Texas Thunder contest winner Joe Moss from Odessa
Odessa resident Joe Moss wins the Texas Thunder contest with a photo of an ATPB steer statue and a Texas flag. He receives two VIP festival tickets plus a campsite valued at $567 for a Gardendale country music event August 21 to 23 headlined by Brad Paisley Florida Georgia Line and Big & Rich.
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Texas Thunder
Joe Moss
Odessa
Texas
Brad Paisley
Florida-Georgia Line
Big & Rich
Gardendale
Oapa.com
Free bulky trash drop-off at McKinney Park in Odessa
Local residents may drop unwanted bulky items for free today from 8 a.m. to noon at McKinney Park 625 W Pool Road near the baseball fields. A large container accepts furniture and appliances that don’t fit in alley containers. tires and household chemicals are not accepted.
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McKinney Park
Pool Road
Odessatx
Odessa man charged in 1989 slaying and sexual assault
Thompson Ward Stricklen Jr. was charged with murder and sexual assault in the 1989 stabbing death of 15-year-old Wendy Burdette. He is held on $350,000 bonds. DNA matched after DPS sex offender data linked Stricklen to the case. Wendy Burdette was found Feb 17, 1989 behind Permian Metals in Odessa.
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Odessa
Thompson Ward Stricklen Jr
Ector County Detention Center
Wendy Burdette
Odessa High
Larry Burdette
Wendy
Stricklen
OPD
Steve LeSueur
West Second Street
LeSueur
Odessa High School
Odessa and Wartime Years Highlight 1945 Highlights
A retrospective of 1945 in Odessa recounts wartime shortages delaying marriage licenses, a surge in January marriages, the opening of First State Bank with drive-in services, a city charter vote, new parking meters and water tank, and a $10 cab fare with a 1 percent tax. Farmland declined in acreage while farm sizes grew, and United Carbon opened a large plant west of Odessa with 1,400 workers. Also noted are regional institutional changes, wartime endings, atomic-era milestones, and notable national events across 1945.
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Ector
Carl Akin
Ector County
New Bank
First State Bank
Elliott
James S. Key
J.R. Wilson
Odessa
United Carbon Company
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George Mendoza
Rodman
Ellenwhee Noel Art Museum
E. University Blvd
Noelartmuseum
Org
Gabriel Armendariz, Gale Pone
U.S
Man
Jon Vanderlaan
Vanderlaan
Odessa Inc
Howard County Junior College
Big Spring
Church of the Nazarene
Dixie Watley
Temple Beth el
Germany
Europe
Frank Sinatra
Gene Kelly
George H.W. Bush
Barbara Pierce
Bing Crosby
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bing
Wales
Meese
Sans AG
cShirubs
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