100 years ago: “With a territory running east to Chama, north to Telluride and Ouray, and indefinitely to the west and south, a branch house of the Brinkley-Douglass Fruit Company of Pueblo will begin active operations in Durango. The company plans to ship fruit and produce to Durango in car lots and to ship out of here all locally grown fruit and vegetable products the section has to offer.”
75 years ago: “After a battle that left both spectators and players limp and exhausted the Durango Demons defeated the Cortez Panthers here 26-24.”
50 years ago: This appeared in the section called Girl About Town: “Tennessee Ernie Ford on his morning television program read a letter from Olive Crawford of Hay Gulch and tried to contact her by phone for a visit. Ford said Mrs. Crawford’s letter told him she had five sons and two daughters and drives a school bus.”
25 years ago: “A trace element that is harmful to humans in large doses is common in southeast La Plata County groundwater and has been recorded at toxic levels in some wells around Ignacio. But local authorities say the element can be monitored and is not posing a serious health problem there. Listed as No. 34 on the Periodic Table of the Elements, selenium is a non-metal mineral that experts say is similar to sulfur and arsenic. Selenium is highly soluble in water and doesn’t produce visible effects to alert people to its presence.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
