50 years ago: The District Attorney’s office asks the public to be on the lookout for broken bits of mirror glass and .45 caliber shells. These items are wanted as evidence in the mysterious disappearance of Milton and Mildred Moeller of Phoenix. The couple is believed to be dead, shot to death in the camper-truck they drove from Phoenix on a vacation in the Durango area. The bodies have not been found.
25 years ago: No one was dreaming of a white Halloween. But the Halloween costume of choice may be a snowman after four inches of snow fell in the Durango area, making an abrupt shift from Indian summer to winter-like conditions. A foot had fallen overnight at Purgatory-Durango ski area by mid-morning today, and snow was still coming down.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
