Ozona History

Oct. 3, 1935 
A thief who proved himself the boldest of the bold by stealing an automobile from the streets of Ozona belonging to the high sheriff of Crockett County has apparently made good his escape, although the car, abandoned by the thief when the gasoline supply was exhausted, has been recovered. The sheriff’s automobile, an Oldsmobile sedan, was stolen Friday night from in front of the Ozona Theatre, where it had been parked by members of his family who were attending the movie.  

It was discovered Sunday afternoon by Kerr and Kimble County officers in a thicket a few hundred yards off the highway in Kerr County near Kerrville. Sheriff Wills went to Kerrville Monday and recovered the car, which aside from being out of gasoline, was in no way damaged.  

Sept. 29, 1955 
A crew of volunteer workers has been organized and is poised for the annual Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation food drive set for Monday, October 3, Mrs. Ashby McMullan, drive chairman, announced this week. The house-to-house canvass will be made in a one-day drive by a crew of 13 volunteer solicitors, Mrs. McMullan said.  

The annual drive for funds to support the Texas treatment center for polio victims will be extended over a two-weeks period and collection boxes for volunteer donations will be placed in business houses over the city during that period. But the workers who will make the one-day canvass hope to be able to make a creditable showing for Ozona in that whirlwind campaign. 

Sept. 30, 1965 
David Jacoby, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete W. Jacoby, a senior in Ozona High School and a 4-H member for 10 years, has been named by the state 4-H club office as one of the 12 outstanding Texas 4-H Club members to receive the coveted Santa Fe Educational Award for 1965. In addition to the educational award, David was one of the four members selected to receive $500 college scholarships for their all-round excellence in 4-H club work. The Santa Fe Educational Award consists of an all-expense paid trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, November 28-December 2. 

Oct. 2, 1975 
DESCENDENTS OF THE L. P. Powell family pose for the photographer before going to the site of the dedication of the county's First Producing Oil Well Historical Marker which was unveiled Sunday at the junction of SH 29 and 137. The well came in on what is commonly known now as Powell Field. From left to right are Mrs. Joe Bean, a granddaughter; Mrs. Virgil J. Powell, her mother; Mrs. H. H. Ball, an aunt and the former Faye Powell, and Virgil J. Powell, Mrs. Bean's father and a son of the original owner of the land where the well was drilled. Mr. and Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Ball now reside in San Angelo.