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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2009
Page
1
Lottery results show Cash 5 numbers 14 20 30 33 37 with a 454 payout, HIGHT 2430% right 64 noted in the listing. The brief broadcast lists winning sequence and relevant draw identifiers.
A list of death notices and funeral closings appears with multiple individuals named, including Nancy Nance Cook J Cecil Hext Maurice Hubbard Richard Keenzel Jack Mathis Jr Jesus Serrano George Smith Jr Billie Craig Velma Dempsey Gene Fields Randy Means Linda Prince Delbert Crawford Margaret Harris and Joseph Suckarieh, dated Page 3B.
Conan OBrien discusses life and comedy as he prepares to take over The Tonight Show on NBC. He shares feelings about inheriting a program that elevated other hosts to icon status and the pressure of replacing a line of legends. Sunday
Odessa legend Recil Sigman, 93, recalls bringing the chant Mojo to town during 1965 when Permian High School won the 4A state title. He says a barber named his worker's brother, a Dallas band member, sent a record titled Got My Mojo Workin and Sigman played it on local radio aligning with Odessan football lore.
Sigman popularized Mojo at the high school with a chant that sparked crowd energy and assumed spellcasting. Though not a Permian alumnus, his barbershop became a hub for Mojo memorabilia, including a 1968 black and white Cap with Mojo and his photo, preserved for decades.
The Best Dressed Couple winners at Odessa High prom are 18-year-old Sara Leyva and Justin Garza, who earn a $100 Music City Mall gift certificate each plus other vouchers. Second place goes to Nana-Ama Anang and Donavon Baeza, ages 17 and 18, receiving Big Sky Drive-In passes and a Rosa's Café certificate.
The Odessa newspaper invites readers to submit details of honors awards donations milestones retirements or similar events. Include contact email or mail at P O Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 photos are welcome and Good News runs daily as space allows for details or inquiries call 333 7775.
Weather forecast for Odessa and Midland covers a seven day period with mixed conditions. The outlook shows Wednesday through Saturday with partly cloudy skies and typical regional temperature expectations. Moisture levels remain low with no significant storm systems indicated in the near term.
The National Weather Service forecasts varying rain chances across Texas with a hot windy spell in West Texas. North Texas sees a 40 percent Dallas area and 30 percent Fort Worth rain chance with highs in the 80s and lows near 70. Panhandle mid-50s to low 60s nights with 20 percent rain near Lubbock Amarillo. Central Texas highs in the 90s, West Texas near 100, Midland Odessa near 98, El Paso sunny with gusts up to 41 mph.
The item notes the May 10 1869 golden spike ceremony completing the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory Utah and provides New Mexico outlooks Hobbs sunny high 97 low 64 Ruidoso mostly sunny breezy high 80 low 49. The text mixes weather and historical reference with unreliable formatting and multiple locales.
The Odessa American lists subscription and advertising rates, payment options, and contact details. It includes price structures for monthly and yearly plans, holiday considerations, and service phone numbers for departments such as News Sports Life Editorial and Classifieds. The page also notes publication information and a web address.
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