75 years ago: “Grace Windsor, clerk at Graden’s, is swallowing gingerly this week, having been deprived of the benefit of tonsils last week. Phooey, says she to those who lightly refer to a tonsillectomy as one of the minor annoyances.”

50 years ago: “Believe it or not, the Durango area has nearly ideal weather. To those who recall with a shiver last winter’s blustery storms or the lingering snowdrifts of May, and to those who have lost count of the number of times their plans have been spoiled by rain, take consolation in the fact that the Durango area has nearly ideal weather for atmospheric research.”

25 years ago: The Gaslight Twin, 102 5th St., was showing “Days of Thunder” starring Tom Cruise. The billing read: “You can’t outrun the thunder.”

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