100 years ago: “Mr. Armstrong of Bayfield was in with a big load of chicken wheat. He sold out to Milton of Animas City, who is the chief egg grower in the valley.”
75 years ago: “The Fort Lewis Aggies lost another football game, but in losing it won a moral victory. They scored against the Pueblo Junior College after two scoreless years.”
50 years ago: “Durango’s oldest independent grocery store, under the same ownership, Brown’s Drive-in Market, 1854 Main Ave., has been sold to a Farmington, N.M. partnership. The market which was built in 1938 will open its doors as the 7211 Food store. ... The Browns started in a small way in their home during depression days and watched their business grow into a substantial neighborhood operation.”
25 years ago: “A former prosecutor with the 6th Judicial District faces up to eight years in prison after being arrested for possession of an Uzi machine gun. ... Officials didn’t want to release details of the arrest because of an ‘ongoing investigation.’”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
