100 years ago: Three from La Plata County were recruited at the war department’s Denver headquarters. All were infantry.
75 years ago: Leslie A. Miller, Rocky Mountain regional director of the war production board, renewed WPB’s appeal to American business houses and citizens to sell extra typewriters to the government. More than 600,000 typewriters were urgently needed for the armed forces.
50 years ago: Twelve girls from the world of rodeo royalty made up the field of candidates who sought the title of Miss Rodeo Colorado 1967.
25 years ago: Someone stole a woman’s wheelchair while she was using the bathroom inside the Durango Mall.
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.
