Ozona History

March 5, 1936
Forty-five Masons and their invited guests celebrated the doubly significant date in Texas history of March 2, observed the 100th anniversary of the birth of the state and of Masonry as well at a banquet in the ballroom of the Hotel Ozona Monday evening. Houston Smith, speaker for the evening, called attention to the fact that March 2 is observed not only as the anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence of Texas but as the birthday anniversary of General Sam Houston, Texas' revolutionary leader. Mr. Smith gave an absorbingly interesting account of salient events in the fight for freedom of Texas from Mexico, tracing the highlights of events from 1820 to the Battle of San Jacinto. 
The centennial of organized Masonry in Texas was observed throughout the state by the order of March 2. The part Masons played in the development and building of the empire of Texas was outlined by Mr. Smith in his talk following the elaborate banquet here Monday night. 
Anson Jones, revolutionary leader and president of the Republic of Texas, carried the charter and jewels of the first Masonic lodge in Texas in his saddle bags at the Battle of San Jacinto, the speaker said. Jones, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Ben Milam and many other leaders of the Texas revolution were Masons, and were prominent in organization of the order in the new republic after the successful revolution.

March 7, 1946
Gulf Oil Corporation soon will begin construction on a local housing project for its employees on building lots which the company has leased from George Montgomery. Twenty residences, to be approximately 20x40 feet in size, are to be constructed on a block of lot which Mr. Montgomery recently purchased from the Meinecke estate west of Johnson draw and east of the old Meinecke home now owned by Mrs. Coralie Meinecke. The block of lots on which Gulf acquired a five-year lease is 420x540 feet. It was understood that an effort is being made to secure prefabricated houses for use on the project, but no definite announcement was made by Gulf representatives.

March 1, 1956
Bill Black showed the champion prime commercial fine-wool lamb here Saturday at the first Ozona FFA Commercial Lamb Show. Approximately 200 people attended the show, open house and benefit barbecue at the new Agriculture Building of Ozona High School. Vestal Ashkew of Sonora judged the lambs. Bill Holden had the reserve champion prime commercial fine-wool lamb at the show.

March 4, 1976
BIG WINNER AT RECENT SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK SHOW was Rebecca Everett, shown here with her second place light weight fine wool lamb. The lamb, bred by W. W. West, sold for $1.20 a pound.