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And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: The Fort Lewis College Raider Marching Band has been selected to perform the halftime entertainment for the Denver Broncos-Kansas City professional football game on Sunday,...

And the West is History

25 Years ago: Appearing under the headline “Havoc at the Herald”: The power outage Friday in Durango caused havoc in the Herald’s computer typesetting system. Dedicated employees worked ...

And the West is History

25 Years ago: From Letters: “Home rule will not create a Fankenstein monster in the form of a county manager. The county manager will serve at the pleasure of the county commissioners. O...

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “It took the volunteer fire department, the city police, the city maintenance crew, and many concerned citizens to outwit the culprit, but residents will be relieved to kno...

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100 Years Ago: “American girls have a worldwide reputation for beauty, but at the same time there are girls in our cities who possess neither beauty of face nor form. This is because the...

And the West is History

100 Years Ago: “Miss Ethel Jay, Miss Gladys Stanley, and others had a narrow escape from death by lightning. They ate a luncheon under a spruce tree near the city water tank, when clouds...

And the West is History

50 Years ago: “Are your knee-caps sore? Do you suffer from chronic raw throats? If so, you are probably afflicted with “Froshitis,” otherwise known as freshmen initiation. You can recogn...

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100 Years Ago: “See the funniest man in the movies, Charlie Chaplin, in ‘The Fireman’ tonight at the Electric. Also playing at the Rex, Charlie Chaplin in ‘Police.’ Always 10 cents.” ...

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “Meet the candidates: Avis Harris, Democrat, is running against William Poer, Republican, for La Plata County Assessor. Poer was born and raised in Texas and moved to Duran...

And the West is History

50 YEARS AGO: “Harvest Festival gets underway Friday: The annual Pinto Bean Harvest Festival will have 13 categories for the pinto bean cook and three for the apple pie bakers. The conte...

And the West is History

75 YEARS AGO: “Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the Kiva: Rita Hayworth, Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell in ‘Blood and Sand,’ in magnificent Technicolor.” 50 YEARS AGO: “Final...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “If Cave Basin was situated near Cripple Creek or Leadville, the camp would be played up as one of the greatest discoveries of a lifetime, says the Ignacio Chieftain. But ...
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