Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 2013

Page

2

Plea From Page 1A Overcomes Family Forgiveness Emotions

Stanford Melba Paysinger's children testified at the sentencing hearing for Gonzalez as the Paysinger family spoke of loss and forgiveness. Victim impact statements addressed the lasting impact of the crime, urging accountability while expressing hope for community service. Melba Paysinger urged the defendant to speak to children about impaired driving and noted her late husband James Paysinger was a gentleman who is greatly missed.

Gonzalez Paysingers Melba Paysinger Nuckols Rush Paysinger James Paysinger Stanford Melba

Manufacturing Upswing Boosts American Labor This Week

Sunday feature explores why Americans are rebuilding production across cars watches and socks. It examines the drivers of the manufacturing upswing and its implications for workers, unions, and jobs nationwide.

Lottery numbers for August drawing and prizes

Daily Texas lottery results list winning numbers for Cash 5 and Daily 4 games. Cash 5 numbers are 5 17 19 20 25 with daytime draw 041 night 483. Texas Two Step numbers 3 5 15 20 26 with bonus ball. jackpot listed at 325000.

Cash Texas

Correction notice on school principals named

The Aug 25 story should have identified Permian principal as James Ramage and Odessa High principal as Greg Nelson. The Odessa American regrets the error.

James Ramage Odessa High Greg Nelson

Death notices and obituaries from Odessa to Austin

Obituaries list multiple individuals including Jimmy Harris Hunter Lynn Jackson Cruz Cepeda Olivas and E L Leon Rybolt. Also named are Emilio Gonzales Johnny Lee Thomason Hazel Francis Robertson Hamett with regional references from Odessa Alpine Crane and Austin.

Jimmy Harris Hunter Lynn Jackson Cruz Cepeda Olivas E. L Leon” Rybolt

Fair talent finalists vie for prizes at Ector Coliseum

The Permian Basin Fair and Expo talent show finalists will perform at 7 p.m. on September 14 at the Ector County Coliseum. More than 1500 dollars in prizes are awarded, led by a 500 dollar grand prize and trophy. First place earns 150 dollars per category, second 100 dollars, and third 50 dollars. The article notes ages 13 to 17 among the finalists.

Ector County

Sherwood Christian Academy Receives International Recognition

Good News seeks submissions from readers about honors. Sherwood Christian Academy of Odessa earns model status for its Accelerated Christian Education program. The school reports an average grade of 91.42 percent across subjects and highlights a Christian character focus and computer enhanced education.

Sherwood Christian Academy of Odessa

Permian Basin Weather Five Day Odessa Midland Forecast

Odessa and Midland area forecast issued midweek shows mild to warm conditions with a chance of afternoon showers Thursday. Temperatures expected to reach the mid 80s by day and fall to the upper 50s at night with light winds.

Odessa & Midland

New Mexico Outlook Hobbs Weather Snapshot

Hobbs partly cloudy with no rain showers. Highs near 88 and 74 with lows around 66 and 52. Scattered storms noted. Factor note mentions 1976 Viking 2 lander color surface photos of Mars. Dust and UV index information included.

Hobbs America Mars

Odessa American masthead and contact details notice

The Odessa American provides contact numbers for customer service subscriptions and editorial departments, with hours of operation and advertising guidelines. It lists staff names including Publisher Patrick Canty and Editor Laura Dennis and notes holiday edition pricing and liability statements for ads.

This Day in History August 27 Highlights

On August 27 1883 Krakatoa eruptions caused devastating tsunamis in Indonesia killing about 36000. Notable events include the 1776 Battle of Long Island start and retreat, 1859 Drake oil well in Titusville, birth of Lyndon Johnson in 1908, 1928 Kellogg Briand Pact, 1939 He 178 test flight, 1962 Mariner 2 Venus flyby, 1963 Du Bois dies, 1967 Epstein death, 1979 Mountbatten tragedy, and 1989 first U S commercial satellite rocket from Cape Canaveral.

Long Island Edwin L. Drake United States Titusville Lyndon Baines Johnson Stonewall Texas Paris Germany Venus W.E.B. du Bois Accra Ghana Brian

Also Mentioned on This Page

Para Org Emilio Gonzales THE Permian Basin Fair & Expo Aleesha Blaylock Alexia Soto Brook Baeza Deja Robinson Esmeralda Arroyo Maya Routte Mya Patterson Samantha Galindo Aliyah Robinson Eric Walker Big Spring Jose Uriba Alan Alvarado Ian Basi Troy and Kacey Greathouse Basia Rain Shadow Stephen Hilliard Ryan Johnson Kevin Broome Midland Tommy Willson Gardendale Know Oalife Oapa P.O OACA Sherwood Christian Academy New Mexico Texas Weather Forecast Paso Wichita Falls San Antonios Austin Dallas CBS/é West Texas Greg Morgan Craig Stewart Darrell Ward SUN & Moon Everssesseens Crmwd Odessa Low Texas High Love Field Dalhart Odessa American Fourth Street Patrick Canty Laura Dennis Life & Times Associated Press Krakatoa Indonesia Sunda Strait Java Sumatra
Search Courier

Search the Odessa American Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Odessa American?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication