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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 2012
Page
1
A brief fragment notes an Irish stew as an easy dish for St Patrick's Day. The text suggests a simple pot method and references a good page for details. It includes garbled phrases about a Wednesday meet and Hunger Ganes.
Lottery numbers for Texas drawn on Monday include Casa 112 22 28 34 and Match 664 652 with a bonus ball. The Texas Two Step results show 2 6 15 24 13 and a bonus ball. Jackpot announced at $925,000 with drawing code 29331 69382.
Ector County Independent School District students competed in the PTA Reflections contest with seven categories. At the February 21 ECISD Board meeting the Odessa PTA Council recognized winners across primary and intermediate divisions, including Harris Sewell and Allison Barnes in Visual Arts, Brinle Yeas and Jeremiah Camacho in Literature, Halie Douglas and Kathryn Spiekerman in Visual Arts, and Hannah Peterson in Photography. The Excellence entries advance to the PTA State level. Superintendent Hector Mendez and Board President Tom Pace joined the winners for the presentation.
Obituaries list several residents including Pedro Calderon Vickie Calloway Benjamin Dutchover Garland Hall Mary Hughes Marion Hurst James Reed Terry Sweatt Joe Brannan and Ira Lee area names reported from Odessa and San Angelo with brief death notices. Imogene Craft mentioned in regional notices.
On March 13 1862 Abraham Lincoln signed a measure prohibiting Union officers from returning fugitive slaves, effectively superseding the Fugitive Slave Act. Highlights note Harvard clergyman John Harvard founded New College era links and Herschel’s 1781 discovery of Uranus.
The Odessa American lists customer service hours and contact numbers for news, ads, and classifieds. It notes the right to accept or reject ads and limits liability for errors or omissions, with home delivery subscribers possibly facing higher holiday edition charges.
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