Oil industry boosts Odessa restaurant trade says locals
Oil workers and booming oilfield paychecks appear tied to stronger restaurant demand in Odessa. Owners Dos Compadres and Osaka report solid numbers while bartender Nick Flotte, back from Houston, says high oil pay keeps him away from bars. Chamber of Commerce argues for skilled worker strategies as non skilled hiring lags.
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Legend of a black cat aboard the Monitor debunked
Newport News conservators search two 11 inch Dahlgren guns from the USS Monitor for a cat or other superstition relic. No cat boots or wool coat found in the barrels despite 140 plus years of stories. Francis Butts recounted a howling cat during the sinking era, but current findings favor no cat presence.
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