75 years ago: “Still champion and undeniably the most formidable heavyweight fighter since Jack Dempsey’s time, Joe Louis, the ‘Brown Bomber,’ last night subdued challenger John Henry Lewis in the first round by a technical knockout.”

50 years ago: “Land acquisition for growing Fort Lewis is a vital college need under current consideration both here and at the legislature. All concerned – college officials, the city council, the Hillcrest Golf Club, and the legislature – are agreed that the college needs immediately more than 30 acres including not only the picnic grounds but land skirting the golf course where the proposed library will be built.”

25 years ago: “More historic street lights like those installed in Rio Grande Land last spring will be going up along Main Avenue this year.” Lights would go up between Sixth and 13th streets.

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.