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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2013
Page
2
Day edition finds Texas lottery results with Pick 3 and Two Step numbers for August 5. Jackpot listed at 475000, daily 4 and other figures shown. asks for new submissions via email or mail to Odessa address with contact number provided.
The Odessa American apologizes for an incorrect name in a Saturday edition. The creative manager at Mark Knox Flowers is Chris Collum. The newspaper regrets the error.
Obituary notices list several individuals including James Rex Pryor Jr of Andrews and Manuel Cervantes of Big Spring among others. The page records deaths across Texas and Florida with names such as Cruz Manuel DeAnda Sr Bobby Gene Dillon Guadalupe Martinez Sifredo Mata Dustin Wiginton Etta Alene Tucker Drinkard and Johnny R Rodgers.
The Rev. Norman Stolpe serves as intentional interim pastor at First Christian Church. The OA Religion page outlines his plans for the congregation. Also in this issue a note about Saturday goat cheese samples from Marfa Maid dairy and Sunday advice on educating children for the 21st century.
Edith Danvers of Odessa marked her 100th birthday on July 19 at home with forty guests. Born in 1913 in Hawthorn Oklahoma she married Robert Danvers in 1945 and moved to Odessa in 1948. She later opened Collectables Plus with her daughter after running a Blue Spruce Motel in New Mexico. Her Scottie Watson remains by her side. Weston Sullivan of Carlsbad will compete in the World Junior Bull Riders Association Championship in Abilene August 7 to 10. he has ridden Texas Junior Rodeo events since age four and qualified for the World Finals Youth Bull Rider Competition after winning Reserve Champion in Shawnee October.
Sul Ross State University student Kas Sandra Hernandez from El Paso has been invited to submit her McNair Program research for publication in The Journal of Athletic Medicine. Her study compares BMI and body fat among children in Ysleta Fort Hancock and Presidio districts, mentored by Chester Sample.
A weather brief for Odessa and Midland outlines a five day outlook. Expect seasonal temperatures with chances of scattered showers, light winds, and gradual warming toward the weekend. Monitor local advisories for any rapid changes.
Hobbs shows partly cloudy skies with a possible shower, high near 101 and low 72. Ruidoso also partly cloudy with a high around 80 and a low of 57. Remarkable 1978 event notes Maxie Anderson Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman completing the first successful trans Atlantic balloon flight ending near Paris.
Public notice details the Odessa American publication address and contact numbers for customer service news sports life and editorial departments. It lists subscription rates and hours along with advertising contacts and disclaimers about accuracy and delivery.
On August 6 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan causing massive casualties. Other historical notes include Bolivar recapturing Caracas in 1813 Bolivia’s 1825 autonomy, CSS Arkansas scuttling in 1862, Gertrude Ederle swimming the English Channel in 1926, Titov orbiting Earth in 1961, LBJ signing the Voting Rights Act in 1965, Batista death in 1973, Pope Paul VI death in 1978, Tompkins Square Park riot in 1988, Schwarzenegger Leno appearance in 199? and Syria premier Hijab’s defection in 2012.
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