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Outhouses targeted as "unusual" in 1939
75 years ago
From the Odessa Record
November 2, 1939
The Grange Milling company mill, flour warehouse and part of the elevator and storage tanks were destroyed by fire of unknown origin discovered early Saturday. The loss is estimated at $80,000, including about $60,000 to the mill, warehouse and elevator and some 4000 barrels of flour and 75 tons of mill feed and other products stored in the flourhouse. A dense fog prevented early discovery of the fire.
Halloween pranksters took it easy on Tuesday night, confining their activities to light damages. Soap must have been scarce, as store windows received only light coatings.
A few business houses encountered trouble starting fires on Wednesday, with blocked chimneys. Auto trailers carried the greatest appeal, finding their way into ditches.
A group of boys, bent on letting air out of tires, were caught and had to report back on Wednesday to replace the air. The few remaining outhouses in the town suffered as usual.
50 years ago
From the Odessa Record
October 29, 1964
A new Greyhound bus schedule has buses leaving Odessa bound for Spokane at 6 a.m., 12:40 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. Buses bound for Seattle leave at 2:20 p.m. via Wenatchee and 10:40 p.m. via Ellensburg.
With the election looming the next week, Barry Goldwater, candidate for U.S. President had a half page ad in The Record this week as did Dan Evans, candidate for governor. Numerous other political ads filled the pages, including ones for Fred Stehr, running for county commissioner, a half page ad supporting a referendum keeping professional gambling out of the state, an ad for Walt Horan running for Congress from the 5th district, Otto Lobe, running for county commissioner, a quarter page from Senator Henry Jackson running for reelection. There was one from Don Moos who was running for state representative and three more on the last page including ones from R. Lyle Johnson for state representative, Governor Rosellini running for reelection and Jimmy Graham who was running for county commissioner.
25 years ago
From the Odessa Record
November 2, 1989
Pastor Albert and Rose Hausauer moved back to South Dakota after a half century of service to local churches and the Odessa community.
Four new members of the Odessa Chapter, National Honor Society were inducted in rites held in the library. New members were Mike Ryan, Jason Scrupps, Jody Tschritter and Matthew Bischoff.
10 years ago
From the Odessa Record
October 28, 2004
A central committee of eight members of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce was formed at a community meeting to oversee Deutschesfest operations from start to finish.
Volunteering to serve on the committee were Apryl Strebech, Tom Schafer, Dave Frederick, Todd King, Mark DeWulf, Lois Fisher, Stephanie Alloway and Tami Smith.
Washington Senator Maria Cantwell came to Odessa for a town hall meeting. Lincoln County Democrats met at the Odessa Inn, to welcome Cantwell to the community and ask questions facing the county.
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