100 years ago: “Frank A. Anderson, road overseer of the upper Florida was in town on road matters. He took out on his return material to fix up the bridges in the Cash district. He was accompanied by J.M. Martin, also a road man from the Florida.”
75 years ago: “Sgt. J.W. Anderson of Durango army recruiting substation received information concerning the quotas which he can fill from this office. Included are 10 recruits for the air corps at Lowry Field, Denver; three for medical department at Fitz Simmons hospital, Denver; 13 for calvary at Fort Bliss, Texas; and one for the quarter master corps and one for the medical department both at Fort Bliss.”
50 years ago: “A Navy display float of the nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus will be included in the long list of floats to be seen during the Spanish Trails Fiestas parades. The float is mounted on a 38-foot trailer with the model submarine measuring 33 feet long, 4 feet wide and 11½ feet high. The model is equipped to do the following: sound a diving horn; sound a siren; raise and lower its periscope; raise, lower and rotate its radar antenna; turn its screws; manipulate its diving planes and rudder; light more than 250 lights.”
25 years ago: “Colorado’s senators believe that an alternative can be found to halting construction of the Animas-La Plata Water Project while studying an endangered fish. ... Republican Sen. Bill Armstrong said that the protection of the endangered Colorado Squawfish in the San Juan River must be balanced against the government’s obligation to adhere to a water-rights settlement with two Southwest Colorado Indian tribes.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
