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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 2013
Page
2
Texas stars Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen head to the Permian Basin later this month. Details appear on the Ticket page with event timing and venue notes.
A Religion page feature describes Celebrate Recovery at First United Methodist Church, highlighting its focus on divine healing and personal growth through faith. It invites readers to learn how the program aims to guide participants toward spiritual renewal and support.
Life & Times page preview notes sequels and reunions from popular film characters this summer. Sunday Today features leading chefs among military personnel with Derrick Davenport of the Navy, 2013 Armed Forces Chef of the Year.
The Odessa American lists its mailing address at 222 E Fourth Street Odessa Texas along with post office box contact, customer service hours, subscription rates and staff directories for publisher editor and department phones and faxes. The notice notes advertising policies and ad liability limits and provides the website www.odessa.com.
The Texas Lotto and Powerball results are listed with winning numbers and jackpots. Powerball drew 2 26 34 41 with PB 32 for a 360 million jackpot. Lotto Texas numbers 4 13 15 20 34 42 for a 5 million jackpot.
Odessa American corrects a Tuesday article to fix the police chief’s name to Tim Burton and regrets the error.
Obituaries and death notices list multiple individuals including Mary Bell Friar Nasario Speedy Gonzalez Elizabeth Goulet Blake Edward Hogue Charles E Jones Jr Vernie Kincaid David Michael Morton Arthur Lynn Rios Shonda Kay Dolloff Tate Hernandez Lopez Darrell Dean Preston Clyde Lester Cooley JW Preacher Bingham from Amarillo Balmorhea Midland Monahans Seminole and surrounding communities. The page notes the obituary notices appearing on Page 3B with local cross town names and displayed memorials.
Water defined development on the Staked Plains guiding trails and communities from Big Spring to Midland. Windmills unlocked groundwater, enabling cattle country, irrigation, and social hubs like China Grove. Midland earned the nickname Windmill City as readers recalled how flowing water from mills transformed life and hope in early 1900s West Texas.
Permian Basin weather outlook reports in Odessa and Midland as five day forecast mentions Balmorhea State Park pool water sourced from San Solomon Springs. The flow through the pool totals 22 to 28 million gallons daily.
Today marks May 16 2013 with historical highlights. It recalls the May 16 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ending as German forces crushed Jewish resistance and destroyed the Great Synagogue, with thousands killed and deportations beginning. Also notes events from 1770 to 1988 including Marie Antoinette’s marriage, impeachment vote on Andrew Johnson, Joan of Arc canonization, first Academy Awards, early food stamp program, Park Chunghee coup, Junko Tabei Everest ascent, and Ratko Mladic trial.
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