This Week in Odessa History

Odessa voted to repeal 18th ammendment

Odessa went to the polls on August 29, 1933, to vote for or against the repeal of the 18th Amendment.

Five candidates from what was then Washington’s 8th Legislative district, including Lincoln, Adams and Ferry counties, were chosen as delegates to the convention for ratification of the proposed amendment to the Constitution. Two were against repeal and three were for.

J.P. Keller, Odessa’s Ford dealer, who later became a state senator, was the local candidate as a delegate.

In the election, Odessa declared itself “wet,” or in favor of repeal, with a 3 to...