100 years ago: Clarence Ritter arrived in Durango from the Florida Mesa to give his family “a day’s outing in the city,” and made a comment about the crown prince of Germany, which said, “the best thing he knows about the crown prince of Germany is that he doesn’t like his father.”
75 years ago: U.S. collector of internal revenue, Ralph Nicholas, announced that, according to a survey conducted by his office, those who had not purchased their $5 automobile-use tax stamps by Aug. 1 would be subject to a penalty of $25 or “30 days in prison.”
50 years ago: A juvenile boy was being held by police after he was spotted behind the wheel of Mary Beth Barnett’s 1953 Chevrolet at 5 a.m., east of Cortez.
25 years ago: A garbage can, filled with garbage, was reported stolen from the 1300 block of County Road 220.
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.
