Ozona History

1944

The newest industry of the state of Texas, Owens-Illinois Glass Company's fine new plant at Waco went into operation this week. Under the direction of George Walter, plant manager, employees of the plant have started to produce a varied line of bottles for the packaging of medicinal, chemicals and food and from now on the plant will continue in operation on a 24-hour-a-day basis.

1974

Ozona Volunteer Firemen have been kept busy with grass fires the past couple of weeks. The department had 13 alarms and put in approximately 63 man-hours fighting fires. Eleven of the alarms were grass fires, five of which can be attributed to fireworks and the burning of trash. The others were a gas meter fire and a truck fire.

1984

The traditional hanging of the Ozona National Bank calendar in the Stockman office was captured on film this year with Jana Harris doing the honors.

2004

Ed Flores, who also has ties to Ozona, was standing on the front porch of his house off of Pandale Road at Gate 13, when an explosion occurred, according to Crockett County Sheriff Robert Rodriguez. The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 3. Flores told law enforcement and emergency officials that he didn't remember much of the incident, but that he was standing on the porch and then was on the septic tank, which was a distance from the house, Rodriguez said. Crockett County Fire Marshal Steve Kenley said the cause of the explosion may have been a propane gas leak.