Milk Shakes and Sundaes

When Edwin was in high school he and his parents would go to the Green Lantern drive in for milk shakes.  It was right across from the ISU campus.  At the Green Lantern, they would bring out the shakes to you and put them on trays that hooked to the car window.  His favorite was root beer with an extra shot of root beer.  He later took Denece there and her favorite was the hot fudge sundae.  She never did like a milk shake.

(1951 Edwin Perkins and Denece Argyle)

Georgie Porgie

When Denece met Edwin, her boy friend was Georgie Porgie Payne.

Georgie Porgie pudding and pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry
When the boys came out to play,
Georgie Porgie ran away.

 

(1951 Denece Ann Argyle)

 

Mandy, Edwin and Denece's granddaughter, can remember Edwin teasing her, singing the same song just changing it to Mandy Pandy. . .

 

A Bit of Lipstick

Denece remembers how embarrassed she was one time when Edwin had brought her home after a date and Alene was out in the yard on her trike.  She taunted her that “Edwin’s wearing lipstick!”
Alene started singing "Edwin's wearing lipstick, Edwin's wearing lipstick" to the whole neighborhood.

 

(1951 Edwin Perkins and Denece Ann Argyle)

 

 

 

(1950 Doris Alene Argyle Maughan)

Eloping

Edwin and Denece helped Bobby and Rita elope.  Edwin hid the car near the police station.  Both parents wanted the kids found but it was too late.  John Dean Perkins, was an older cousin and Chief of Police of Pocatello.  He often said he would have liked to catch Edwin doing something so that he could have brought him home to his parents.

 

(1951 Edwin Perkins and Denece Argyle)

 

Who is that Guy?

One time Denece Argyle went to Pocatello with her speech class.  She was giving her speech when Edwin walked into the auditorium.  She gave her ten minute speech in three of four minutes.  Her teacher asked, “Who is that guy?  I want to kill him!”

 

(1951 Edwin Perkins)

 

 

(1951 Denece Ann Argyle)