oumal
40 fears Ago. Dec. 19.
1957
Fire Chief Cegil Redus has
called a fire department meet-
ing for Thursday evening at the
City Hall. If the weather is right,
fireman will burn vacant lots
that are becoming fire hazards.
At the Roundup Club meeting
Tuesday night, a turkey shoot
was scheduled for December 22.
Geraldine Courtright and
Margie Jarvis served delicious
cake and jello with whipped
cream. Serving committee next
meeting will be Evelyn Cruse
and Barbara Jean Thompson.
Carol Jo Chesney spent the
weekend with Winona Ball.
MI members enjoying the
Christmas gift exchange in the
home of Mrs. Hurley Blumer on
Dec. 5 were: Mrs. O.W. Smith,
Mrs. Jack Vasser, Mrs. Clarence
Ross, Mrs. Dick Shelby, Mrs. Perk
Butler, Mrs. W.N. Baker, Mrs. Jim
• Rentfrow, Mrs. Bill Fisher, Mrs.
Hollis Ward. Mrs. Dale
Holbrook, Mrs. Francis Markee,
and Mrs. Hurley Blumer.
Members present for the Bap-
tist Church's Eunice Class
Christmas party in the home of
Mrs. Maude Markee were: Mrs.
Grooms, Gilstrap, Shellenberger,
Gearhart, Cooper, Russell,
Nichols, LaFite, Miles, Williams.
Guests were: Mrs. Bertha
Norman of Colo., Rev. and Mrs.
Fred Kolosick, Mr. Gilstrap, Mr.
Williams, Mr. LaFitte,
Shellengerger, Mrs. Georgia
Hanes and Mrs. Rose Davis.
Next meeting will 'be with Mrs.
Kate Niles.
At the monthly FHA meeting,
Mrs. O.E. Cowley showed the
FHA members how to make seed
pictures. She demonstrated the
steps of making a picture and
ended by telling the girls how
much she enjoyed being at their
meeting.
Ray Johnson of Oklahoma City.
Ronald Rakes, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E.C Garrison, is home on
leave from Camp Polk, La.
Ruth Brown was hostess for
the Suzanne Circle on Dec. 13.
Blanche Carson opened the
meeting with prayer and Inez
Barnes gave the lesson. Mem-
bers enjoyed homemade cook-
ies, cake, candies and coffee.
Mrs. Brown presented these
guests with a lovely corsage:
Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. R.M. Hughes,
Mrs. Glen Carson, Mrs. Carl
Stanley, Mrs. Sophia Rogers,
Mrs. Violet Martin, Mrs. Lillian
Westfall, Mrs. Harvey Brixey and
Twyla.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson
of New York announce the birth
of a daughter on December
15th. LUcille Margaret is the
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E.C. Garrison of Perkins. Mrs.
Thompson, daughter of the Gar-
risons, is with the Bala DeMonte
Carolo Ballet of New York.
20 Years Ago. Dec. 15.
Allan Wall is selected Out-
standing 4-H Hall of Fame mem-
ber. He is shown in a photo ac-
cepting the trophy with Fern
Downey, Outstanding Organiza-
tional Leader for Payne County.
Allan, Perkins' 4-H Club presi-
dent, is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wall. who are in a photo
along with Allan and his two
brothers, Robert and Victor.
Also shown in a photo are
Tammy Downey, Kristi Longan
and Bonnie Tarlton, who each
received four awards. Galen
Holsinger received the Friends
of 4-H Award.
Jimbo Myers is shown with his
latest project, scale model of
trucks that he designed, built
and finished out., He is the
great grandson of Forrest
Johnson of Perkins. the truck
models are made of wood, uti-
- : Visitors at the home of Mrs.. lizing manufactured model
Ruth Stanley Sunday were Mr. wheels. He had some help from
and Mrs: Wayn¢:l lalae y of Hubert Moorman.
Texas, And Mrs. William A photo shows Elsie Grant pre-
Flaherty and family of Gage, Mr. senting a check for $50 to Bob
and Mrs.. Larry Mitchell and Dickson at Monday's Lions Club.
family of Woodward, Mr. and The check is from the Cimarron
Mrs. Adrian Stanley and LaNita Valley EH Club to use as they
of Stillwater, and Mr. and Mrs. care to in their community
Don Mercer, Glenda and Debbie. work.
Forest Valley HD members LaVeta Randall tells about
who enjoyed singing carols at "Paradise Valley's professional
Mrs. George Saint's home dur- artist dreams perfect dreamsY
ing the annual Christmas party Elizabeth Cramer, professional
were Mrs. S. Fagan, Artha Fagan, artist and winner of national art
Bell Elliott, Della Matheson, awards, dreams about her de-
Georgia Nelson, Zora Moorman signs before she begins her
and Mrs. Glen Cochran. work. A photo shows a beauti-
From Lost Creek News re- ful comforter that won second
ported by Mrs. Roy E. Trent: prize in the nation Sept. 1977
Terry Kinzie was a Sunday din- and 2nd at the Colorado Art
ner guest of Maurice Overholt. Show. Another photo shows a
30 Years Ago. Dec. 21. large loom she uses to weave on.
1967 A photo shows Jaycee presi-
DECEMBER 25,1997
Centennial Committee Chair-
man David Sasser is shown pre-
senting Lorayne Hughes and
Teresa Holder checks for $100
for their prize winning entries
of Perkins official song and logo.
Lorayne composed the official
centennial lyrics and Teresa
designed the official logo.
A history of Horse Thief Can-
yon by Gerald Johnson of Coyle
appears in this week's Journal,
along with a photo of some of
the markings of horses made
long ago on a wall of the can-
yon.
1987 4-H Tarpey Hall of Fame
winners for Payne County in-
clude Jana Harp along with her
parents Keith and Phyllis Harp,
and Tara Herring along with her
parents, Johnny and Barbara
Herring.
Members of the Elm Grove EH
Club who met for a Christmas
get-together in the home of
Freddy Shenold with Mary Kay
Jennings as hostess on Dec. 8th
were: Juanita Walker, Mary
Norrie, Lorinda Davis, Connie
Walker, Pauline Smith, Thora
Cundiff, Delsa Grider, Frances
Burton, Virginia Matheson,
Audrie Moorman, Mickey
Robison, Lorayne West, and visi-
tors Freddy Shenold, Helen
Shenold and Christy Jennings.
At the Payne Center EH meet-
ing in the home of Freida Focht
on Dec. 4, Norma Brock told
members how to make good
food for their feathered friends:
1 cup flour and 3 cups cornmeal
mixed with lard (not vegetable
fat) and peanut butter make a
good bird food.
Of Days Past
By Mahlon G. Erickson
It was reported in the Fall
1997 issue of The Reunion Net-
work News that reunions are
good business. Not just for ho-
tels, but for the entire areal
"One hundred people attending
a reunion using a hotel for four
nights on the average about
$35,000 to that area. Most of
the money is used to pay em-
ployees who in turn buy goods
and services in the area. Most
of what they spend goes for ser-
vices, too, and so on. This is
called economic turnover, and
it is not unusual to find that the
$35,000 turns over six times.
Thus, the reunion actually gives
the community an economic
boost of $210,000."
I had no idea reunions had this
big an impact. There are at least
48 reunions in this area each
year! Not all have 100 attend-
ees, but the total from them all
must be close to 1000. What an
economic impact! And who says
genealogy isn't a money inten-
sive hobby?!
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Thanks go to Jeanette Sneed
Waller (1105 S. Kings, Stillwa-
ter, OK 74047-2515) who is
writing a history of the Marena
community southwest of Still-
water, here in Payne County. In
her book, she will be including
all people known to have been
buried in Marena Cemetery. She
went through Payne County OK
and made note
of four duplications, one out-
right error (in gender), and pro-
Mrs. Jim Lacy was hostess for dent Randy Hall presenting a
the BUsy Bee Q ilting Club on check for $100 to Loins Secre- vided additional information on
Tuesday, Dec. 12. Enioying theBill Sasser to help purchase four other individuals and one
gift exchange and refreshments Mare Street Christmas lights, unmarked grave. Eventually we
of homemade spiced tea, cook- 10 Years Ago. Dec. 24. will have the identities of all
ies and candywere Mae Kuelzer, 1987
Lula Stratton, Viola Hickman, Weather report from Just a
Nora Fulton, Della Matheson, Line More by Editor Bob Evans:
Edna Mann, Belle Elliott, Myrtle "Welcome to Winter 1987-88. It
Courtright, Winnie Moser, arrived Tuesday. It is hard to
Maehelle White, Allie Stumbo, tell, though, after the weather
Gertrude Ishmael, Mary Fulton, we've been having the past few
Artha Fagan, Eva Woodrum and weeks, what with 10 inch snows
Lora Hunt. and four foot drifts." Evans said
Wesleyan Circle members he saw Harvey Brixey out with
meeting Dec. 13 in the home of his little tractor cleaning drive-
Mrs. Nola Casey enjoying cake, ways, right along with the big
coffee and punch were Massle city equipment.
Rentfrow, Ella Baker, Dora Mer- After someone asked about
cer, Maxine Martin, Juanita the Mothers Club during WWII
Holsinger, Cecil Henry, Axle last week, Gertrude Ishmael
Magee and guest Freida Carrier. called to say she was had been
Next meeting will be in the a member and served as presi-
home of Mrs. Galen Holsinger dent and as secretary in 1944.
with Mrs. Cecil Henry as leader. During the time the club was
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. going, 14 Perkins Mothers Club
and Mrs. J.T. Rains was their son members wrote to 149 soldiers
and family, Mr. and Mrs. George before disbanding in 1945.
Rains of Woodward. Those making deposits for
Sunday visitors in the home water service at the city hall
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barta were during the past week were;
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brixey, Stacey Demaree, Francis Barcus,
Marilyn, Rosetta and Twyla and Jack Anderson and Gall Leigh.
people buried in Payne County!?
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Michael Dershem (Minister of
Youth and Education at First
Baptist Church, 319 North F,
Yale, OK 74085) requests help
in locating historical informa-
tion and photographs in prepa-
ration for the church's lO0th
Pictures from the past..
This top photo was sent to us by Edgar Van
Zandt that depicts the Perkins football team of
1941-42. As he said in a note to us, ".4 picture
says a thousand words..."
On the back row, from left to right, followed by
their number, are: Floyd Barger, 84, Ronnie
McGilvrey, 35, Darl Jarvis, 38, Bill Cantrell, 30,
Ned Big Soldier, 34, Robert Davis, Nolan Cathy-
coach, Calvin Goforth-qb, Lee Cantrell, 37,
Barney Brixey, 72, Ray Sissum and Alvin
Dowdy, 73.
FFont row: Archie Albright, 92, Paul Fagan, 90,
Richard Cloud, 95, Richard Davis, Boyd Henry,
t
30, Darl Cottman, 89, Jack Vassar, 33,
Henry, 71, and Edgar VanZandt.
The bottom photo of the Perkins football
was provided by Ken Nelson of Perkin$
not sure which year this photograph
who all of the players are. If you
him identify any of these people, you
contact him at his home
to us at the Journal, P.O. Box 40,
74059 and we'U pass it on to him.
If you have a photograph from days
you would like to share with our
or bring it by-we'll get it back to you.
Anniversary in the year 2001. Feb. 2--How to Locate Civil 73126-0302) or
• Information on Mrs. BellWells, War Veterans in Oklahoma 737-3330.
one of 7 founding members. She monthly meeting of Oklahoma Ap_ _fi--The Master
helped start the church in 1901 Genealogical Society in the au- gist, a CoTter
and apparently moved away not ditorium at the Oklahoma His- help the:'Se ous
long after, torical Society, 2100 N. Lincoln with Research
• Pictures of the Pleasant Ridge Blvd. in Oklahoma City at 6:30 ing of Oklahoma
school house which was located p.m. Speaker is Mahlon Society in the
north of Yale. The church first Erickson of Stillwater. Oklahoma Historical
met in this school building. Feb. 28--AdventuresinAnces- 2100 N. Lincoln Blvd.
• Pictures taken of the current try seminar by Pottawatomie homa City at 6:30 p.m.
church building when it was County Genealogical Club andis Jim Slade of
first built. No known pictures the Schooner Genealogy Maga-May__2--Logan County(
exist. The church was built zine at the Gordon Cooper Area
largely by donations of two Vo-Tech in Shawnee. Registra- the Logan County
young women, Mabel Dale and tion begins at 8 a.m. For pre in Guthrie. From 9
Vida Tull. Pictures of these two registration form, send SASE to p.m.
women have been secured, but The Schooner Genealogy maga-
the families had no pictures of zine, 2187 Fawn Rd., Abilene, KS Rendezvous, a
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CALENDAR National Archives monthly information, contact
Through Jan. 1998: Main meeting of Oklahoma Genea- Conference Re
Street of the Past, an exhibit of logical Society in the auditorium chure, 4527 17th St.
historic and nostalgic advertise- at the Oklahoma Historical So- lington, VA 22207-2399/
ments, photographs & ciety, 2100 N. Lincoln Blvd. in 1-800-473-0050.
novelties...promotingStillwater. Oklahoma City at 6:30 p.m. --Annuai
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