CITY HALL MONUMENT

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

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

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—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.

Paving project was big step for Perryton

The young city of Perryton made several big steps forward in the 1930s and one of them was to get paved streets and put the residents “out of the mud.

Fireman Top Reagan loses life in fire

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.

Script money appeared here during depression

(Reprinted from the Ochiltree County Herald, Jan. 26, 1933). Perryton script money made its first appearance on Main Street Thursday afternoon when five dollars in notes were issued by the Perryton Chamber of Commerce out of an appropriation of $350 authorized by the committee in charge. Notes No.

CYCLONE DAMAGE

CYCLONE DAMAGE — The Maxedon Lumber Co. was one of the business buildings damaged in Perryton by the cyclone which hit the town on July 14, 1933. These pictures show some of the damage done by that storm.

Tornado hits city in big storm of 1933

(Reprinted from the Herald, July 20, 1933).

Bank holiday in 1933 caused apprehension

President Franklin D. Roosevelt took an unprecedented action in March of 1933 when he declared a national bank holiday, meaning that every bank in the nation was closed down until further notice.