This Week in Odessa History

One hundred and seven years ago, a young Odessa answered the appeal for and to San Francisco, which on April 18 and 19, 1906, had been struck by an earthquake and fire that caused $350,000,000 worth of damage.

The new town, which then had a population of about 600, contributed $333.75 toward San Francisco’s relief. While this made up for only one-millionth of the loss, it was still big money for Odessa in those days. Many of the contributions, all of which were published in The Odessa Record, were of 50-cent, dollar or two-dollar amounts, but they ranged as high as $25.

The Record reported on...