Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1974 Page: 1 of 16
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Volume 83 Number 48 Thursday, July 11, 1974 Throckmorton, Texas 76083
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Mary L. Snider
As I took my typewriter in
hand Monday, trying to think of
something to write about this
week, I asked my co-worker,
Kathy Cribbs, how I could start
off this column. She blurted out
real quick like, “Oh bothers,
Harold is coming back this
week.” So there you have it -- a
beginning.
By the time you read this,
Harold will be back and our
“Harold-less” days will have
come to an end. Our only catas-
trophic happening in the way of
getting out the paper was that
we couldn’t find pictures of
Brother Pete and Gary Briggs
for their columns. The pictures
weren’t where they were
supposed to be and if you
wondered why Bro. Pete and
Gary were blank, that’s why.
We didn’t do it intentionally
Honest.
A day or two before Harold
left for Canada, Kathy was
kidding him and said something
like, “I’ll throw this rusty screw
driver at you -- and you just
might get tetanus or lockjaw.”
Then she added, as if she was
breathing a prayer, “If it has to
be one, make it lockjaw.” I got
to thinking about that later and
technically, lockjaw and tetanus
are one and the same, I think.
But who wants to be technical?
And besides, Kathy’s point got
Late News: Harold got back
Tuesday afternoon. And guess
what? He took a picture of the
rapids and fell in! We asked
Greg Waldrip of Houston who
accompanied Harold to Canada,
“Did you pull him out?” Greg
replied, “Are you kidding?”
Here’s some more late news
which wended to my pointed
ears Wednesday afternoon. Our
congenial sheriff, Floyd Boyd,
was on his way back to Throck-
morton from Olney and ran out
of gas. He sent in a harried
S.O.S. call for help. He was in
the official sheriff’s car too -- so
guess they use gasoline just like
the other cars.
Four local residents — Gale
and Guy Hooper and Sue and
Don Sims -- took advantage of
the holiday weekend and spent
three days in Las Vegas,
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Florence Huston Resigns Position
As School Tax Assessor-Collector
Mrs. Orval (Florence) Huston
resigned effective July 1 as
school tax assessor and collec-
tor. She served the school
district in this capacity 10 years
and assisted in the office four
years prior to that.
Mrs. Huston, who is still “on
call” if the need arises, has
been replaced by Mrs. Ruby
Dunlap.
Supt. Burton Hurley said that
Mrs. Huston was “a faithful
worker and did a very effective
job.”
Mrs. Huston told the Tribune
Wednesday that because of
arthritis she was no longer able
to do some of the things
required of her.
“I really enjoyed my associa-
tion with school personnel and
patrons, and I will miss
everyone,” she said.
The Hustons have three
married sons — Raymond of
Longview, Reuel of Amarillo
and Rex of Greenville.
Florence Huston
Relatives of Locals
Dies in Accident
Billye ConcLron
Fund Started
Alan Hibble, 19, was fatally
injured in a traffic accident 6
miles north of Albany Tuesday
night.
The accident occurred on
Highway 283 about 9:00 p.m.
Patrolman Larry Bonner of
Albany and Sgt. Jerry Mathews
of Eastland investigated the
headon collision. Occupants of
the other car were not seriously
injured.
Local Girl
Bitten By Snake
Jenny Lee Tomlinson, 2, was
bitten on the top of her left foot
by a copperhead Friday at
Graham Lake. She was taken to
Olney Hamilton Hospital for
treatment and was scheduled
for dismissal Monday. She is
reported to be doing fine.
Jenny is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Tomlinson of
Throckmorton.
Young Hibble was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hibble,
former residents of Throckmor-
ton.
Food Stamp
Worker Due
Mrs. Martin, stamp certifi-
cation worker with the Food
Stamp program will be in
Throckmorton on the 2nd and
4th Wedesdays in July.
Mrs. Martin previously came
here the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
TOWN TOPICS
J. C. Ash, who was in the
hospital for six weeks, was
brought home Monday. Mrs.
Ash reports that her husband is
doing fine.
Fred Wright was dismissed
Wednesday of last week from
the hospital at Olney. Mrs.
Wright said that her husband
suffered another stroke and a
heart attack but he is improving
each day.
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A fund has been initiated in
honor of Mrs. Durwood (Billye)
Condron who is critically ill in an
Abilene hospital.
The family requests that
instead of flowers, contributions
be made to the Cancer Society,
Heart Fund or Scholarship Fund
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through the United Methodist
Church of Throckmorton.
Cards and letters are very
much appreciated, but a request
is being made by the family that
no flowers be sent to the
hospital.
Woodson Church
Slates Revival
The
pastor
Rev. Pete Bradfield,
of the First Baptist
Church of Throckmorton, and
Danny Meeker, an evangelistic
singer and minister of music at
Olden Baptist Church, will be in
charge of a revival at the First
Baptist Church of Woodson be-
ginning July 14 and continuing
through July 21.
“We are very fortunate to
have these two men lead our
revival, and we would like to
invite the public to come and
worship with us,” said Charles
"I'D LIVE IT THE SAME WAY/'
SAYS PIONEER RESIDENT
“If I could live my life all over
again I’d take it every bit just
like I’ve had it,” said John T.
John T. Massey
Massey who came to Throck-
morton with his family on
November 8, 1889. And that
includes taking it right here
where he has lived all but one
year of his life.
“This is the finest ranch
country there is and the people
who live here are the best in the
world,” he added.
Born at Possum Town,
Tennessee, Mr. Massey was
one year old the day his family
came to Throckmorton from
Wichita Falls. His parents, two
brothers and one sister traveled
by train from Lebanon in
Tennessee to Wichita Falls.
Massey’s father was ac-
quainted with E. P. Davis and
saw him on a Wichita Falls
street. Mr. Davis asked Mr.
Massey to come to the Davis
Ranch and work for him.
Massey said his father told Mr.
Davis he would come as soon as
his wife was better.
“We lived in Wichita Falls
three months and soon as my
mother was able, my father
hired a man with a wagon and
team and we started on our
journey.”
They spent the first night in
Archer City, Massey said, and
the next night at Forbes Ranch.
The next day, which was
Sunday, they arrived at the
Davis Ranch located five miles
east of town, but Mr. Davis and
family were not at home.
“M. B. Oldham, boss of the
cow wagon, tried to get us to
come in the house and make
ourselves at home, but my dad
wouldn’t do it. So we just stayed
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West, host pastor.
Weekday services will begin
at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday
services will be at 11:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m.
“Rev. Bradfield is a faithful
man of God and dearly
appreciated in our area. His
successfull pastoral experience
will be of great value during the
week,” the Woodson pastor
said.
Meeker is a senior at
Hardin-Simmons University.
“He has an outstanding voice
and is being greatly used of God
in revivals, mission efforts,
retreats, and conventions, re-
cently singing at the state WMU
convention,” Rev. West said.
“We feel that God has
brought these twd together for
us, and we invite you to share in
our experience,” the pastor
concluded.
July 3
WEATHER
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Rain This Week - .27
Rain This Month - .27
Total Rain This Year -
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Rain This Date 1973 -
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By Dorothy Keeter
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