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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 2012
Page
2
A compact report lists lottery numbers for several games including Pick 3, MegMillions and Megaplier with a Jackpot of 86 million. It also shows Daily 4 and Mega Plus style numbers and the accompanying cash and day draws.
A compact July item notes Road Runner Cash with figures 34 8 for the date 1937, reflecting a brief listing or schedule fragment from a historical page.
Obituaries listed include Flavio Tavarez Estrada Mildred Louise Miller Lloyd Yarborough Ronald Jack Stuard John Howard Surratt Gene Arthur Waller and other deaths across Odessa Crane Marfa Milton Florida. The page compiles notice items for several individuals with brief memorial details.
Inside the Odessa American a feature explores myths and mysteries of the animal world. The Sunday column promises insights into what is going on inside a pet’s head with accessible explanations.
Army Pfc Leroy Valerio returned home June 3 after a Afghanistan tour and will be based at Fort Wainwright. He is Fort Davis High School class of 2006, son of George and Enedina Valerio of Fort Davis, with siblings in Odessa and Balmorhea. Marine Cpl Justin Cleveland completed his second Afghanistan tour and will be stationed in Jacksonville New Mexico with the 2nd Battalion 6th Marines, son of Staci Allen. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Raymundo Cole Lopez arrived June 22 from Goose Creek Nuclear Power training and will return there after leave. Lopez is Midland Lee High School 2011 JROTC commander, son of Samantha and Luis Lopez, with siblings and Midland grandparents listed.
Odessan Patricia Garcia writes a tribute in 2003 thanking soldiers who sacrifice for freedom. The poem speaks of kinship across distance, the price of liberty, and gratitude from a civilian plant of care sent to those in combat or pain. It honors land and sea service members whose efforts let others sleep safely.
Hobbs and Ruidoso show varied conditions with sun and storm chances. Hobbs: mostly sunny with possible storms, high near 96. Ruidoso: partly cloudy with a chance of storms, high around 79, fog noted as ground clouds formed by tiny water droplets.
July 4 1776 Declaration adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. 1802 US Military Academy opened at West Point New York. 1862 Charles Dodgson began Alice in Wonderland on a boating trip. 1872 Calvin Coolidge born in Plymouth Vermont. 1912 48 star flag adopted recognizing New Mexico statehood. 1939 Lou Gehrig farewell speech. 1942 Irving Berlin This Is the Army opens in New York. 1959 49 star flag unfurled for Alaska. 1960 50 star flag unfurled for Hawaii. 1976 Entebbe raid rescued most passengers. 1982 Columbia final test flight lands at Edwards. Ozzy Osbourne marries Sharon in Maui. 1987 Klaus Barbie convicted in France.
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