100 years ago: “Thomas J. Owenby, of the Fort Lewis Mesa, was a business visitor who pointed his team homeward about 5 o’clock after liberally patronizing the Main Avenue advertising merchants.”
75 years ago: “The WPA is sponsoring classes in woodworking under the supervision of Wilfred Nichols in a well-equipped shop.”
50 years ago: “Television sets have been hooked up in the high school and junior high auditoriums for inauguration-viewing with teachers asked to accompany their classes.”
25 years ago: “Cats – and how to pick up the troublemakers – will be the subject of a public hearing before the Durango City Council. After a complaint, the council decided to try and change city laws so that the animal-control officer would have authority to pick up problem-causing cats. A proposal calls for a ‘cat at large’ amendment that would be similar to dog laws.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
