Ozona History

February 28, 1935
Crockett County will receive $721 from the state treasury as its pro rate share of the excess collection of taxes by the state from the Race Track Law, according, to a letter received this week by Judge Charles E. Davidson and the Commissioners Court from H. B. Edwards of Austin, who is soliciting support of counties all over the state for the law, now under attack of the legislature. The state of Texas has received this year, according to Edwards' letter, a total of $550,000 as her part of the tax on the parimutuel certificates and it has cost the state less than 2% to collect this tax and supervise the race meets. Of this amount, $132,042 59 went to the available free school fund, $111,640 to the maintenance of the Department of Agriculture, and $100,000 to the Jack and Stallion Fund. After deducting for maintenance of the Racing Commission, the balance is divided among the 264 counties of the state.

February 25, 1965
The Ozona Chamber of Commerce ends its second year of operation March 1 and on that date, four new directors of the organization, elected in a recently completed mail ballot, will be inducted into office. Newly elected directors are W. H. Whitaker, Bill Cooper, Ted Lewis and Sam Martinez. Retiring directors who have served since the organization’s inception, are Oscar Kost (first president of the CofC), Buster Miller, Gene Lilly and Woody Mason. Hold-over members of the board of directors will be Troy Williams (retiring president), Lowell Littleton, John Held, Bill Watson, Jack Baggett, John Childress, Joe Williams and Dick Henderson.

February 27, 1975
Bicentennial Flag to fly along with Old Glory and the Lone Star of Texas in Ozona till the Summer of ‘76. The flag, which was presented to officials last week in ceremonies recognizing Crockett County as a Bicentennial Community, went up Tuesday and will be flown daily until the celebration ends next year. Here, members of the steering committee, along with the county judge display the symbol. From left to right are C. O. Walker, Judge Troy Williams, Mrs. R. A. Harrell and Mrs. Pleas Childress. Mrs. Joe Clayton, the other committee chairman for the celebration, was out of town when the photo was snapped.

February 27, 1985
Dental Health Month was celebrated by the second graders at Ozona Primary School by a toothbrush decorating contest. Two winners were chosen from each room. They are shown here with their classroom teachers, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Cotton and Mrs. Lipsey, who presented the play “Obie’s Toothache” in a puppet theater.