Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 99, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1992 Page: 1 of 12
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Say Nothing, Do Nothing and Be Nothing'
SOCIETY
ournal
99th Year — No. 56 Thursday, April 16, 1992 (AP) Means Associated Press
Perry, Oklahoma 25 cents
Cleanup Week Apr. 18-26
briefly
stated ...
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LIBRARY TO
CLOSE TWO DAYS
Perry Carnegie library
will be closed Friday and
Saturday in observance of
the Easter holiday.
The library will reopen at
1 p.m. Monday to resume
regular hours.
Perry’s annual cleanup week will begin Saturday, April to be done during cleanup week.
18 and run through Sunday, April 26. Mayor Hollingsworth has issued a proclamation declar-
Jim Davis, city street commissioner, is in charge of this ing the period of April 18-26 as Cleanup Week in the city of
annual event designated by Mayor Bud Hollingsworth and Perry. The proclamation calls upon citizens to participate
the city council. The cleanup week is a tradition designed to help make the town cleaner and more beautiful.
to make the town more neat in appearance. Davis said people with the capability are urged to haul
Davis said trucks will be out moving through city their own rubbish especially when it is in large amounts.
streets and alleys to pickup rubbish that can include old un- He said people may stop by City Hall and receive a permit
wanted appliances or pieces of furniture. issued by him for free dumping at the Davis Sanitation land-
Davis said some special effort will be made to help fill at Three Sands 20 miles north of Perry on US77 highway,
elderly persons or those who do not have means for putting People with grass cuttings or leaves may take these
trash and rubbish at the street edge or at an alley. items, bagged or unbagged, to the transfer station at the
Those who need assistance with some items may tele- northeast edge of Perry. Davis said a special place has been
phone the street department, 3364556 to report what needs designated for the leaves and grass cuttings.
MAKING T-SHIRTS for the Crazy Fiesta Aerobathon was Mulhall-Orlando student,
Kayla Golay, with Jay Williams, owner of The Sport Shak on the south of the square.
Miss Golay is a fourth grade Mulhall-Orlando student of Mrs. Janice Bass, whose class
was in Perry Wednesday to visit Ditch Witch, The Sport Shak, Pizza Hut and the No-
ble County Family YMCA. The T-Shirts the students made will be worn by Aerobathon
participants at Crazy Fiesta April 25 at the Noble County Family YMCA. (Staff photo.)
Aerobathon At
Crazy Fiesta
YMCA Feature
Plans have been finalized for the Crazy an hour while maintaining the impact of
Fiesta Aerobathon to be held on Satur- walking.
day, April 25. The Aerobathon is sche- A total of 28 volunteers are par-
duled from 9 a.m. to noon and is a fund- ticipating in the Aerobathon. Several
raiser to buy Step Reebok aerobic train- YMCA instructors will lead participants
ing benches to donate to the Noble Coun- in aerobic exercise.
ty Family YMCA. Donna Stone and Beth Bolay will de-
Aerobathon participants are current- monstrate a step aerobic workout from
ly taking pledges for the number of 10 to 10:15 a.m. and 11 to 11:15 a.m.
minutes of aerobics they complete dur- Anyone who wants to make a pledge or
ing the Aerobathon. A goal of $1,800 has a donation may call Nevilyn Throckmor-
been set to purchase 30 step training ben- ton at 336-5008 or Carol Steichen at
ches to be used in the YMCA fitness 336-5247.
classes.
The volunteer committee includes
Step training provides a high intensi- Jane Thiele, chairman ; Carol Steichen,
ty, low impact workout that trains the publicity; NevilynTrockmorton, public
heart and lungs while improving muscle relations and Kim Ward, Nadean Nation
tone at the same time. Step Reebok pro- and Margaret Seeliger.
grams burn approximately 30% more fat A flatbed trailer for the Aerobathon is
than a typical aerobic workout. Par- being provided by the Charles Machine
ticipants may have the energy expen- Works.
diture of running at a pace of seven miles
Say Something Good
About Perry Today!
BRYAN SHELBY
ELECTED AT C-D
Bryan Shelby is the new-
ly elected president of the
Covington-Douglas high
school Student Council.
Other officers are Kam-
elle James, vice president;
Nathan Rudd, secretary;
and Rick Overton, trea-
surer.
WICHITA MAN
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Charlie Gallaway, 42,
Wichita, Kan., was injured
shortly before 9 p.m. Wed-
nesday in a one automobile
accident on the Fir avenue
road two miles west of I-35.
A fire department ambu-
lance moved Gallaway from
the scene to Perry Memor-
ial hospital. He was trans-
ferred from Memorial to St.
Mary’s at Enid after 11:27
p.m. for treatment of a
broken right arm and bro-
ken right leg.
Officers said his auto-
mobile went out of control,
collided with a bridge and
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Covington
Sunrise
Service
Planned
An Easter sunrise service
has been planned for 6 a.m.
Sunday at the Covington-
Douglas school football field
at Covington.
The event, under sponsor-
ship of the United Methodist
church of Covington, is open
to the public.
Following the sunrise ser-
vice, a brunch is planned for
7 a.m. at the church. If there
is bad weather, the sunrise
service will be canceled.
Also planned for Easter
Sunday is a cantata that will
begin at 11 a.m. at the
church. The cantata will be
directed by Carol Kegin.
The public is invited to
either or both events.
FAMILY gathering was among highlights Wednesday in the 75th birthday celebration for Milo Watson at The Dai-
ly Journal. Watson, the publisher, was the key figure through an afternoon of celebration. Visiting family members
included two daughters, one son-in-law, grandchildren and gi eat-grandchildren. Front row, left to right, Jarrod Streller,
Charlene Streller, Melissa Adkins and Carolyn Adkins. Second row, Mary Lee Streller, Watson, Jeff Streller, Teresa
Streller and John Streller. (Staff photo.)
Custer County Will
Redraw Its Districts
ARAPAHO, Okla. (AP) — federal judge’s, ruling that
Custer County commis- the existing districts vary
sioners are trying to redraw too widely in population,
their districts by the end of Currently, one of the three
the week to comply with a districts has more than 50
percent of the county’s
population while another
has about 5 percent. That
apportionment violates the
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Schools & Government
Agencies Closed Friday
Perry schools will be dismissed Friday
for Good Friday observance and there
will be a shut down of government agen-
cy offices.
The Perry post office will be open
regular hours and provide regular mail
deliveries.
Perry public schools will be closed as
will Christ Lutheran school.
The day will be a holiday for most
city of Perry employees and for county
workers. City firemen, police, utility
workers and hospital employees will be
on duty Friday.
Retail stores and other service busi-
nesses and private offices will be open
Friday.
Gunfire
Wounds
Officer
Wayne Powell Jr., Tonk-
awa policeman, formerly of
Perry, was wounded by gun-
fire at approximately 4 a.m.
Thursday upon making a
traffic stop at Tonkawa.
Details of the incident
were sketchy Thursday.
However, Powell was struck
in the right shoulder by a
single bullet. He was treated
at St. Joseph’s Regional
Medical center early Thurs-
day and dismissed.
The unidentified assailant
made a getaway traveling
north on I-35 and remained
at large Thursday.
Powell is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Powell of
Perry. The elder Powells
are both police officers for
the city of Perry.
300 Attend Birthday
Celebration At Journal
Over 300 persons stopped by The Perry Daily Journal career writing sports stories for The Journal.
Wednesday for a 2 to 4 p.m. open house in observance of Another visitor was Ben Blackstock, Oklahoma City,
the 75th birthday of Milo Watson, The Journal’s publisher, executive vice president of the Oklahoma Press Associa-
The crowd visited with Watson and his family and Jour- tion. Bob Lee, Oklahoma City, a life-long friend of Watson
nal staff members through the afternoon. The reception was here. Lee is in charge of several regional publications
table included punch, coffee and cakes of several varieties, for the Oklahoma Publishing Co. Watson, in his early career
Midway through the birthday open house celebration, in the newspaper business, worked for the Lee family at
the Perry high school jazz band made a surprise appear- the Harper County Journal published at Buffalo.
ance in front of The Journal to play “Happy Birthday.” Mrs. Judy Coffman, Blackwell, daughter of The Jour-
Members of the PHS jazz band included April Frazier, nal’s advertising manager, Mabel Miller, created corsages
Mark Taylor, Angela Taylor, Michelle Marshall, Teresa and boutonierres that were presented to the honoree,
Payne, Kevin Bond, Tina Betchan, Gary Emmons and several family members and Journal staff members.
Phillip Forrest. The band performed under the direction Besides the large number of visitors at the open house
of Mike Phelan. party, there were a host of telephone calls, cards and gifts.
One event was an official ceremony in which Mayor On the customer counter at The Journal was a huge
Bud Hollingsworth read a proclamation declaring April 15, birthday card that presented an open invitation for all
1992, as Milo W. Watson Day in the City of Perry. Holl- visitors to sign.
Ingsworth read the proclamation before the assembled
group at the height of crowd attendance.
The Journal offices inside and out were cheerfully
decorated with colored balloons and floral arrangements.
Journal staff members hosted the event along with Wat-
son’s two daughters, Carolyn Adkins and Mary Lee Streller.
Mrs. Adkins and Mrs. Streller served at the reception table
throughout the afternoon.
The event was not only a celebration among Noble coun-
ty people. One of those attending was Ed Kelley, manag-
ing editor of The Daily Oklahoman. He began his newspaper
Today’s Prayer
Loving Lord, seasonal shows are “a filing
of the past,” yet daily we need Your forgiveness
to cover our failures and make us whiter than
snow. Keep us pure this day. Amen.
PROCLAIMING MILO WATSON day in Perry on Wednesday, April 15,1992, is Mayor Bud Hollingsworth, second from
left. On hand with him at The Perry Daily Journal was Ed KeUey, left, managing editor of The Daily Oklahoman,
formerly of Perry; Ben Blackstock, second from right, executive director of the Oklahoma Press Association; and
at right is Watson, publisher of The Journal, who on Wednesday observed his 75th birthday. (Staff photo.)
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