100 years ago: “William Graf of the upper valley delivered the first ‘Springers.’ These chickens are the first of the season and dressed a pound and a ½ each.”
75 years ago: “Although rumors have spread around Durango that a ‘gusher’ oil well was brought near Pagosa Springs reports from the Springs mark that rumor as unfounded.”
50 years ago: This appeared in the section called Redmesa News: “Mrs. Ed Kennedy fell while cleaning the ceiling in her home and broke her arm. Accept the condolences of the area, Mrs. Kennedy.”
25 years ago: Brownsville, Texas – “A jury awarded $1.5 million to a Durango man who claimed his marriage was destroyed by a lesbian nun who seduced his wife, and that church officials did nothing to prevent it.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
