Ozona History

September 12, 1935
Accompanying the Ozona High School pep squad this year in demonstration stunts will be a newly organized drum corps. Six new drums and two drums already owned by the school will be used by eight of the squad members during the pep squad’s appearances this year. 
Miss Imogene Baker has been named leader of the girl’s cheer unit and she will be assisted by Miss Athleen Dudley. The leader is a member of the senior class and her assistant is a junior in high school. Mill Mildred North has been elected faculty sponsor. About forty are in the girl’s organization this year and drilling has already begun for the year’s stunt activities. New uniforms for the pep unit are being considered.

September 13, 1945 
As a means of avoiding a possible fatal accident in the downtown section of Ozona in the post war period of increased traffic, the Commissioners Court in session this week authorized an investigation into the advisability and cost of installing traffic lights at downtown intersections. A signal light controlling traffic will be installed at the intersection of highways 163 and 290 in the business section. This is considered one of the most dangerous corners in the city, through traffic speeding along highway 290, with ordinary local traffic creating a hazard. Possible installation of other lights at intersections east and west of this corner and in the vicinity of the high school are also under consideration.

September 8, 1955
Continuing outbreaks of vandalism in the lobby of the Ozona post office during nighttime closing hours, has prompted Postmaster Floyd Hokit to enlist the law’s protection and to ask public cooperation in stopping the practice. There has been tinkering with post office box locks and damage to some of them, damage to lobby furnishings and penciled vulgarity on the office bulletin boards, the postmaster said. The sheriff’s department has been alerted to the situation and asked to help the post office staff prevent loitering in the lobby, forbidden under government regulations.

September 9. 1965
A new merchandise promotion, “Prize-O-Rama”, plan was inaugurated this week at the Ozona Foodway Store in which the local store, in cooperation with seven other area stores of the company, will award a number of valuable prizes, topped by a new Ford Mustang as first prize, Jim Marks, local store manager, announced this week. 
Each of the eight participating stores will select a winner on Saturday evening, Oct. 2. The winner’s name will then be sent to the company headquarters in Abilene where another drawing will take place, this time to see who wins the Mustang and the other prizes in order which include a 23 inch RCA Television set, an RCA stereo console, a G.E. tape recorder, a Masterwork portable stereo, a patio Smoker Wagon, a lounger and a 19 inch RCA portable TV set.

September 11, 1975
JUNIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERS WILL BE CHEERING THE CUBS TONIGHT at Lion Stadium when they host the Sonora Junior High teams. The girls are, front row, l. to r., Peri Pennington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pennington; Realynn Dews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dews, Gay Bums, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bums. Back row, 1. tor., Connie Galvan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Galvan; Marilyn Moran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moran, and Lisa Holt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Holt.

September 11, 1985
The Ozona Lions Band presented their first show of the 1985football season in Greenwood last Friday. Melody Stark, drum major, leads the group to the end zone.