100 years ago: “Some of the boys are bemoaning their fate, that it is only 41 days until Colorado will begin to be ruined by prohibition.”
75 years ago: “If the date of Thanksgiving ever is permanently fixed, there should be a day set aside for thanksgiving for the return of peace of mind which a non-fluctuating Thanksgiving date would bring.”
50 years ago: “The Klothes Horse, a well-known women’s dress shop in Farmington, is opening a store in the Town Plaza in Durango. The shop will feature woman’s better dresses and coats, children’s dresses and several lines of shoes. Custom-made dresses will also be available, as will exclusive dresses from designer Juan DeMollee, a unique couturier.”
25 years ago: “Asphalt and curbing from the Main Avenue highway construction project lies in piles at one edge of the Val-Air glider runway north of Durango, waiting to be used as fill to reclaim the bank of the Animas River that has been washed downstream over the years by erosion.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
