Back in time: Modisett revisits West Texas tales
Midland writer Bill Modisett takes readers to the past in a column that spotlights colorful places and people shaping West Texas. Thursday edition highlights historic sites and local characters.
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 2015
Page
2
Midland writer Bill Modisett takes readers to the past in a column that spotlights colorful places and people shaping West Texas. Thursday edition highlights historic sites and local characters.
The Odessa American provides daily publication details including address at 222 E Fourth Street Odessa TX 79760, customer service numbers, subscription rates, and staff contacts for publisher editor and various departments. It notes ad policies and delivery considerations and states liability limitations for ads.
Lottery draw notes indicate numbers for Night 426 on a Saturday in September. It lists ROAD RUNNER CASH 10 1D ww 22 and PICK 3 NIGHT 426 with sequences unclear. No clear dates or official organizations confirmed.
Death notices list Celia R Gutierrez Ralph Jenkins Harding Jr Ramon H Hernandez SanJuana Avila Soto Mark David Rankin and Frank Abal. The notices appear on page 4B of the Monahans area obituary section.
The forecast for Hobbs calls for sunny conditions with a high of 91 and a low of 63. Ruidoso is mostly sunny with a high of 78 and a low of 56. The century old Celsius scale note contrasts with the day’s forecast as 1744 marked Anders Celsius’s temperature scale invention.
Odessa Police Department and Odessa Fire Rescue crews joined the Dallas Renaissance Tower climb on Sept. 5 to honor fallen first responders from Sept. 11 2001. Ninety six participants aimed to scale the 56 story tower twice, each climber wearing a lanyard with a fallen hero’s name and photo.
The Odessa American invites readers to submit school academic or military achievements retirement parties special events club officers and charitable donations. Photos may be delivered or mailed or emailed with a self addressed envelope for return and inquiries to 333-7775.
On September 13 many events shaped history. Battles began in 1515 at Marignano between France and the Swiss. In 1788 Congress formed first national election and NYC was capital. Fort McHenry bombarded in 1814. 1923 Miguel Primo de Rivera seized power. 1948 Margaret Chase Smith elected to Senate. Elvis met Priscilla in 1959. 1971 inmates' rebellion ended with 32 dead, 1 guard. 1998 George Wallace died aged 79. One year ago David Haines beheading video released by Islamic State.
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