This Week in Odessa History

A 12-year-old Odessa school girl submitted the winning entry in the Odessa Commercial Club’s slogan for Odessa contest conducted 100 years ago this month.

“We Like Odessa, So Will You” was the slogan selected by the club in March 1913 and imprinted upon the seal, which with the familiar wheat sheaf is still in use today, appearing on the letterhead of the Town of Odessa and on all the town’s vehicles.

The contest winner was Esther Deets. Her Prize? A pair of shoes.

Esther Deets is the 12-year-old daughter of Charles T. Deets, cashier of the Union State Bank. Esther is a member of the sixth gra...