May 31, 1945Four Ozonans left by bus last night for Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio and induction into the U.S. Army. A fifth selection, completing...

I have a friend, a tedious friend, who loves to use his vocabulary to try to impress people. I know, people like these are bores and most people will go out of their way to...

Lightly edited by Jim FishThe following is a personal account from U.S. Army Assistant Surgeon W. M. Natson, written while he was stationed there."The open nature of the...

May 23, 1935Judge C.E. Davidson, who ranges both cattle and sheep on his ranch land south of here, was offered eight cents for his yearling steers...

The oldest surviving structure in Crockett County, TX, is known as the "Emerald House." The house was originally built in 1889, in Emerald, TX, as part of a town-building...

You know, there are a lot of things that happen in this old world that are so significant that you never forget where you were and what you were doin’ when you heard about...

May 16, 1935At the request of officials of Reagan Senior High School of Houston, Superintendent C. B. Denham of Ozona, this week sent a piece of...

Ozona—Back when I was a young’un in the 1950s, I recall locals referring to an old Army fort named Camp Hudson. I saw a marker about a mile south of Baker’s Crossing, just...

Dear Editor, Community of Ozona, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding recent decisions made by our public school board and superintendent that appear to...

May 9, 1935Nearing the end of high school careers, sixteen graduates of the Ozona High School, class of 1935, plunge into graduation week upon...

 Of anybody you can think of, who would you go to for marital advice? Well, I know who I wouldn’t go to, and that’s me. The reason I’m tellin’ you this is because the other...

This one’s for you, “Sammy.”I was drivin’ down the road the other day, and I saw a pickup for sale. No, I’m not in the market for a pickup. This particular pickup happened...

May 3, 1945High winds which lashed Ozona last night, to the accompaniment of intermittent rain and hail and a violent electrical display, resulted...

Edited by Jim FishFew events in the annals of Texas frontier history capture its settlers' raw peril and indomitable spirit, like the Great Indian Raid of 1866 near Fort...

April 25, 1935Construction work on Ozona’s new fire station got under way this week. The station is being built by the North Motor Co. as a part of...