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PERKINS JOURNAL-THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1997
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by Rick Clark
70 Years Ago-Nov. 3. 1927:
Eden Chapel News-Vera,
Beulah and Lester Cole picked
otton for Harry Johnson Thurs-
day.
There will be a Halloween pro-
gram and pie-supper at High
'Prairie F÷iday night.
The Ladies Aid will quilt a quilt
jor Mrs. Harry Albright Wednes-
day.
The pie supper at High Prairie
Friday night brought in $36.
Macie Kirk got the box of choco-
"lates for the most popular girl.
Lost Creek News-Mr. and Mrs.
"john Bowyer spent Sunday at
:the Bryan Home.
About 25 ladies with Mrs.
Elliott Monday afternoon. A so-
cial hour was spent and refresh-
ments were served.
Salem School is planning on
having a pie supper in the near
future.
Mrs. Ora Dunlap entertained
her class at a mask party at the
home of Mrs. Blumer. Donald
Stokes received first prize and
Alene "lTlompson secondon cos-
fume.
Businesses advertising in The
Perkins Journal were R.W.
Holbrook, physician; Perkins
l iiling Station, H.E. Drumright,
proprietor; ILL Baker, undertak-
ing, phone 25; and blcClain Oil
Co, Guy E. McClain, prop. Phone
45.
You could buy a brand new
t928 Buick sedan for $1,195 to
$1,995 from Vermillion-Bradley
Motor Company in Stillwater.
Delbert Butler went to Cushing
Friday evening on business.
C.H. Janeway, Scout executive
Cimarron Valley Council, was a
Perkins visitor.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Riley and son,
Albert, Mr. and Mrs. Haskins,
Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Riley and
daughter, Doris, motored to
Shawnee to visit Mr. Riley's
aughters, Mrs. Floyd Rogers
nd Mrs. Roy Martz.
40 Years A o-October 31.
19S7:
Mr. and Mrs. Garvin Cruse ar-
rived home from their vacation
in Colorado. Reports are good
luck from deer hunting.
Charles Rushmore, owner of
the Perkins Y Livestock Auction,
reports the biggest sale since it
was opened 12 years ago. They
ran over 800 head of cattle
oernal
through Monday.
Frank Eaton ("Pistol Pete") in-
troduced Jesse James, III, who
was in town visiting Eaton. Mr.
James is the grandson of THE
Jesse James. He came from Colo-
rado for his visit.
School is nearly back to nor-
mal this week after it was closed
down last week due to the flu. It
was noted by Editor Bob Evans
that Betty Carder, reporter for
the Tryon News, said that Tryon
Schools were also closed.
In the Tryon News, Betty
Carder, reported that: Allan
"Shorty" Vassar has been here
on leave from Fort Hood, Texas.
He brought a friend, Ralph
Parsly, with him.
Notice! I am opening a beauty
shop in my home located 2 1/2
miles east and 1/4 mile north
of Moser's Corner (Whistle Stop
#2). I will open for business,
Monday, Nov. 4. Erma Shafer.
Phone 913-F22.
Cancelled checks make good
receipts. Open a checking ac-
count at Payne County Bank.
Ambulance service. Strode Fu-
neral llome, directly west of time
courthouse. Phone 50, Stillwa-
ter.
A&M Brand blilk. The milk that
tastes like milk should taste. At
your grocer's.
3 5 Years Ago-November 1,
1962:
Thanks! For being so patient
while I planted my wheat crop.
I do not plan on being away
from the store again until com-
bining time (unless sick). Come
in for a friendly chat. (But don't
climb over the gate.) Clara Wirz,
farmer and merchant.
The Perkins Demons lost to
Luther, 50-6, last week. Perkins'
only score came in the last four
minutes on a keeper by quar-
terback Larry Gene Thompson.
They were to host Garber with-
out several key players due to
injuries. They were Bill
McDm ,ie14 tackle; Mike Braziel,
cente%a O end Jim Niles. Four
others were "questionable" due
to injuries: end Jim Hunt, half-
back Bob Darby, quarterback
Bob Dickson, and halfback Lynn
West.
Perkins Lions club members
viewed a film on mouth-to-
mouth respiration that was pre-
sented by Otto Wood, who was
in charge of the program for the
evening.
Pearl Krater had as her Sunday
dinner guest Allie Stumbo, Pearl
Freeman and Pearl Stumbo. The
occasion was to celebrate Allie
Stumbo's birthday.
Mrs. Joe L. Youngker, Mark and
Sandra of Oklahoma City, were
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Youngker.
At a recent meeting of the
Perkins4-H club the following
officers were elected: president,
Bobby Evans; vice-president,
Bobby Butler; secretary Kent
Barnes; and game leader, Monta
Lynn Jacobs.
U.S. Senator Mike Monroney
and democratic gubernatorial
candidate W.P. Bill Atkinson
were expected to be at the an-
nual Lee Kirk Barbecue. The bar-
becue was a traditional election
year political event held in the
Perkins Community Building
(Located where the present day
Middle School Gym is).
Every day is a good day if you
bank with us-Payne County
Bank. Anti-freeze $1.65 per gal-
lon. Gardner's Station. Call Lib-
erty 7-2411 to place your want
ads (Still true today, only use
547-)
Patty Sadler was crowned
queen by the sophomore class
president Cecil Leach at the
Annual School Carnival held in
Tryon.
Douglas Griffin celebrated his
8th birthday with a party held
in the home of his parents Mr.
and Mrs. \V.ll. (;riffin. Cake ,rod
ice ere,ira were served to time
honoree and his guests Bill),
Ingrain, David Carl Fry, David
Kinzie, Irven blcKey, Stephen
Cundiff. Winifred Evans, Larry
Sharp, and Chris Murray.
30 Years Ago-November 2.
1967:
Army private Freddie J.
Springer, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Springer, Perkins, has been
assigned to the 199th Light In-
fantry Brigade near Long Binh,
Vietnam.
From "An Item More" column
by Billy J. Dickson: Paul Evans
was bragging about beating
Palmer Sadler four games in a
row of dominoes the other day.
We asked him who his partner
was. "Why, Sadler, of course,"
he said.
-There was only one little dingy
soap mark on the Journal froaat
windows fOICtl hWtH allowe n.
What's wronge t l the
nowadays?
The Demons fell to Bowlegs 28-
12. Scoring for the 1967 De-
mons against Bowlegs were Hap
Wells who caught a pass for 50
yards; and Dan Kastl who scored
from 35 yards on a Vic
Roubidioux pass. Pictured were
Kent Barnes, a 100 pound "Little
Demon" making a tackle with
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Rusty Behne, Wayne Mangold,
and George tliil.
It's just four weeks away from
the opening of basketball sea-
son for OSU Coach Henry Iba,
who begins his 34th year, ac-
cording to a column "Sports
Stile" by Otis Wile.
2 5 Years Ago-November 2,
1972..
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Thompson
were featured on the front page
of the Journal. Mattie Lee has
lived in Perkins since she was
three years old. Gene came to
Perkins while working as an
Army Flight Instructor. At the
time of the feature story, Gene
was a salesman for Phil Hardin
Buick in Stillwater and Mattie
Lee was a fulltime Tupperware
Manager. "They are just two
more poeple that make Perkins
such a wonderful place to live,"
the writer relSorted.
Valinda Mcllvain, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ditz Mcllvain, has
been chosen at the 1972
Perkins-Tryon football queen.
You are cordially invited to
attend a free barbecue to be
held Monday evening, Nov. 6,
1972, at the Perkins Community
Building, read an ad from Payne
County Commissioner candi-
date Wilfred Overholt.
Those attending a meeting of
the American Legion auxiliary
were Ella B. McCarty, Evelyn
Cruse, Nola Casey, Viola
Hickman, Mae Decker, Ruth
Stanley, lva Rusco, Marjorie
IXlast, and time hostess, Pat Niles.
The Perkins-Tryon Demons
were defeated by Pawnee, 36-6.
P-T's only score came on a 23
yard pass from quarterback
Kenny McKosato to end Tim
ltubbard. Pictured trying to re-
cover a fumble were Mike Brown
and Eddie Smith.
Eric Davis and Jim Edwards,
owners of the Perkins Y Live-
stock Auction, thanked every-
one for making October the big-
gest month in the history of the
local auction.
Buck Coppinger and Butch
Young were pictured getting
ready to move a vehicle that had
been involved in an accident.
Coppinger owned an automo-
tive repair shop in Perkins.
20 Years Ago-November 3,
1977."
It was decided at a meeting of
15 business and professional
people to call their new organi-
zation the Perkins Chamber of
Commerce. The name was
changed from the Perkins Busi-
ness and Professional Club that
had been formed earlier. They
met each Monday morning at
the Lions Den for coffee and
donuts. A "kitty" was passed
around to pay for the coffee and
donuts. Attending were Bill
Sasser, John Bowyer, J.D. and
Evelyn Anderson, Mattie Lee
Thompson, Elizabeth Wise, Flo-
rence Holbrook, John Baker,
Mayor DeWayne Moser, Delmar
Niles, Galen Holsinger, Larry
Navarrette, Bob Brown, Bob
Evans, and Patty Johnson.
The Perkins Lions Club was
asking the public to help in do-
nations for new Christmas deco-
rations. The Lions had already
contributed $700 and needed a
total of $2,000 for the decora-
tions that would be 8 foot
Christmas trees.
In an article written by Keith
Disney, the Perkins-Tryon De-
mons were District 10-B runners
up after a loss to Crescent, 10-
0. Shown making plays for the
Demons were Billy Womack,
Steve Cole,Tim Spence, John
Moore, Terry Ventris, and Todd
Smalley.
The David McLemore family
lost their two-story
fire. The fire was
have started from a
that was knocked
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The registration
close for the one percent
sales tax election that
held in November.
was to he used for
bridges and
The Perkins-Tryon
defeated Tonkawa, 7.
homecoming victory.
running back Chad
scored from five yards
the victory. Steve Hall
the PAT.
Sherrie McKnight was
as the homecoming
The second annual
Mash was scheduled tot
at the Perkins Middle
gym. Kids were
haunted house at NW
Street across from the
Photos pictured
tion on a new
classrooms being built
Chapel United
Church and a new
hall being added at
United Methodist
It's not too early to be
about the
.Homemade
bird houses
• Squirrel feeders
• Fresh cut flowers
• Potted plants
• Handmade Candles,
crafts & gifts
And, much more!
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