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Ii)rIn 1889 it looked as if the little home had to go for debts. In desperation, Mr. Fooshee went to Mr. Jordan. that noble old cowman, and said: The notes are due. I can’t pay a cent, not even the interest.” Mr. Jordan let him say on and then replied: “I’ll never turn Dovie Fooshee. out of a home.” With that assurance they went to work. Times were better the next year and theplace was paid out.The arrival of Grady, second son. divided Mrs. Fooshee’s mind and time. She also opened her home to her sister, Betty, and her brother, Birk. These two remainded with her until they married and had homes of their own. They received the major part of their education in the Nocona school while living with Mrs. Fooshee.The birth of little Paul and his death at the age of six years was a blow indeed and for a time demoralized both parents. The constant call for expansion of business and demands of the church and home kept the mind and hands busy. Work, blessed work! How often it has saved both mind and soul!This couple w’ore old, out-of-date clothes with dignity so when an opportunity for a newr enterprise arose or a piece of land had to be sold. Mr. Fooshee had the cash to buy it. Of course there were always bad years and bad debts but despite these, he became a dependable investor in new business, some of which were good and some were bad, such as the Nocona Creamery, the brickyard and about eight othersthat promised so much but proved aloss to all but the promoter.Out of each struggle. Mr.’ and Mrs. Fooshee emerged with a little money which was promptly put into cattle, land or merchandise. When the Nocona National Bank w-as sold to Ed Rines, D. C. Jordan and others, making it a private bank so to speak, cattle men complained that farmers were unable to borrowr money at the bank. This condition gave birth to a new’ bank, the Farmers and Merchants National Bank, writh W. A. McCall as president and J. A. Fooshee as vice-president. While thev were not bankers, they set out to study banking institutions with success.%worthAfter fifty years have passed. Mr. and Mrs. Fooshe have grown, mellowed and ripened with years of experience which included the rearing of their own children, sisters, brothers. nieces, nephews, orphans and worthy bovs and girls whenever found, to the nhmber of more than twenty-four. They, today, hold shares in banks, factories, management of dry goods and grocery store, land, cattle and hold the record of always buying but never signing a deed to a sale of land (possibly to Mr. Fooshee’s regret.) They have a home of every convenience, elegantly furnished, a car. two lovely children, Grady and wife, who are associated in business with his lather, and Mary, wife of Dr. Don Peterson, with a home in Austin where Dr. Peterson is one of the staff on State Medical Department, andtwo lovely grandchildren, Don Jr. and Mary Marguerite.Though Mr. Fooshee’s closestfriends do not realize it, more than one church has benefitted by hb*4 check because to the worthwhile things he was alw’ays willing to contribute. When a new’ bank building was needed, the directors and Officers hesitated to tell him the real need but when the conditions were made clear to him. Mr. Fooshee was the chief promoter.In the early ’90’s, Mr. Fooshee often went to church and slipped a dollar in the pioneer preacher’s hand.In his younger days, he was a great debater and could always be depended on to bring out openly any fault in an anticipated enterprise, which was a great blessing and a sure road to success. To fight a project and watch it grow was his delight. More worthwhile things have been hugged to death than we realize. J. A. Fooshee always had [ the courage of his convictions, never I a cloven boot.The Fooshee home has ever been in sympathy with young people, from fifty years ago, to tw’enty-five years ago and today with a niece, Mary Sue Griffey, whom they have reared and educated, and Bill Luton, whom they esteem as a son. They are happy to be voung as they.Having growrn old gracefully, knitted closely together by work,hardships, reverses, sickness, death and misfortune against which there is no protection or insurance, they are yet like good metal—they beaj-rubbing.Men succeed as a woman understands;Whoever sings his song aright Must catch the key note first:Then will the perfect strain ascend And into rapture burst.Then came manufacturing plans. When H. J. Justin Sons. Inc.. moved to Fort Worth, a new boot company was organized. Mr. Fooshee became a shareholder and chairman of the board which officehe holds today. The founding of the purse and novelty leather goods factory. Mr. Fooshee is also a stockholder and director. With battle ground behind him thinking over, for as many as five times Mr. and Mrs. Fooshee faced financial crises which looked as if thev could not be handled, but a cool head, determined heart and industrious and economical handsbuilt a bridge and they crossed over Mr. Fooshee continued to be successful.And in the scale of every life This note runs through and through. No tones can make a perfect chord Unless the key be true.—Contributed.Typewriter Ribbons—Royal No. 10, Oliver 7-16 and 9-16, Corona No. 4, Remington, Remington Portable, Underwood, Underwood Portable, and L. c. Smith. All 50c each.Howard-DaughertyFuneral HomeAMBULANCE SERVICEDay Phone 47Clyde Howard, Phone 212 James Daugherty, Phone 20Licensed Embalmer Always on Duty
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Nocona News
Nocona, Texas, US
Fri, Feb 12, 1937
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