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In 1892 Claude B. Hudspeth began publishing a weekly newspaper called the Ozona Kicker. After owning it for three years, he entered politics and served in the Texas Legislature and later represented the Sixteenth Texas District in the United States Congress. Later owners published the paper as the Enterprise, Courier, and Optimist. When County Judge Charles E. Davidson bought the operation in 1913, he renamed it the Ozona Stockman to reflect the importance of cattlemen and the ranching industry in the development of Crockett County and the surrounding area. W. Evart White became publisher and editor in 1926 after working on newspaper staffs in Austin, San Angelo, San Antonio, and Cuero. Under his leadership, the paper's content and format were changed to match the style of leading daily publications. In 1941 he oversaw an 88-page special edition honoring Crockett County's fiftieth anniversary, a major achievement for the staff of a weekly paper. White retired in 1972 after 46 years with the Ozona Stockman.
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