100 years ago: The Durango Democrat, in local news, printed, “If only the hen would drop more eggs and New Mexico, how lovely it would be,” as a response to butter dropping 5 cents in the local market.
75 years ago: Tommy Jacques, a half-back on the Durango Demons football team, “cut and slashed his way twice across the Cortez goal line” and helped Durango mark a win against the Panthers during the annual Armistice Day game.
50 years ago: Four young Durango musicians were selected for filming the one-hour television special “Campus Talent ’68” that was sponsored by the Mountain States Telephone Co.
25 years ago: Four head of cattle, including two holsteins and two Brahma crosses, a total value of $3,200, were reported stolen from a ranch on County Road 506.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
