Click image to open full size in new tab
Article Text
CONGRATULATIONS ARE RECEIVED
San Angelo bankers and finan ciers joined with customers and stockholders of the San Angelo Na. tional Bank in wishing success to the new institution which opens to morrow. Their statements follow: Judge W. C. Blanks president of the Central National "It is tribute to our community and to the people of San Angelo that the San Angelo National Bank is to reopen tomorrow. It always has occupied an important place in the financial life of our section and its opening will relieve credit in this part of the country. predicted the bank would be reorganized on substantial basis and am gratified at seeing it ready for business tomorrow."
George E. Webb. president of the First National Bank: "I am glad to see the bank reopen and hope it does well."
Roy Hudspeth, president of the Guaranty State Bank: "I am in deed pleased to see the San Angelo National Bank reopen' its doors for business It tribute to the men behind the bank, to the citizens of San Angelo and of West Texas and shows that this country can always come back and come back better and stronger than it was. predict great future for the San Angelo Na tional Bank."
M. B. Pulliam. former president of the San Angelo Bank for years, now a retired capitalist with offices at the First National Bank: "When that bank closed knew that it would not stay closed long. Such men as its present management with long years of experience in the banking business would reopen and build it to better and stronger and more substantial bank, knew. "I predict that within twelve months it will take its place among the strong banks of West Texas. The management of the bank will not only be proud of it. but the entire West Texas will be proud. predict that the bank will start out as good, clean bank, and it will have the oppo nity at this time to select such paper as it finds most desirable, and such as it will want to handle. It will not be forced to take any paper that does not look good to
Re -opening Monday of the San Angelo National Bank "will be a wonderful help not only to Western Texas but the whole country. said Ira Yates, local oil man and capitalist, yesterday "In my opinion no better body of men could have been gotten together than the new officers and directors. They are worthy of the fullest confidence of everyone. feel like in these times of depression, it behooves the people everywhere to stay with the banks and not let false alarms excite them to run and draw their money out. A run on one bank throws the rest of the banks into uneasy condition and instead of keeping 20 to 25 per cent of their money in the vaults many of our banks through precaution against runs today are holding 50 to 75 per cent of their funds. That amounts to millions of dollars out of circulation. That in my opinion, is largely the cause of the depressionso much money kept out of circulation. "If the people expect the banks and loan companies to stay with them. they must first stay with the institutions they entrust their money to."
CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sincere thanks for the many kindnesses shown to us during the recent loss of our loved one. DR. AND MRS. R E. CAPSHAW. MRS. ANDERSON.