years Ago: “Now that demon fisherman Vernon Fuller has returned from his vacation to Chicago, local rainbow, brown, native and brook trout might just as well give up. He prefers trout but in a pinch will pursue catfish, carp or even a moderately frisky sucker.”
50 YEARS AGO: “July Clearance at A and H Bootery, 842 Main Ave: Women’s Jacqueline Dress Shoes – $5. Handbags – $1. Men’s Oxfords and Loafers – $6.”
25 YEARS AGO: “A group of Durango artists and a city committee hit a brick wall Tuesday after an attempted compromise over the proposed ‘Three Durangos’ mural planned for the side of a Main Avenue and Eighth Street building.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
