Neil Armstrong walked on the moon on July 21, 1969. I wondered what the Mancos Times-Tribune had to say about that historical event, but I found there was no mention of it in the July 24 nor the July 31 issue.
Mancos Times-Tribune, July 24, 1969
Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow morning for Ira Sydney Freeman, 90, former editor and publisher of the Mancos Times-Tribune. Mr. Freeman will lie in state at the Ertel Memorial Chapel from 1 to 5 p.m. today.
Art Towne, Chief of the Mancos Volunteer Fire Department, was presented a check for $200 from Bob Mathis of Hunt-Wesson Industries. (Now the Excelsior plant)
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sheek drove to Albuquerque Saturday to visit with her parents.
The heavy rains have done damage than good in many cases. Some hay is soaked, some is rotting in windrows, and flash floods have caused great road damage.
Peas are ready! Call 3866 and place your orders at 20 cents a pound or $3 a bushel. String beans will be ready next week. Ellis Farm and Gardens 1½ mile south of Mancos.
Cat work for D-7, Wesley Potts. Phone 3862.
Mrs. Clarence Everett drove to Durango last week on Wednesday to meet with relatives from Long Island, N.Y.
Bessie the Bandit's Beautiful Baby will be presented at the Opera House Friday July 25 at 7:30 p.m. The cast includes Ron Ellis, Mary Kay Robb, Karleen Ellis, Fred Halls, Darrel Ellis, Diane Halls, Bryant Robb, Rovilla Ellis and Diana Robb.
Jim and Elaine Riffey of San Jose, Calif., are the proud parents of a son, Mathew Arnold, who weighed in at 9 pounds.
Five of the Mancos BPW members attended the 50th anniversary dinner at Stoner. Attending were Mrs. Merle Cox, Mrs. Orville Stevenson, Mrs. Vernon Ellis, Mrs. Peri Knisley and Mrs. Morris Snider.
The Mancos River has been high and muddy this week. It looks more like a spring run off than the middle of summer.
Marion Roberts is working in the TV and radio repair shop at Cook's Trustworthy.
Dan Sheek arrived in Mancos early Monday morning to spend the Mancos Colorado Days here with his sisters and brother.
Darrel Ellis is a longtime historian of the Mancos Valley. Email him at dnrls@q.com.
