Ozona History

Aug. 1, 1935
Unusual rainfall for the midsummer months, and for the entire season for that matter, has produced unusual growth of vegetation in this area. An example is a sunflower plant brought to The Stockman office yesterday by Mrs. T A Kincaid. The plant, more than eight feet in height, supported one huge flower at the top of the stalk, the flower some seven inches across, and in addition there were 22 other flowers on the stalk and a number of buds from top to bottom. 
The sunflower is of the cultivated variety and made a colorful showing in the Kincaid garden. Mrs. Kincaid also brought The Stockman a number of ripe figs from a bush in her yard. These were also unusual in the fact that they were extra large fruit even for a more favorable climate than this ordinarily is.

July 28, 1955
Invisible death snapped out from a sagging 66,000 volt electric line on the H.H. Ingham ranch Saturday morning, killed a valuable saddle horse but missed by a matter of a fraction of an inch bringing instant death to a Mexican ranch hand. Antonio Capatitlo, Mexican national, was critically burned over more than half of his body from the searing flash of an electric arc which jumped from the high voltage wire to his lathered saddle horse when the horse and rider got too close to the wire, dangling from the high line poles as the result of a broken crossarm. 
Capatillo, who is under treatment in the Crockett County Hospital, was still in serious condition at mid-week but attending physician said he now has a good chance for recovery. Capatillo and a companion were riding the Ingham ranch when they discovered one wire from the West Texas Utilities Co highline which crosses the ranch sagging near the ground. They were riding parallel to the sagging wire and at a point where the wire was about seven feet from the ground, Capatillo's horse turned toward the wire in stepping around a sacahuista bush. As the horse and rider swung into the field of the 66,000-volt Iine, there was a blinding flash and the horse, wet with sweat, fell to the ground, killed instantly. The arc from the high voltage line had licked out and grounded through the horse’s damp body.

July 29, 1965
Work is expected to get under way early in August on installation of a new lighting system for the Ozona football stadium, provided for in the recent $320,000 school bond issue approved by voters of Crockett County. Contracts have been awarded by the school board for construction and installation of four 80-foot steel towers, for 128 new reflectors and globes and for installation of the equipment. Total cost of the turn-key job, which includes all necessary reflectors, globes and equipment, the steel towers, setting of four present wooden poles, and testing of the system, will be $13,579, slightly above original estimates, which placed the cost at approximately $12,000.

July 31, 1975
OZONA HIGH SCHOOL BAND TWIRLERS pose for the camera on the campus of Texas A&I where they attended twirling school last week in Kingsville. Shown here in practice outfits, the girls will decorate the front of the Lion Band this year. From left to right they are, Helen Bunger, Nancy Womack, Hope Phillips, Karen Kirby and Deklyn Cain.

July 31, 1985
Alton Everett purchased the top billy at the Cream of the Crop Billy Sale Saturday at Roosevelt at a purchase price of $850. Standing Is Archie Lennon and his grandson, Brock. Lennon was breeder of the champion goat.