This Week in Odessa History

1 years ago

From The Odessa Record

1914

Local registration books showed that the town of Odessa had 121 registered voters in 1914, with another 84 in the outlying district.

Wheat was selling for 79 cents per bushel.

Enrollment at the Odessa schools was 160 and growing, expected to reach 200 by the first of the year in 1915.

75 years ago

From The Odessa Record

October 12, 1939

Friday the 13th may be unlucky in some towns, according to the old traditions, but in Odessa it carries the best of luck, as provided by merchants who are staging a special offering of values to the public.

The Odessa T...