By Forrest Stone
Herald Staff Writer
100 years ago: Butter fat took “a jump” to 37 cents, “its old standard of high price.” The selling prices remained the same, however.
75 years ago: The OPA ruled that sales or deliveries of rum, liqueurs, cordials, bitters and other spirituous liquors produced in the United States were “exempt from the provisions of the general price regulation when sold in the United States.”
50 years ago: Industrial and manufacturing development was stated to be the area’s number one problem, according to a poll of local business and civic leaders.
25 years ago: A woman was kicking another woman in the face with her cowboy boots. Police cited her for trespassing and harassment.
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.
