._______ : THE PERKINS JOURNAL, Thursday, March 15, 2001 - I B
I Remember
by Charles Wall
In the late 1940's there was
a daily radio program, Monday
through Friday, called the
Breakfast Club. It was heard on
an Oklahoma City radio station,
I think KTOK, and was a nation
wide broadcast over the Ameri-
can Broadcasting Company net-
work. It aired between 8 and 9
in the mornings.
It was a news and variety
type show. The had a male and
female vocalist who both sang
songs. They also read inspira-
[lool taught by David Sasser northwest of Perkins closed tional material and had some
BY for the year Mr Sasser has the reputation of being a comedy. Don McNeil was the
teacher. host. I think Den's wife was on
hasboughtahalfinterestintheJorgensonandMcBride the show. There was a man
named Sam who gave a short
Iket. Erastus Hen takes charge of his father's interest• He
[place of W Jorgenson.
conical
piece
called
Fiction
and
Fact from Sam's Almanac".
s goes merrily on. Some are sus- They even had a quiet time for
lhaving ral ie To date seventeen dogs have been killed prayer when they played soft
three weeks, music. Don would say, "Now it
aton, with his traction steam engine and faithful crew, is our prayer time. Each in his
lhning grading the road from here to Stillwater this week. own words, each in his own •
agrba eed• w doer dllYnl " 'bm ny.Swe hpShavr: : iang pray."way' bow your heads and let us
ddragging this excellent road should be easily kept up in On school days I didn't get
ition, to hear the show, but I did on
tated at his brother's home in Tryon
holidays
and
vacations.
There
was even a booklet that we sent
lay. It had become worse alter he cut it while trimming a for that shows the pictures of the
people on the show and the ad-
Images from the past...
Photos of the Perkins community provided by David Sasscr, Perkins Historical Society and Perkins
Historical Museum.
Perkins Town Council, May 1965. (L to R) Jack Baker; Otto Wood; Hollis Ward, mayor; Allen
Creager; Melvin Sager; and Daryl Evans. •
Bennett took the place of Noah Spillars who was sick vertisers.
fie to stand the cold, as night watchman at the bridge Sun- It didn't bother us that we Workin' cattle in the panhandle
lacked the video picture that is This photo of a chuck wagon which accompanied cattle ranchers near Beaver, Oklahoma was
on present day TV. We didn't provided by Jack Botts.
ign d°esn't realize how nluch they have come to) rely on kn°w the difference" Botts said the photo dates ] F recJsJon
, until they go without it. OG&E was doing some neces- The Breakfast Club was one back to 1908 and depicts his
mg at the substation at Perkins Tuesday afternoon and of several really good radio pro-
t Was off a little over three hours, n h grams that was aired back then. grandfather, H.D. Miller in the
center near thefencepost. The
f Stillwater, annou ce they ave,-" sr enn" elected cook was named Groendyke.
erkins Journal to Bob Evans. Evans has been editor of
the Crossmans since August of 1955. He worked Myron Denny, Stillwater,
Urnal back shop since September 1954 when he was Oklahoma has been declared
from theUnited Air Force, and enrolled in Oklahoma elected to a three year term on ............ '
"heel raduate and Okla-
the
Payne
County
Conservation
District Board of Directors by
high sc g the Oklahoma Conservation
.
s gold leaf promotion to Major. Commission, according to ] [ I [. Immediate Service I [
Mike Thralls, Executive Direc- { • Professional Installation "---1
yungker, Guy Rose, Randy Bostian and Jay Davis took tor of the Oklahoma Conserva- [ • Seamless Aluminum
aticstrOphYcontestin inlivest°CkGuthrie, judging at Central District tion Commission. Denny was • Residential & Commercial
Dpwney of Perkins 4-H was the big winner at the Payne the only person filing for Dis- | * Specialty Gutter --.--|
trict Director Position #3. I I i ,Gutter Cleanout |
[at St°ck Show with a grand champion steer. Jeff '-t'h¢ P#yn County Conserva-
is barrow don District is the only local ..... .
unit of government responsible
t-'had Smith lost part of his third finger in a merry- for the conservation, restoration
R0scoeEmerson Park. and development of
LC°Unty Commissioners are oetitionin the State High- Oklahoma s renewable natural
tartr ent to compiete their agreement tg resurface West- " '
resources. Assistance from the
tillwater to Highway 33 South. district is available.to indi-
vidual landowners, groups, cit-
party was given at the Westhaven Nursing Home in ies, and towns concerned about
Unday, March 16, to honor Roy Bostian on his eighty- preventing soil erosion and
[-,,nay. water pollution, upgrading
wildlife and recreational areas,
dical Corps, United States Navy, and preserving nature's beauty.
[me Commanding Officer of Naval Hospital Bremerton,
my tnd mdenas."
Hmltlt Y rvk s:
* ing at 4 tan,::e
"Wake-up/tuck.in rvk. ,s
- Sa ting serv' zes
- Assi ar e wilh sl cifi¢
needs skha
c we. t l _ing mad
mtinati m of phy al
therapy trthcr ices
care
° Health cam
- tray
Denny is one of five members
who serve on the Board of Di-
rectors. The district office is
located in Stillwater, OK.
nbeRhaS been selected as Rear Admiral. RADM (SEL)
relieved as Commanding Officer of Naval Hospi-
oland McKee, Medical Service Corps during cer-
k.m _ ch 29 aboard the U.S.S. Hornet.
]s named "Perkins People" citizen of the week.
Cornet Band
vl reader Mar t this ohoto of the Ripley Cornet Band hoping that someone
e°-gnize t "the members.
the ..... ,e , _e the drw" store, and the livery barn was just to the west.
;o ohw m en ln jrom sJa the p'hoto was sent to her by Jim Schatz of Stillwater.
tne director, rarxer .
help to identif, th members nlease write to Mary Lou Parker, 4525 Ray Road, Linden,
a4 yy e ,r
8451-9401 or call 1.810.735-5730.
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* meals
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* Call signals in bedctxwn and
* Month to
* Conq:d m bui gt mnds
mainlmmm.
* lown
nl km iO is a key at Golden Oaks. Our
have an nity to make
new friendships and renew old
ones. eow, lel lour arms, the
room, and iheir own cozy aparVre, lS, are
a loss for a h:MW ptace to
' Jatr al (405) 377-1114 or to see how
you can el the family.
Village Sti!lwater
