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ER 24, 1996
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This newspaper is dedicated to the memories of
Dr. K V. and Bea Clark
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40 Years Aye. October 25. 1956
The Perkins Livestock Judging team brought back the highest
honor for Oklahoma at the National Livestock Judging contest in
Kansas City last week. The Perkins group was one of the eight
states who received a gold medal, the event's highest award.
Team members are Phil Tomlinson, Walter Blackwell, Jerry Sa-
dler, Charles Fulton and John Casey.
C. R. Biggs was the lucky winner of the first $10 award at
Saturday's drawing. Violet Rurton's name was called for the sec-
ond $10, but she was not pre§ent.
F. C. Wallen, Ben Kent, Fred Willy, Betty Price and Mrs. Opal
Thompson were the $1 award winners.
Beverly Arthur, Wiley Springer, Earl Kidd, Edward Scott, Arthur
Brown, Bill Scott and Frank Eaton's names were called, but they
were not present.
oA & M GAME IS FRIDAY! - The A & M and Kansas football
game will be played tomorrow, Friday afternoon at Lewis Field in
Stillwater. The usual Saturday game is on Friday this week due to
the .U/Notre Dame national telecast Saturday afternoon.
"PERSONALS:
20 Years Aye - October 21. 1976
Front page headline: Judge dismisses
sioners White and Cruzan
The Steering Committee, headed by
finalized plans for the 25th Annual
ers and Students Association Banquet.
Fired-up Demons win Homecoming Game,
of Demons got it all together on Friday when
with the Deer Creek Antlers and presented a
crowd with a shutout 12-0 victory.
"The kids wanted to win it bad enou
%0 they got in there and played hard
them did a real good job," he continued.
Display ad on page eight: The Garden
home of fine natural foods. Open 10 till 8,
day.
Display ad on page twelve: Continuing
materials (except Miss Minnesota) - Bandanna
pecially nice for scarves and blouses, 69’ a yd.
WINTER CAPS (with bill) - Lightweight
New Shipment, FLANNEL SHIRTS -
SHIRTS - BAKER'S DRY GOODS in Perkins,
Front page photo cuthne: C. C.
six pound sweet potato. He
This week's "Telephone Poll" asked Perkins,
U. S. should sell the AWACS planes?" Perkins
and no, 60%.
> Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Shaffer spent Sunday in Oklahoma City visit- Sports cutline: 1981-82 Homecoming
=- "= "- " -= " "- "- " "- " -" =" =" =" " =" -= -" -" "- =I ing with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thomas and family. Af- senior attendant, escorted by Larry Gordon;
girl; Queen Peggy Smith, escorted by Robert
| To Subscribe By Mall Just Fill Out This Form and Mall"tern.on callers were Mr. and Mrs. Benny Shaffer and son of Ponca crown bearer; Angie Doyle, senior attendant,
| With Remittance To: The Perkins Journal, P.O. Box: City.
> Mr. and Mrs. Rich Grimm entertained with a dinner in their home Collins; Teresa Womack, senior attendant,
| 40, Perkins, OK 740S9-0040 i Tuesday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Shurtz, Mrs. Minnie Recer, junior attendant was Diana Herring.
I Mrs. Gene Thompson and Larry and Mrs. Stalcup. cA former Perkins-Tryon school board,.
! > Mrs. Henry Sadler was a guest of Mrs. Laughlin Monday evening. Frank J. Breeden of Try.n, was sworn in last wee|
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Name
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Sheriff, following his appointment by the Boa
J " | 35 Years Ago - October 26. 1961 missioners.
I Address ................ . ............................... , ..................... :"i Front page photo cuthne: Escorting the 1961 Homecoming Queen, Breeden, 41, was appointed after Jack Cook,
| I Miss Patti Kastl, to the crowning ceremonies are football co-cap- take employment with a Stroud drilling firm.
I City .............................. State ................ Zip .................... i tains Bill Little (71) and Jerry Braziel (22). second four-year term in January.
Front page headline: Services are held for E. B. McDaniel
|( ) One year in Oklahom ...$24 : .Perkins FFA chapter members have elected officers forth, school Ten YearsAgo. October23. 19 (] .
I( ) 6 months. In Oklahoma .... $14 year, it has been announced. A large pump has been set up at Perkins
I( ) One year Out of State ..... $28 | President of the chapter is Nolan Arthur, vice-president, Donnie week and water that has
I( ) 6 months Out of State .... $16 I
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by Rick Clark
We've gotten a lot of positive response, especially from older people,
who appreciated our "kids out of controff column, photo, and story
last week ......
We've also received a lot of comments on why some Of these kids
are out of control. The number one suggestion is the breakdown of
the family. There is no dad there to stabilize the family, or to handle
the discipline.
I don't know how a single room does it. She goes to work, usually
paid at minimum wage, comes home and tries to raise a family.
I had one person associated with the school who said that one of
the factors in juvenile "problems" has to do'with the youngster go-
ing home after school t° an empty house until morn gets home from
work.
It still comes down to the breakdown of the family unit.
You can't legislate morality. We can pass all of the anti-smoking,
avti-drugs, anti-child abuse laws in the world, but if there is no
sense of morality, no understanding of the differences between right
and wrong, then we are in big trouble and all of the laws will not
help.
Dec Ewing brought in an article from the Daily Oklahoman about
the folks of Waurika and how the death of Heather Rich, 16, stunned
that community.
Heather Rich was one of those "good kids" in Small Town, America
very much like Perkins. Although her parents and law enforcement
officials have not linked her apparent murder to drugs-crank to be
pecific-she apparently did tell her mother that she was experi-
menting.
Gail Rich went from being a young lady involved in school activi-
t.ics, filll of life, to "experimenting", to a horrible death in a ditch
with a gunshot in the back of her head.
One Waurika man told the Ohlahoman that "all he sees are tears
these days whenever two or three people gather in Waurika."
Some sad day, it will be Perkins shedding those tears.
RC
On a cheerier note-Is'this a great town, or what?
Afew months ago I ran a classified ad in the PJ that said: "Wanted:
Okra. Publisher's wife loves it. If you want to make Brownie Points
fbr husband, Call Rick."
I had local folks bringing in okra from two counties. One morning,
l checked our news drop box out front, opened the door and there
was a cantaloupe and a "bunch of okra." There was no note from
who it came from, but whoever you are, thanks.
I made a lot of Brownie Points with the better half a couple of
months ago, but as with most husbands, Brownie Points go fast.
So, I ran another similar ad last week: "Wanted-Okra. Wife loves
okra. The wife you save may be my own."
Again, to my dismay this late in the season, more okra came in,
including tomatoes from Joe Russell. More Brownie Points.
What worries me is that winter is coming on. You've helped me
accumulate a lot of Brownie Points with the wife, but.it's going to
be a long winter and I use up those points pretty quick.
Know anybody that's got a greenhouse? \
Butt-By Sam White
Cundiff; secretary, R. Wayne Woolsey; treasurer, Bill Graves; re-
porters, Leland Tester and Joe Rylant; and sentinel, Bill McDaniel.
Winners of $5 at the weekly Perkins Merchants drawing Satur-
day were Ethel Frame, P. H. Jacks and Susie Nickels.
Present for $1 were Molly Fultz, Mabel Willett, Warren Burro v,
Melissa Westfall and Flossie Cameron. Mrs. Margaret Knox was
absent for $1.
Perkins' junior high football team gave Coach Ditz McIlvain les-
son number two on "How To Turn Gray-Headed Overnight ; Tues-
day night.
Last week, the local boys trailed Harrah, 22-0, at the half-time
and came back to win 26-22. Tuesday night, the Demons were be-
hind Stroud junior high, 14-0, at the half and came back to win 24-
I0, in another down-to-the-wire thriller.
Quarterback Larry Gene Thompson, who contributed several fine
runs and threw bull's eye passes all night, and end/haliback Jim
Niles, who was on the receiving end most of the passes, led the
attack for the local boys.
Emma McClain reports: Approximately 215 people attended the
10th annual Homecoming of Former Students and Teachers of
Perkins schools Saturday night at the Community Building.
In the classifieds: FOR SALE - Bin Run or Recleaned Early Tri-
umph wheat, Bin Run or Recleaned Forkerdeer Winter oats. Emil
Kastrs farm N. E. of Perkins. Stillwater phone FR 2-5748.
*Headline: Services Are Held For N. W. Jacobs
30 Years Aye. October 20. 1966
Front page photo cutline: GOLD MEDAL WINNERS - Pictured
above are the FFA boys that won the Meat Judging Contest in Kan-
sas City. They are shown here working out on real classes as they
believe studying information in a book is not enough. Pictured are
Gene Niles, Dan Lafollette, Waco Bridenstine and Tom Rose listen-
ing to instructor Paul Evans explain what to look for on this cut of
meat.
Skating Rink Now Open - The skating rink sponsored by the
Perkins Jaycees isnow open for the fall season. It's hours are Sat-
urday evenings from 7 until 9 and on Sunday aRernoon from 2 to 4
p.m. Admissions is 50’, 35’ and 30’.
Perkins 4-H'er Top Individual - A Perkins 4-H member topped
the field of livestock judging individuals out of 14 4-H livestock
judging teams.
In national competition at the American Royal in Kansas City,
Bob Evans was high individual in the contest. He received a large
Hereford bull trophy.
Classified ad: Dale Newport's PERKINS SERVICE ELECTRIC -
Domestic, commercial & industrial wiring. RADIO EQUIPPED Day
- LI7-2611 and Night - LI7-2498
25 Years Auo - October 21. 1971
Connie Sager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sager, will be
crowned as queen in half-time ceremonies at Friday evening's home-
coming football game here with Mannford.
The football royalty are Queen Connie Sager, a senior; and atten-
dants Valinda McIlvain, junior; Debbie Collum, sophomore; and
Rebecca Bostian, freshman.
The Perkins-Tryon Student Council will sponsor a homecoming
dance Friday night beginning at 10:30 p.m. in the Community Build-
ing.
The dance will feature The Chopped Onion, formerly Cannabis.
WI?. opping turnip crop - The editors wish to report that the tur-
nip crop is both large and tasty.
Bill Hunt gave us four big ones, two of which together tipped the
scales at five pounds.
Roscoe Emerson also leit us a sack of turnips.
four corners of the intersection, is
Harland Wells set up the pump in an
level in the area. A court order has stopped
the west through Twin Lakes. A hearing on
State Highway Department and its
Florence Holbrook through their attorney
contend that runoffwater in the Perkim
age to their farm when it drained west
then south. The court issued an in|
the west closed.
Mike Brown, Tulsa World staff sports
Tryon coach Greg German by naming him the
school football coach of the week.
Brown lists the following reasons for his
caused the Perkins-Tryon Demons to go from
outhouse last football season. Coach Greg
wasn't going to be more of the same.
Perkins attorney Jack Bowyer told The
just representing my client" when asked about t
ion between him, as defense attorney, and
office prosecuted the case
Bowyer stated that his client had
the chimney at Cushing Steer Inn. "It's
a chimney," Bowyer had been quoted as
Anderson said later in a news article in
Press that Bowyer didn't argue the
Richard Trana, confessed
Anderson said, including the attempted chimneY'
ing shop burglary. He received five
and the other charge was not prosecuted
away.
Demons crush Newkirk, 34-15.
7th grade blanks Stroud.
Eighth grade takes Stroud.
FeatUred family photo on page 13: The pete t
Pete has purchased stock in Perkins Builders
Wells, major stockholder has announced.
Windiate and children, Pete, 11, and Nicole
Photo cutline on page 14: TO THE
were using Perkins Main Street when the traffic
Q tt.: Members of the Linemen Training Course
brought their equipment to Perkins
order.
Five Years Ago. October 24. 19 I
Front page cutline: Mock disaster tests
When rescuers arrived in the P-T
disaster, they were greeted by a gruesome
teachers who were either dead or injured fronl
The final official and corrected results on the (
ing HB 1017 shows patrons in the Perkins
bill on the books.
Precinct 301, Libns Club - Yes 371, No 392. ,
Sports cutline: "A" Flight winners at the first
in Chandler Saturday were Eric Smith,
Oliver and Ron Bays.
Last Year - October 26. 199 ;
Perkins "Trick or Treaters" are urged to
Front page cut|in,: Th,
on their feet Thursday night during half-time st
vs. Newkirk football game.
Perkins-Tryon Demons bury Newkirk, 27-1 .
I have been concerned
matters that seem clearly to be in violation
The United States (such as judge Matsch
City bombing trial in violation,
I then met a wise, old Mississippi
plained it quite simply, "It doesn't matter
says, it says what the Supreme Court says it
It is not comforting to know that we have
judges and attorneys who will explain to us
document this nation has, in fact,
This is an example of how our court J
going to save the United States, we must
Sincerely,
Richard G. Murray, Perkins
