100 years ago: “Boys should arrange to parade on Decoration Day. The city is proud of them, and the ‘old vets’ who are bowed with the weight of wounds and years would be pleased to have them do so.”
75 years ago: “An irrigation ditch north of Durango was the final landing place for an automobile, but the occupants escaped alive – even if a trifle damp.”
50 years ago: “Currently celebrating its 60th anniversary during which a color television set and other prizes will be given away, officers of Durango Savings and Building Assn., 735 Main Ave., are inviting residents to visit the company’s office. ... The actual span of the association dates back to February, 1892, when the San Juan Building and Loan Assn. was formed, and existed for about five years.”
25 years ago: “Dr. Robert Lister, a prominent Southwest archaeologist from Mancos, died of a heart attack while leading a field trip through Ceder (sic) Mesa in Southeastern Utah.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Animas Museum and Center of Southwest Studies. Their accuracy may not be verified.
