This Week in Odessa History

100 years ago

From The Odessa Record

August 27, 1915

Recovers livery team. Geo. Dobson last Sunday recovered the team and buggy which was taken out of his barn on the previous Thursday evening by a person representing himself as a traveling man from Findlay, Ohio. The horses were located in Sprague on Friday where they had been driven by the party who took them from here, with the understanding that he would return them in two hours. He had placed them in a livery barn with instructions to keep and feed them until he returned for them. It is supposed that he left Sprague immediately on a Northern Pacific train as Sheriff Level made an attempt to locate the man but he could not be found.

Advertising in The Record offered the Ford Runabout for $442.45 and the Ford Touring Car for $492.45. “No speedometer included in this year’s equipment, otherwise cars fully equipped.”

75 years ago

From The Odessa Record

August 29, 1940

Committee chairmen will arrange events for fun day: H.H. Strate, general chairman of the fall festival to be held here on Saturday, September 14, announced his committee chairmen today, including: pie and cake baking contest and auction, C.H. Graedel; carnival, Al Wagner; loud speaker and program, Robert L. Wilson and T.C. Anderson; dance, George Schiewe; horseshoe tournament, Robert Brauer and William Weber, Jr .; boxing matches, Julius Winter and A.W. Jessett; pie eating, Ed Koth; greased pig, Sol Walter; coin hunt, Jake Wacker, Jr .; nail driving for women, H.J. Weigand; tug of war, John Miller; wheelbarrow race, Clarence Hemmerling; bicycle race, William Weber, Jr .; and foot races, C.C. Heimbigner.

Colleen Oliver chosen as princess: Miss Colleen Oliver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Oliver, Batum, was chosen from the high school students to represent Odessa as its princess at the Lincoln County Fair in late September, and also at the Queen’s ball to be held in Odessa on September 7, at which time the princesses from the neighboring communities will be present and the queen chosen from among them.

Honor Luitens at farewell party: Mr. and Mrs. John Luiten were given a farewell party at their home on Monday night, with seven tables of pinochle in play. High scores went to Harry Arlt and Mrs. Henry Amen, with low to Mrs. L.L. Zicha and Fred Burghard. The traveling prize went to Henry Amen. The party was given by Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wraspir.

50 years ago

From The Odessa Record

August 26, 1965

Rodeo week end starts Friday: Queen Anne Evavold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Evavold; Princess Donna Lobe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lobe and Princess Gloria Zeiler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Zeiler, will appear in the grand entry of the Odessa Riders Club Rodeo Saturday and Sunday. They appeared at the Moses Lake rodeo the past week end.

Honored at bridal shower: Miss Cheryl Goetz was honored at a Bridal Shower on Wednesday, August 18, at the English Congregational church. Those attending were Mrs. Don Swartz, Carolyn and Becky of Moses Lake, and Mrs. Dave Schorzman, Quincy. Also Mesdames Carr, Roger James, Gus Schorzman, Harvey Schell and Linda, A.H. Grabow, Al Goetz, Bill Roller, Barbara Schell, Don Frick and Marilee and Charlene, David Frick and Susan, Phillys Frick, Fred Frick, E. Goetz, James E. Goetz, Stanley Goetz and Mona, Bob Engle, R.L. Goetz and Barbara and Annette, all of Marlin. Attending from Odessa were the Mesdames Adam Bartalamay, Eugene Schorzman, Art Schimke, E.M. Bartalamay, Rod Nichols, Keven Kramer, R.E. Suchland, Ed Salo, Ray Schorzman, Al Wolf, Don Zeiler, Con Schauerman, Floyd Derr, Don Schibel, Miss Kandi Thompson, Miss Kelly Kissler and Miss Anna Frick. Hostesses for the evening were Miss Linda Swartz, Beverly Thrall, Vera Zagelow, Rose Michaelsen and Alice Wraspir.

25 years ago

From The Odessa Record

August 30, 1990

Two years of effort have brought negotiations close for the inclusion of the Stahlville School into the Odessa School District. But with a petition from the Stahlville board before them on Monday evening, Odessa School District board members did not take the next step toward the consolidation. A number of legal and technical questions remained to be resolved before the board could act.

10 years ago

From The Odessa Record

August 25, 2005

The Deutsches Fest Committee of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce which has been meeting for the past 10 months recently sent out a call for help to Center and the town. The community was listening, as more than 50 adults and children poured into the community Center last Sunday afternoon to ask what they could do to help.