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Bank Info for NB Charter 10004 (1911 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 National Bank of Commerce of
Paragould, AR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1911-1914 H. W. Woosley Eli Meiser
1915-1915 W. T. Stedman Eli Meiser
1916-1926 H. W. Woosley Eli Meiser
1927-1928 H. W. Woosley J. D. Bloch
1929-1931 H. W. Woosley H. F. Kirsch
1932-1935 H. W. Woosley W. F. Kirsch
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3100
1902 DB/PB 4x5 3101 - 3500 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3501 - 11895
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2420
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 2421 - 2720 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2721 - 8037
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2830
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1826
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 438
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5652
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2986
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 961

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 22, 1911
  • Chartered Apr 27, 1911
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Bank of Commerce of Paragould
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1911) $504,419
High Bal (1929) $1,891,153
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1911) $25,000
High Bal (1932) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 79,728
# Small Notes 40,163
# Total Notes 119,891
$ Large Size $639,750
$ Small Size $324,360
$ Total Issued $964,110
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1911 $504,419.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $584,307.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $574,747.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $625,354.00 $49,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $608,187.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $654,937.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $724,829.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $989,558.00 $48,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,151,827.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,277,495.00 $49,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,085,610.00 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $937,885.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,058,945.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,191,785.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,415,793.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,195,006.00 $48,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,289,026.00 $48,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,664,080.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,891,153.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,417,978.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,221,473.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,270,426.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,405,329.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,524,235.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,467,034.00 $0.00

 

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