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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2015
Page
2
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Railroads nationwide roll out festive Polar Express experiences for children this season. Families can board trains this week to meet Santa, enjoy seasonal activities, and ride to a celebratory holiday setting. Sunday Life & Times section previews events and schedules.
Parody discussion centers on Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell playing rival fathers in the new Christmas comedy Daddy's Home. The feature note also teases a sweet and spicy ham recipe.
Historian J Evetts Haley notes the Midland region avoided the bloodshed seen elsewhere as barbed wire fences and railroads ended open ranges. He explains large Texas outfits, fencing, and railroad development reduced cattle drives and sparked a shift to settled ranching, transforming the cattle industry.
The Odessa American lists contact and service details including newsroom numbers for News Sports Life & Times and the Editorial Page, plus hours of operation and pricing for subscriptions and ads. It also notes policy on ad acceptance, liability, and home delivery holiday edition charges.
The Odessa newspaper notes an error in the Empty Stocking fundraiser listing. Gibbs donation was $250 not $25, updating totals to reflect a grand total of $34,109 from $33,884. Donations may be mailed or delivered to the Salvation Army center or the Odessa American, both ZIP 79761, with a goal of $150,000 to provide toys and food baskets to needy families.
Obituaries and death notices from Midland Page4B list individuals including Mary Lou Bates Raymond Luz Chavez Damon Mark Marichalar Ray Sidney Rodgers Carolyn Jean Wheeler Thompson Steve A Westfall and James Beyrle Evans Jr with brief notices and memorialing details. Agapito Garcia Renova also appears among the death notices.
New Mexico outlook mostly sunny with a high near 50 and a low around 23. Odessa Midland forecast shows mostly sunny conditions. highs near 35 and lows near 17. The text notes Las Vegas Nevada received nearly four inches of snow on this date in 2008, one of the heaviest on record.
Today is December 17, 2015 the 351st day with 14 left in the year. Notable events include 1865 Schubert Unfinished symphony first performed publicly in Vienna, 1777 France recognizing American independence, 1903 Wright brothers first powered flight, 1944 War Department end of exclusion policy for Japanese Americans on the West Coast, 1957 Atlas missile test, 1975 Lynette Fromme life sentence, 1994 North Korea shoots down a U S Army helicopter, 2011 Kim Jong Il death age 69 or 70 per reports, and 2010 diplomatic relations with Cuba restored a year earlier. Sony canceled The Interview release after threats and theater pullouts.
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