100 years ago: “Richard Turner of the Animas Valley was in the city with apples and hay for the local market.”
75 years ago: “Trains are still blocked from the trip over the ‘hump’ on the D&RGW by a snowstorm in progress on Cumbres Pass.”
50 years ago: An advertisement for Basin Rexall Drug, 863 Main Ave., read: “Feb. 14 give Pangburn’s Valentine Hearts. The Valentine she loves. A beautiful Valentine Heart says, ‘I love you,’ as no other gift can say it. And when the Heart you give is packed with Pangburn’s Milk-and-Honey Chocolates, you are given the finest that money can buy.”
25 years ago: “La Plata Community Hospital employees can’t talk to reporters unless Chief Executive Officer Tom Mitchell approves, according to a new administrative policy. Mitchell signed the ‘Media Interviews Policy’ Jan. 31 after a Jan. 12 Durango Herald article that quoted hospital department heads.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
