Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1974 Page: 4 of 16
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Throckmorton Tribune Thursday, July 11, 1974
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outside and waited for Mr.
Davis to return,” the pioneer
said.
The Masseys lived in the
Davis house six months, waiting
to move to their own place.
“My dad had a man from
Eliasville come out and build a
two-room house with upstairs.”
They moved into the house in
April of 1890. They lived there a
number of years, moving into
town twice so the children could
go to school. Mr. Massey saic
he thought his dad sold the
place about 1920 and built a
house in town.
Mr. Massey’s first job in
Throckmorton was in the
printing and newspaper office of
J. W. Rogers. He worked there
until he became seriously ill
with typhoid fever. He was
about 19 years old, he recalled,
when he became ill.
“The family doctor, Dr.
Hardy, said he had done all he
could for me and he asked me if
I wanted him to pray. I told Dr.
Hardy to ‘cut loose.’ ”
So the doctor got the family
Bible, placed it in a rocking
chair, and knelt down beside the
chair and prayed.
“I had been singing songs all
day, one of them was ‘When the
Roll is Called Up Yonder.’ One
of my brothers couldn’t stay in
the room when I began to sing
because he knew I was going to
die. Also a neighbor had come
over and stayed because he
thought the family would need
help in ‘laying me out.’ ”
But that evening young
Massey took a turn for the
better and it wasn’t long until he
had fully recuperated.
“I was real fortunate,” Mr.
Massey exclaimed.
He worked for awhile for W.
D. Howsley and Son in the
hardware business then later
ran for county and district clerk.
He won the race, serving in that
capacity four years. Then he
worked for Frank Heard,
sheriff, and R. T. Rankin. After
that, Mr. Massey said his court-
house “stint” was over.
In 1914 Mr. Massey and Sally
Burkhalter were married. Mrs.
Massey died February 28, 1965.
Since then he has lived alone
but he has “light housekeepers
come in every now and then.”
Otherwise, he does the house-
hold chores himself.
Mr. Massey has built five
houses in this county. The first
house he lived in wasn’t far
from town, but when he walked
to town there were not even any
lanes or paths, and he had to
open and close about five or six
gates to get here.
“Yes,” he said, “there have
been many changes since the
early days.”
When you talk to Mr. Massey
you perceive right away that he
is alert, active and has a good
outlook on life. He keeps inter-
ested in things and when he
wants to go somewhere, he gets
in his car and takes off. He likes
to fish, or rather, he likes to
catch fish, and he is an avid
wrestling fan.
When asked if there were any
Indians here in the early days,
he replied that he never saw
any. Then he mentioned
something about being robbed.
Not a long time ago, but last
Thursday, July 4.
He was robbed about 3:30 in
the afternoon as he was on his
way to Gibson’s Discount Store
in Wichita Falls. A black man
threw his arms around his neck,
knocking him to the sidewalk
and relieving Mr. Massey of his
billfold which had $37.00 in it.
Even though Mr. Massey cried
for help, no one helped him. His
right arm and left ear were
skinned. He got up by himself
and went into Gibson’s. Not to
be deterred by a little ol’ thing
like a robbery, Mr. Massey
found a check at Gibson’s, got it
cashed so he could go to the
wrestling matches and have
enough money to eat on.
He called the police and drove
around with a policeman awhile
but they could find no trace of
the black man.
“Again I was fortunate
because the policeman told me
that four or five people had been
robbed in that same area that
day. One woman was robbed of
$270.00.”
Yes, we tend to relegate the
wild and wooly days to the past.
Not so, anymore.
A member of the Church of
Christ, Mr. Massey is in his
place for services every Sunday.
He has three sons -- John L.
of Van Nuys, Calif., Sam, who is
vice-president of the First
National Bank of Throckmorton,
and Bill of Abilene. There are
seven grandchildren and seven
great-grands.
Mr. Massey said he doesn’t
want to get old, even though he
knows his body is aging, but
with his outlook on life he
appears to be an ageless person
whose perspective remains
bright and refreshing.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cusenbary and
Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Dickie
invite you to share in the joy of
the marriage uniting their children
Kelley Jo
and
Eddie Lee
This celebration of love will be on Saturday
the twenty-seventh of July
nineteen hundred and seventy-four
at half past seven o ’clock in the evening
First United Methodist Church
Sonora, Texas
If you are unable to attend we ask your presence
in thought and prayer
Reception and dance
at Four H Club Center
JRtdemewiofr
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THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY • UNITED STATES TREASURY
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THIS COPY SHOULD NOT BE PREPARED BEFORE COMPLETION OF REPORT OF CONDITION
Charter No. 6001
National Bank Region No.
REPORT OF CONDITION, CONSOLIDATING
DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES, OF THE
The First National Bank
Throckmorton
IN THE STATE OF ...........................AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON .. J..V.HS...2.9...............1974
PUBLISHED IN RESPONSE TO CALL MADE BY COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, UNDER TITLE
12, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 161.
Cash and due from banks (including S ^ Q B ^_ unposted debits). .
U.S. Treasury securities.....................................................
Obligations of Federal Financing Bank .......................................
Obligations of other ll. S. Government agencies and corporations............
Obligations of States and political subdivisions........................
Other securities (including $ none_corporate stock).........
Trading account securities......................................
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell.........
Loans ...................................................
Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises
Real estate owned other than bank premises..........................
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and “associated companies”..........
Customers’ liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding...............
Other assets (including S-n-°.n g_direct lease financing)........
TOTAL ASSETS.............................................
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations.............
Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations........
Deposits of United States Government..............................
Deposits of States and political subdivisions..........................
Deposits of foreign governments and official institutions..................
Deposits of commercial banks...................................
Certified and officers’ checks, etc.................................
TOTAL DEPOSITS......................*3, 0.7A,.969.J29-
(a) Total demand deposits..............$2. 975.969 »29_
(b) Total time and savings deposits.........S I 00. 00Q . 00_;
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase .
Liabilities for borrowed money ..............................
Mortgage indebtedness....................................
Acceptances executed by or for account of this bank and outstanding.....
Other liabilities ........................................
TOTAL LIABILITIES....................................
MINORITY INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES.........
RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES
Reserve for bad debt losses on loans (set up pursuant to IRS rulings)......
Other reserves on loans....................................
Reserves on securities....................................
TOTAL RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES................
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital notes and debentures .
_% Due_
_% Due_
Equity capital-total.........
Preferred stock-total par value
No. shares outstanding_
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Common Stock-total par value ....
No. shares authorized_
No. shares outstanding_
Surplus.................................................
Undivided profits...........................................
Reserve for contingencies and other capital reserves....................
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS...................................
TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVES, AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS............
MEMORANDA
Average of total deposits for the 1S calendar days ending with call date.........
Average of total loans for the 15 calendar days ending with call date...........
Interest collected not earned on installment loans included in total capital accounts .
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Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 11, 1974, newspaper, July 11, 1974; Throckmorton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth994547/m1/4/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Depot Public Library.