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News Staff
Friday, August 13, 2021
Yearbooks to be distributed The Perryton High School yearbook staff will be distributing the 2021 yearbooks to buyers during high school registration on Aug. 16-17. Extra copies will be available for $75 while available. They will also be pre-selling the 2022 yearbooks for $55.

Pedestrian, bicyclist deaths continue to climb

News Staff
Friday, August 13, 2021
Despite a decrease in traffic crashes in 2020, Texas saw a dramatic rise in the number of people killed walking and biking on our roadways. Last year, 731 people died in pedestrian-related crashes, an increase of 9% from 2019.
PANHANDLE DUSTER — This dust storm which moved into Perryton on Sunday, April 14, 1935, was one of the worst recorded during the “Dirty Thirties.” This storm continued for about 12 hours, turning day into night. It was one of many such storms which swept through the Perryton area during this decade of depression and crop failure.

PANHANDLE DUSTER — This dust storm which moved into Perryton on Sunday, April 14, 1935, was one of the worst recorded during the “Dirty Thirties.” This storm continued for about 12 hours, turning day into night. It was one of many such storms which swept through the Perryton area during this decade of depression and crop failure.

The Decade of the Thirties

News Staff
Friday, August 13, 2021
The stock market continued to crash, the Depression began across the United States. In Perryton, the decade began with lots of optimism, but as drought combined with depression to put prices on the skids, it became a matter of survival out on the wind swept, dusty plains.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON — Saturday used to a be a busy day in Perryton and here is a Saturday afternoon crowd jamming the streets in 1931. Sometimes there was a parking problem, even in those days.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON — Saturday used to a be a busy day in Perryton and here is a Saturday afternoon crowd jamming the streets in 1931. Sometimes there was a parking problem, even in those days.

Thirties brought dismal Dust Bowl Days

News Staff
Friday, August 13, 2021
The decade of the 1930s was one that will long be remembered by those who lived through it, and the most vivid memory of all is that of dust storms and depression. The decade didn’t start out so gloomy. There was a bumper wheat crop in 1929, and money was plentiful in the Perryton area.
CITY HALL MONUMENT

CITY HALL MONUMENT

CITY HALL MONUMENT

News Staff
Friday, August 13, 2021
CITY HALL MONUMENT — A marble monument was erected at Perryton City Hall by public contributions as a memorial for volunteer fireman J. C. (Top) Reagan, who lost his life while fighting a fire at the Shearer Produce Company in 1930. The name of W. B.

Ice plant opening was a big event

News Staff
Friday, August 13, 2021
The city ice plant, owned and operated by J.H. Shearer, was a vital part of Perryton economic life in the 1920s and into the 1930s before home refrigerators were perfected and became popular.

Rangerettes of 1931 were outstanding

News Staff
Friday, August 13, 2021
The Rangerette basketball team of 1931 posted an outstanding record in high school competition, winning district and region, then moved on to state AAU competition. These 1931 Rangerettes won third in the state AAU tournament and qualified for the National AAU tournament in Dallas.
NEW HOTEL

NEW HOTEL

NEW HOTEL

News Staff
Friday, August 13, 2021
NEW HOTEL—In 1930, the brand new Perryton Hotel dominated the corner of Third and Main. The three story hotel with coffee shop was built for $90,000. Panhandle Lumber Co. agreed to build the modern brick hotel if the citizens and businessmen of Perryton could raid $7,500.

Fireman Top Reagan loses life in fire

News Staff
Friday, August 13, 2021
J.C. (Top) Reagan, member of the Perryton volunteer fire department, lost his life in September, 1930, while fighting a fire at the Shearer Produce Co. Death came as he touched an electric wire while standing in a pool of water, resulting in his electrocution.
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