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Ozona History
May 01, 2025
May 3, 1945
High winds which lashed Ozona last night, to the accompaniment of intermittent rain and hail and a violent electrical display, resulted in several hundred dollars worth of damage to the Crockett County Fair Association’s grandstand at the fair park. The wind, screeching down from the northeast, lifted the grandstand top, shattering supporting timbers and scattering sheet iron in a tangle of wreckage. Fair officials this morning had not made a survey to determine the extent of the damage.
High winds which lashed Ozona last night, to the accompaniment of intermittent rain and hail and a violent electrical display, resulted in several hundred dollars worth of damage to the Crockett County Fair Association’s grandstand at the fair park. The wind, screeching down from the northeast, lifted the grandstand top, shattering supporting timbers and scattering sheet iron in a tangle of wreckage. Fair officials this morning had not made a survey to determine the extent of the damage.
April 28, 1955
Doing good deeds is part of J. Wray Campbell’s everyday job as he travels U.S. 20 as one of its chief boosters. Cambell, secretary-treasurer of the Association, visited in Ozona this week in the interest of the Association. Assisting motorists who are in trouble is part of his job as he travels from Houston to El Paso promoting use of the highway. His car is equipped with spare gasoline, an air pump, a tow chain, a first aid kit and other items to aid stranded motorists.
Doing good deeds is part of J. Wray Campbell’s everyday job as he travels U.S. 20 as one of its chief boosters. Cambell, secretary-treasurer of the Association, visited in Ozona this week in the interest of the Association. Assisting motorists who are in trouble is part of his job as he travels from Houston to El Paso promoting use of the highway. His car is equipped with spare gasoline, an air pump, a tow chain, a first aid kit and other items to aid stranded motorists.
April 29, 1965
A five-hour adult education course, "Selling and Serving Tourists’’ will be presented in Ozona May 5 and 6, under auspices of the Ozona Chamber of Commerce, according to B. W. Stuart, chairman of the tourism committee of the Chamber. Conducting the course will be George R Jordan, manager of the Tourist Development Department of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Jordan has a background of more than 25 years in the business and service fields, having worked in all areas related to tourism. He has been a radio engineer and announcer, life underwriter, realtor, retailer, spent more than 12 years with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, and was with a national motel and restaurant chain for two years.
A five-hour adult education course, "Selling and Serving Tourists’’ will be presented in Ozona May 5 and 6, under auspices of the Ozona Chamber of Commerce, according to B. W. Stuart, chairman of the tourism committee of the Chamber. Conducting the course will be George R Jordan, manager of the Tourist Development Department of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Jordan has a background of more than 25 years in the business and service fields, having worked in all areas related to tourism. He has been a radio engineer and announcer, life underwriter, realtor, retailer, spent more than 12 years with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, and was with a national motel and restaurant chain for two years.
May 1, 1975
TEXAS HISTORY PROJECTS were set up all over the room in Ms. Sheree Scott’s seventh grade this week. All her pupils, over 80, participated in making the projects, some in teams of four or more. All the exhibits were outstanding. This one, a model of early day Fort Bliss, was made of popsicle sticks and modeling clay and was complete in every detail. Lisa Mitchell and Cody Cain put the finishing touches on the old fort.
TEXAS HISTORY PROJECTS were set up all over the room in Ms. Sheree Scott’s seventh grade this week. All her pupils, over 80, participated in making the projects, some in teams of four or more. All the exhibits were outstanding. This one, a model of early day Fort Bliss, was made of popsicle sticks and modeling clay and was complete in every detail. Lisa Mitchell and Cody Cain put the finishing touches on the old fort.
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