100 years ago: “Yesterday was a quiet day in Durango. Business was at a standstill and the holiday was observed quietly. There was a large attendance at the union Thanksgiving services last night at the Methodist Church.”
75 years ago: “Ed McKean, well-known Durango man who has been working in the Shenandoah-Dives Mine for several months, was caught between two ore cars in the mine and badly crushed. The injured man was rushed to the Miner’s Hospital in Silverton. Dr. R.L. Dooning of Durango brought up the only portable X-ray machine in this section, and everything possible is being done.”
50 years ago: “While the sun was shining in Durango at noon, winter was spread over the San Juan Basin on this day after Thanksgiving. The heavy snows have caused trouble with the power lines of the various utilities.”
25 years ago: “Hundreds lined two miles of U.S. Highway 550 in Durango to bid farewell to the 61 citizen soldiers of the National Guard ambulance detachment who don’t want to be forgotten. ... As the minutes passed, the crowd gathered grew larger and it was apparent that Det. 1, 928th Medical Company (Ambulance) would not be forgotten.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
