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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 2015
Page
2
Lottery results for Texas and New Mexico appear with Powerball and daily picks, alongside a Good News page inviting local honors, awards, donations, and milestone announcements. Submissions are welcomed via email or mail, with contact details included and references to a church pastor feature on religion.
Nicola Bridges shares how heartbreak led to creating Capability Ranch a haven for special needs youth. The feature highlights the project goals challenges fundraising and the team including Kimberly Williams Paisley in a Sunday profile.
Obituaries and death notices appear for multiple individuals including Frankie Elizabeth Baulch Joseph Gary Lee John Burdette J B Schiessler Sally LaRue Suckling Anna Jo Wallace Rebecca Kay White Bohall Yvonne Cradoct Peacock among others in the Odessa Frisco Wesley area death notices section. The page title indicates a regional death notice roundup on page 3B.
Clay McGonagill, famed World Champion steer roper, led a federal roundup of wild horses in southern Arizona in fall 1919. The operation targeted Gila River and Papago lands, with MCs including Ed Stringer and Lacewell directing, while youngsters like Dan Woods received ponies and rope halters as McGonagill mentored locals and left a lasting impression on ranching communities.
Highlights note key events on May 7 across history such as the 1915 Lusitania sinking by a German U boat with heavy loss of life, inaugural ball for Washington, Beethoven’s Ninth premiere, Rome-Berlin Axis formation, Wainwright’s WWII broadcast, Germany’s 1945 surrender, Telstar 2 launch, Ford declaring end of Vietnam era, Viet Cong takeover Saigon, and Endeavour’s first flight.
Five day outlook shows partly cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms. Near Odessa Midland high near 83 and low 53. Ruidoso breezy with high 70 and low 42. Clouds vary from cumulus to cirrus. Monday conditions noted.
The Odessa American outlines contact information for staff and departments including publisher Patrick Canty and editor Laura Dennis. It lists customer service hours and phone numbers for news sports life and ads, plus subscription rates of 23.83 monthly and 286 per year and the paper’s mailing and post office details. It also notes the paper’s policy on ad acceptance liability and holiday edition pricing.
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