Ozona History

November 11, 1926
The Ozona Orchestra, composed of a group of local musicians, has been organized and plans for a choral club in which, it is hoped, every person in Ozona who is able to sing will enlist, are being outlined by local music lovers in the hope of awakening a renewed interest in music in this community and providing effective musical organization for work on various occasions where need for such a body has long been felt.
 

November 12, 1936
A $429,000 fire broke out in Ozona Monday, raged unhindered, with no effort on the part of Ozona’s new fire engines to quench the flame, and finally died out simple for lack of something more to burn. This fortune that went up in smoke was in fact nothing but a big pile of paper, but then, many a fortune is just on paper and can as quickly “go up in smoke,” though not necessarily with the accompanying blaze. At one time representing $429,000 of somebody’s cash money, county road bonds in that sum that had been paid off or recalled through recent refunding operations of the county were ordered burned by the Commissioners Court in session the first of the week, and County and District Clerk George Russell and his deputy, Miss Leta Powell, set the match under the near half million dollar bonfire in the backyard of the courthouse Monday afternoon. 
The bonds destroyed were from three issues, $34,000 from a $40,000 issue of 1914, $20,000 issued in 1916, and $375,000 issued in 1930. Of this total, $129,000 had been paid off, the $300,000 balance being refunded last April into a new lump issue known as Crockett County Refunding Bonds bearing 3 percent interest and payable in ten years.

November 14, 1946
While Ozonans were celebrating their 24 to 13 victory over Sonora Broncs in Sonora Friday night, the celebration took on a new vociferousness when word came that the Eldorado Eagles had dumped the Junction Eagles in Eldorado that same night to elevate the Lions of Ozona to the 1946 District 8B championship.

November 11, 1976
The Ozona Lions became the only undefeated team in 7-AA competition by defeating the Kermit Yellow Jackets 35-3 in Kermit last Friday for nine wins in a row. They host Sonora Friday night in the most important game of the season. Team members are, left to right, bottom row, Ricky DeHoyos, Ciifford, Ben Badillo, Vaden Aldridge, Dan Sewell, Orlando DeHoyos, Sam Longoria, Jim Sosa, Joey Borrego and Cruz Garza. Middle Row are Randy Allen, Felipe Castro, Max Schroeder, Steve Pagan, Victor DeLaGarza, Estalfo Vargas, Javier Reyes, Mike Fay, Clyde Bailey and Head Coach, Rip Sewell. Top Row includes John Henderson, Eugene Hood, Bruce Whitley, Douglas Bean, Sterling Lay, Bill Dudley, Gary Warren, John Galvan, Blake Moody and Assistant Coaches Tom Wilson and Jim Williams. [Joel Sanchez, Photo]