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In 1939, Odessa seniors escaped to Canada

1 years ago

From The Odessa Record

May, 1914

Due to the loss of The Record’s 100-year-old copies, there will be no news from that week’s paper. In The Record from May 21, 1964, there was no 50 years ago column and the loss was attributed to flood damage.

75 years ago

From The Odessa Record

May 18, 1939

The senior sneak was a marked success. They left on a 400 mile trip to Lake Christine, in Canada. Enroute they stopped and visited former residents, including Mrs. Harry Evans at Deer Park and Harold Reiman at Colville.

The highlight of the day came at the customs office, where the “suspicious...

 

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