Ozona History

September 20, 1934
The first issue of the Lion’s Roar, Ozona High School’s mimeograph newspaper, made its appearance on the school campus last Friday. The four-page double column sheet contains news of the opening of school, football plans, class activities and other interesting school news. 
The paper is published by the newly organized Press Club, and the masthead gives the “temporary staff” as follows: John Henderson, editor; Jeanetta Willis and Mary Williams, society editors; Ray Boyd and John D. Whatley, sports editors; and Jack Baggett, Athleen Dudley, Taylor Deaton and Ernestine Watts, reporters. Miss Bishop, English teacher, is sponsor. The typing director is Miss Mildred North, with Helen Adams, Willie V. Cooze, Willena Wyat; and Ester Kate Pierce assisting. The newspaper is to be published twice monthly, and its subscription rate is 25 cents for the school year.

September 21, 1944
U.S. Army Forces in New Caldonia-Private Juan V. Alvarez, son of Bernado V. Alvarez, Ozona, Texas, has been awarded the “Good Conduct Medal,” for over a year of "exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity as a soldier of the U.S. Army.” He entered the Army in May 1942. In December 1942 his unit was shipped to the semi-tropical island of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. The presentation of the "Good Conduct Medal” took place before a formation of his entire unit.

September 16, 1954
One of West Texas’ best known registered Rambouillet flocks has passed into new hands after nearly thirty years under the guiding hand of its founder. T. A. Kincaid, Jr., Crockett County ranchman, has acquired the entire flock of registered sheep bred by John Williams of Eldorado. The Williams flock of registered Rambouillet sheep is one of the nation’s outstanding flocks. Mr. Williams was forced to quit the registered sheep business because of his health. Mr. Kincaid plans to maintain the fine breed to the standards set by Mr. Williams, which put the Williams Rambouillet among the nations’ top sheep.

September 17, 1964
There was little disappointment among Ozonans who had worked on behalf of this city's bid for location of the School for Mentally Retarded Children at the abandoned Ozona Radar Station when C. E. Bentley of Abilene, chairman of the selection committee, announced Monday that Lubbock had been picked as the site for the special school. There was some surprise, however, among those locally who had followed the committee’s study of sites that Lubbock was picked over Odessa or Midland. 
The Ozona Chamber of Commerce spearheaded the drive to have the school located on the million dollars plus military installation five miles east of Ozona. Despite the fact that Ozona was retained on the list of possible sites until the final choice, local workers had long since decided that this community’s chances were slim in view of the several requirements of the law creating the school which this community could not meet.

September 19, 1974
H. B. Zachry Co. to celebrate 50th anniversary. The Zachry Co., presently engaged in building Interstate 10 through Ozona, is headquartered in Mobile Units at Crockett Heights. The company employees will gather tomorrow at the rodeo arena where they will hear the founder of the company, H. B. Zachry, Sr. speak and be treated to a barbeque dinner.