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Odessa’s 1946 milestones include KRIG air debut and college growth
In June 1946 Odessa launched KRIG, its first radio station, with owners Barney Hubbs R O Canon and Jack Hawkins, later Bayard Auchincloss. Odessa College gained voter approval with Murry Fly as president, opened with 184 students, funds for initial expenses, and classes at Odessa High School. By 1956 enrollments rose to 4 888 with extensive programs, while civic groups and churches formed, and notable local events and national headlines of 1946 appeared.
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Odessa
KRIG
Barney Hubbs
R.O. Canon
Jack Hawkins
Bayard Auchincloss
Jacqueline Kennedy
Odessa College
Murry Fly
ECISD
Odessa High School
Andrews Highway
Baskin Hall
Fry
Board of Regents
J.E. Hobson
F.R. Spaulding
A J. Hunt
Barrow
E.G. Rodman
G.A. Poole
O.C. Hubbard
L.C. Rhoades
John Peery
Southern Associate of Colleges
Odessa High
San Antonio Jefferson
OHS
Highland Park