OZONA HISTORY

April 26, 1934

Through the generosity of W. K. Baggett, Crockett County ranchman, the Ozona Lions Club has acquired a tract of land upon which to locate a golf course, a project upon which the club has been at work for three years or more. Mr. Baggett, a few days ago in conference with club officials, volunteered to donate the use of a tract of land just south of his ranch home two miles north of Ozona for a golf course, the land to be turned over to the club for that purpose for a period of five years without rental Work has already been started by club members toward laying out the course, and as soon as the fairways and greens are located, the club will start work toward clearing the fairways, building tees and greens and otherwise improving the course for play. The plot of ground given by Mr. Baggett for the golf course lies north and east of the lane leading to the Baggett ranch home, the tract being bounded on the east by Johnson. It contains from 60 to 80 acres and is an ideal site for a golf course.

April 27, 1944

Search for three German prisoners of war who escaped last week from the prisoner of war camp near Brady was directed this week to the section of Crockett county south of Ozona and into the Val Verde county area, and federal, state and local officers were concentrated for several days in the sector running down successive clues One of the prisoners was reported captured Tuesday near Rocksprings and the other two Wednesday in the same area. Federal Bureau of Investigation operatives, state rangers, border patrolmen and local officers from this and nearby counties cooperated in the intensive manhunt which has extended over several days.

April 29, 1954

Houston Woullard, district manager for the General Telephone Co., which owns the local telephone exchange, told the Ozona Lions Club in a talk here, that Ozona is scheduled to have dial telephones by the first quarter of 1956 barring unforeseen interruption of present schedules of the company. Mr. Woullard also indicated that the company is considering some temporary measures which would lead to improvement in the present congested condition in the local exchange and consequent poor service to patrons. This relief for local exchange on a temporary basis has been promised as soon as the necessary equipment can be secured.

April 25, 1974

Fifty-eight 4-H members participated in the 1974 Crockett County 4-H Dress Revue Saturday at the Civic Center. High scoring individuals in the Junior Division were Nancy Bench- 9 years old, Lisa Taff - 10 years old, Rea Lynn Dews - 11 years old, Carla Koerth - 12 years old and Rebecca Everett - 13 years old.

April 27, 1994

Ozona Garden Club members presented their 35th annual Standard Rower Show on Thursday, April 21. Entries were judged by six National Rower Show judges from San Angelo, Del Rio and McCamey. They were unanimous in their praise for an outstanding flower show. The Arboreal Awards of Merit were won by Jonesy Williams with two, and Dorothy Montgomery and Mary Jo Mason. The top awards in design were won by Dorothy Montgomery - Creativity, Jonesy Williams - Creativity, and Marolyn Bean - Petite Award. The Sweepstakes Award is given to the exhibitor winning the largest number of awards in Horticulture and in Design. Dorothy Montgomery won the Sweepstakes Award for Design and Mary Jo Mason won the Sweepstakes in Horticulture. Educational exhibits were displayed by Mary Kay Brewer with an exhibit of different cultivars of kalanchoe.