The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 85, No. 75, Ed. 1 Monday, May 1, 1978 Page: 1 of 10
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OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OKLAHOMA CITY 5, OK. 73105
4 Brothers,
Victims Of
Fall, Buried
By SHARON SEXTON
WILLOW ISLAND, W.Va.
(UPI) — They were buried
side-by-side in a little grave-
yard along the Ohio River,
almost in the very shadow at
the giant power plant cooling
lower where they died.
The Rev. Amos McVey
choked back the tears Sunday
as he eulogized Lee Steele's
brother and four sons — as he
tried to comfort the survivors.
They and five other members
of the Steele family died last
Thursday when the scaffolding
collapsed at the cooling tower
they were building at the
Monongahela Power Co. sta-
tion.
In all, 51 men were killed in
the collapse, plunging 168 feet
to the ground.
The services for Steele's
brother, Emmett, and Steele’s
four sons — Ernest, Larry,
Miles and Ronald — were held
in a high school gymnasium
Sunday because none of the
country churches in Pleasants
County could hold the 2,000
mourners.
McVey, himself still shaken
by last week’s scaffolding
collapse, eulogized the Steeles
as ‘good men."
McVey choked back the tears
several times as he tried to
comfort the survivors. He read
the 23rd Psalm: “The Lord is
my shepherd, I shall not want.
Following the service, the
caskets containing the bodies of
the Steeles were placed in
hearses. Led by West Virginia
State Police, they were driven
in a procession of 300 vehicles
for three miles along Route 2,
past the cooling tower, to the
109-year-old Willow Island Bap-
tist Church.
They were buried in the
grassy churchyard cemetery.
The 10 members of the Steele
family left 33 children behind.
A sixth member of the Steele
family — a cousin — was
buried elsewhere Sunday in a
private funeral service. Ser-
vices for the others were to be
held later this week.
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Coming Events
Monday, May 1 - Cherokee
Strip Arts company, art demon-
stration and reception featuring
Gene Dougherty, 7:30 p.m., ele-
mentary school cafetorium.
Monday, May 1 — Disabled
smerican Veterans and auxil-
iary, regular separate meet-
ings, 7 p.m., DAV hall.
Monday, May 1 — Two bed-
room home at public auction,
722 Maple street, 5:30 p.m, Mr.
and Mrs. Judson Pierce, own-
ers.
Tuesday, May 2 — Free blood
pressure clinic, 9 a.m. until
11:30 a.m., Happy Hours senior
citizens center.
Thursday, May 4 — Stage-
coach Community Theatre
board of directors meeting, 7
p.m., Stillwater Savings and
Loan.
Thursday, May 4 — City
property at public auction, 920
Delaware street, 5:30 p.m.
Mary Isaacs Estate, owner.
Friday, May 5 — Farm ma-
chinery at public auction, 4
miles south on highway 86 and
% mile west of Perry, 1 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn W. Groom,
owners.
Friday, May 5 — Public auc-
tion of personal property on
west Fir, first house east of
Ditch Witch plant, north side.
5:30 p.m. Mrs. Clarence Welch,
owner.
Saturday, May 6 — City
property and furniture at public
auction, 1110 Sixth street, 10
a.m. Mrs. John Mildfelt, owner.
Saturday, May 6 — Machin-
ery at public auction, 12 miles
east of Perry, three south and
one-quarter east, 1:30 p.m. Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Petermann.
Monday, May 8 — Noble
County Retired Teachers asso-
ciation luncheon meeting, 12
noon, Junior high cafeteria.
Tuesday, May 9 — Public
auction of 285 acres Pawnee
county grassland and personal
property, 12 miles east, two
north and two east of Perry, 1
p.m., Mrs. Jake VanArsdell,
owner.
Friday, May 12 — Friendly
Community Fellowship, 11
a.m.-3 p.m., Methodist youth
building. Sack lunch at noon,
coffee and tea furnished.
Saturday, May 13 — Public
auction of furniture and
antiques, corner of Twelfth and
Kaw street, 2 p.m. Mrs. C. 0.
Brewster, owner.
URDEG
JaidWierson
‘If You Would Avoid Criticism, Soy Nothing, Do Nothing and Be Nothing'
Debby Stout
ST0E* CoUNCS
1978
Mlarland
\ SENIORS
Dos Powdy
SPON
Prank Cobble
Samyra Covdy
Rennie dames
STUDENT COUNC IL
MARLAND HIGH SCHOOL will have senior graduation exercises at 8 p.m. May 12. Eighth grade
graduation will be at 8 p.m. Friday with baccalaureate set for 11 a.m. next Sunday. Marland sen-
iors and school officials working with the class, top row, left to right, Don Sims, superintendent of
schools; Mike Norman, principal; Don Levings, class president; Mark Branson, vice president;
and David Wilkerson, secretary-treasurer. Second row, Frank Sedivy and Don Dowdy, both class
sponsors. Third row, Debbie Stout and Frank Cobble, both student council representatives.
Bottom row, Larry Kienholz, Tamyra Coody, Rennie James and LeAnn McAlister.
ONLY ONE MINOR INJURY REPORTED
Sooner Twisters Destroy
Over Two Dozen Houses
SPECIAL OBSERVANCE ARRANGED
Bliss Homemakers
Plan Activities
In celebration of Extension Homemakers Week, April 30
through May 6, the Bliss Homemakers club of Marland is
planning several activities.
Tuesday through Friday examples of club projects will be
on display at the Marland Town Hall.
The Bliss Homemakers will hold a coffee Wednesday from
8:30 to 10:30 in the morning, at the Marland Town Hall. The
coffee is open to the public, and area women are especially
invited to visit with club members about extension home-
makers.
A special project of the Bliss group is the supplying of
cookies at the Bliss Co-op office, in Marland, for farmers who
come in for coffee and the latest market news. The poster placed
with the cookies explains the theme of EH Week — “Education
Never Ends...and we have learned the quickest way to a man’s
heart is through his stomach!"
The Bliss Homemakers, the newest EH club in Noble
county, was formed in May 1976. JoAnn Case, now of Tonkawa,
was the first president and one of the main organizers of the
club. Mrs. Kenneth Mann was the second president and Mrs.
Rexford Tautfest is the current officer-in-charge.
There are eleven active members as of May 1. The group's
interests runs the gamut from preserving food to oil painting.
The past two years the club has been able to completely fill its
fair exhibit entry.
Plans for the future include learning new crafts and trying
evening meetings to allow working women to attend. Expanding
the lesson section of club meetings with special presentations in
addition tot he regular lesson topic is another way the group
hopes to improve their club.
One such special feature will be during the Bliss Home-
makers May 18 meeting. Mrs. John Linn will present a slide
show of Switzerland as the club's international project. Mrs.
Linn has toured Switzerland as part of a 4-H tour. The meeting
will be at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Linn’s home.
Other members of the Bliss Homemakers are Mrs. Wilbur
Ingmire, vice president; Mrs. Chris Short, secretary-treasurer;
Mrs. Ted Tautfest, Mrs. Jim King, Mrs. Eldon Cobble, Mrs.
Richard Cockrell, Mrs. Irwin Wyckoff and Mrs. Donald
Wyckoff. _________
By United Press International
Tornadoes, dipping from a
violent storm Sunday, de-
stroyed or damaged more than
two dozen houses in northwest
suburban areas of Oklahoma
City and in western Oklahoma.
Most of the damage was in a
housing addition just northwest
of Oklahoma City and in nearby
Piedmont in eastern Canadian
County.
Earlier, a tornado destroyed
a farm house and damaged two
others near Shattuck in Ellis
County, causing an estimated
$40,000 to $50,000 damage. A
woman who lives 5 miles
southwest of Shattuck, Alberta
Beard, suffered a laceration on
the head from a hail stone,
officials said.
High straight winds hit
Chickasha a few hours later,
officials said. The 60 mph winds
ripped a roof section 20 feet by
40 feet from the physical
education building at the high
school, officials said.
The wind also took the roof
from the Amco chemical
company and scattered pieces
of it along a residential street.
Some of the roofing was found
under the wheels of a car,
which was filled with the debris
and tree limbs. Two newly built
mobile homes on a manufac-
turer’s lot were destroyed.
At least two tornadoes
touched down in the Oklahoma-
Canadian County area.
Twelve houses were de-
stroyed and 10 others damaged
in the Greenwood Addition and
three houses and five barns
were destroyed in an area
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The Perry
Daily Journal
85th Year — No. 75
Monday, May 1, 1978
Perry, Oklahoma
15 Cents
HISTORICAL GROUP
WILL MEET THURSDAY
The board of directors of the
Cherokee Strip Historical so-
ciety will meet at 6 p.m. Thurs-
day at the Cherokee Strip His-
torical museum.
Plans for the meeting were
reported by Mrs. Frank W. Eby,
secretary of the society.
STOLEN PICKUP IS
RECOVERED IN COUNTY
A Sorrell Lumber Co. pickup
truck was stolen Saturday after-
noon on the south side of the
square and recovered a few
hours later on a county road
near state highway 15, a mile
west of Red Rock.
The 1978 Chevrolet pickup had
been parked with the keys left in
it. The vehicle was taken at
approximately 3 p.m. and was
found abandoned at approxi-
mately 7:15 p.m. by Dennis
Black, Noble county deputy
sheriff.
FIRE DAMAGES JUNK
AUTO SATURDAY
Fire damaged a junked auto-
mobile shortly before 11 a.m.
Saturday at the rear of the Carl
Slavens home, 512% Grove
street.
Flames damaged the front
seat and beneath the hood.
Cause of the fire was not
determined.
AMBULANCES BUSY
OVER THE WEEKEND
Fire department ambulances
were busy Monday morning and
over the weekend.
Mrs. Anna Kindschi was
transferred from the Perry
Nursing home to Perry Memor-
ial hospital at 8 a.m. Monday.
At 6:50 p.m. Sunday, Mrs.
Harley Travis was moved from
her home at 415 Holly street to
Memorial hospital.
Herb Forth, 1005 Ivanhoe
street, at 7:46 p.m. Saturday
was moved from his home to
Memorial hospital. Janice
Lochmann, 1113 Rose Terrace,
was taken from her home to
Memorial hospital at 11:16 a.m.
Saturday.
All four were taken to the
hospital for treatment of illness.
40-ACRE TRACT
AUCTIONS FOR $40,000
A 40-acre tract located one
mile north and one-half east of
Covington sold for $40,000 at
public auction Saturday. The
land was owned by Mrs. Anna
L. Johnson of Covington and
Fred Johnson of Iola, Kan.
Buyers were Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Scott of Covington.
The sale was handled by
Casteel-Luster Real Estate and
Auction company.
POW WOW TO BENEFIT
RED ROCK SENIORS
The Otoe-Missouria Indian
agency people will sponsor a
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BUSINESS — is the area Robin Webb (left), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Webb, route 1,
Morrison, is student teaching in Cushing this semester. Also business student teaching are (left to
right) Connie Thomas Per due, Bartlesville, who is student teaching in Morrison; Steve Long-
worth, Stillwater, student teaching in Perry high school; and Janet Davidson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Davidson, Memorial Drive, Perry, who is student teaching in Ponca City. Miss Webb is
the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Webb, route 1, Morrison. Prior to beginning student
teaching in March the four Oklahoma State university students attended teaching methods
classes under Dr. Dennis Mott.
KIM BEZDICEK HOSPITALIZED IN TEXAS
Maroon Band Home
Tired But Bouncy
Mike Kirk
Kirk In OSU
Sports News
Mike Kirk, a Perry
high
school senior, has been accept-
ed as a student assistant to the
sports information director at
Oklahoma State university be-
ginning with the fall term.
He will serve as a sports
information assistant to Pat
Quinn, sports information di-
rector OSU. The selection
means Kirk is winner of a
scholarship that includes his
tuition, books and fees.
Kirk is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Kirk, 801 Delaware
street. He plans to enroll in
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Tired but still full of en-
thusiasm, members of the Per-
ry high school band returned
home at 4 a.m. Monday which
was five to six hours ahead of
schedule.
Band members and adult
sponsors left at 1 a.m. Friday on
four chartered buses and all
except one band member re-
turned home.
Left in Aransas Pass, Texas,
in the hospital was Kim Bezdi-
cek, band member, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Charles Bezdicek,
101 Cedar street. Miss Bezdicek
was able to speak on the
telephone from her hospital
room late Monday morning and
was listed much improved.
Prospects were good she
would be able to return to Perry
late Monday or Tuesday morn-
ing. She will require additional
medical treatment after her
return.
Miss Bezdicek became more
seriously ill Saturday afternoon
and was taken to Lyman-Rob-
erts hospital Saturday after-
noon by Miss Avian Bear,
assistant band director, and
Mayor Bill Sheets and Harold
Sorrell, parents who had made
the trip by private transporta-
tion.
Miss Bezdicek’s father. Char-
les Bezdicek, city water and
light superintendent, was driv-
en to Texas to be with his
daughter by Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Lumbers.
A long series of tests were run
for Miss Bezdicek and it was
determined she was not ill from
any infectious disease, but did
have an internal problem
Maroon band members and
their sponsors arrived at Port
Aransas for lodging at approxi-
mately 3:30 p.m. Friday. There
was activity at the nearby
beach and some swam in the
Gulf of Mexico. A few band
members were sunburned de-
spite cloudy conditions. Also,
the warm extremely humid air
was an uncomfortable contrast
to the cool conditions that have
existed here.
The band marched in the
annual Buccaneers Days par-
ade. The three-mile parade
route proved a bit difficult for
two or three band members who
were withdrawn from the
march after passing the judges
stand. There were six other
bands in the march in Perry’s
class.
Panhandle, Texas, was the
winning band in Perry's class.
Only first place winners were
announced.
The schedule for return to
Perry had called for leaving at 7
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WEATHER
Temperatures for the 24-hour
period ending at 11 a.m. Mon-
day.
12 N. 68 1 p.m. 67 2 p.m. 66
9 p.m. 62 10 p.m. 61 11 p.m. 52
The Billings American history class recently visited the Oklahoma state senate during a tour of the capital Dale Megenity is the instructor. State
Sen. John Dahl of Barnsdall, who represents this area, is at left.
Forecast
Variable cloudiness with
chance of showers and thunder-
storms today, becoming more
numerous tonight and Tuesday.
Cooler, Winds northeasterly 10
to 20 mph today and tonight.
High today mid 60s. Low tonight
mid 40s. High Tuesday near 60.
Chance of rain 30 percent today,
70 percent tonight and 50 per-
cent Tuesday.
Weather outlook, Wednesday
through Friday: Mostly cloudy
with scattered thunderstorms
possible statewide Wednesday
and Thursday and east half Fri-
day. Lows 44 Panhandle to 60
southeast. Highs 70s.
Temperatures for the 24-hour
period ending at 11 a.m. Mon-
day were: High 68, low 50. Tem-
peratures for the 24-hour period
ending at 11 a.m. a year ago:
High 83, low 60. Precipitation,
.22 of an inch.
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