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Bank Info for NB Charter 10191 (1912 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Newell, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1912-1917 Lorne F. Parker Dr. James Miles Brooks
1918-1918 Ernest Reynolds Norton Lorne F. Parker
1919-1919 * none * Lorne F. Parker
1920-1929 Ralph Solomon Geiger Lorne F. Parker
1930-1933 Ralph Solomon Geiger (John) Henry Frederick Sievers Jr.
1934-1935 Loverne Ardelle (Erickson) Nelson Frederick Charles Foley
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 3x10-20 1 - 1200
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1201 - 4251
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 487
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 123
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 23, 1912
  • Chartered May 8, 1912
  • Conservatorship Jun 1, 1933
  • Receivership Sep 18, 1933
  • Restored to solv Nov 27, 1934
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed name to First Community Bank Nov 30, 1994
  • Still in business as First Community Bank (December 2022)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds The Newell State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1912) $121,057
High Bal (1920) $383,078
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1925) $23,600
High Bal (1912) $25,000
Total Out (1932) $25,000
# Large Notes 17,004
# Small Notes 3,660
# Total Notes 20,664
$ Large Size $212,550
$ Small Size $43,980
$ Total Issued $256,530
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1912 $121,057.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $124,478.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $129,762.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $141,128.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $187,078.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $234,505.00 $24,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $287,551.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $383,077.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $383,078.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $275,778.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $331,163.00 $24,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $353,040.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $376,778.00 $24,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $361,037.00 $23,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $370,296.00 $24,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $313,370.00 $24,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $324,891.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $348,605.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $330,578.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $304,443.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $265,706.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $156,126.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $318,715.00 $0.00

 

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