Love - The Odessa Record "By Your Relative"

Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area (where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up)

Hi, here I am again.

9/10/1959 - TOR - The Odessa Chamber of Commerce has instituted action to get an extension of the present oiled road from Odessa to connect the missile site, a short distance.

12/3/1959 - TOR - Work started at Batum. Site is called "1A." Excavation will go down 165 feet. The number of men employed at the site should be between 150 and 200 at the peak of construction, expected next June. Project will take...