100 years ago: John Kellenberger received two more carloads of Bevo, “the popular soft drink that looks and tastes like beer.”
75 years ago: The Dove Creek News, which was published in Rico by Mr. Woods “for a number of years,” announced that it had suspended publication because of wartime conditions.
50 years ago: According to an Associated Press report by Colin Frost, Ireland celebrated St. Patrick’s Day “with the usual big parade and a quiet confidence that the old country is making progress despite a troubled world.”
25 years ago: Someone reported to the Durango Police Department that a man was harassing the bartender at El Rancho Tavern. According to the report, officers cited the 23-year-old, took him to the police station, then took him back to El Rancho because he forgot his jacket and sent him on his way.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.
