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Bank Info for NB Charter 10589 (1914 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Beckley National Bank
Beckley, WV
2 Beckley National Exchange Bank (4/5/1932)
Beckley, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1914-1915 J. E. Toliver J. A. Wood
1916-1916 C. H. Meador J. A. Wood
1917-1931 C. H. Meador Joe L. Smith
1932-1935 F. Lucas Joe L. Smith
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
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1001 - 20784
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2414
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 706
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 736
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 712
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 178
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 10308
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4968
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1284
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 17, 1914
  • Chartered Jul 24, 1914
  • 2: Assumed 12283 by consolidation Apr 5, 1932 with title change (National Exchange Bank (No Issue), Beckley, WV)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Winding Gulf Bank of Beckley, West Virginia
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1914) $161,743
High Bal (1935) $3,616,443
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1918) $12,200
High Bal (1922) $130,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 83,136
# Small Notes 45,036
# Total Notes 128,172
$ Large Size $1,039,200
$ Small Size $442,620
$ Total Issued $1,481,820
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1914 $161,743.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $351,758.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $661,882.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $828,602.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $932,414.00 $12,200.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,254,694.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,917,491.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,187,340.00 $107,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,902,385.00 $130,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,303,080.00 $130,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,289,379.00 $130,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,193,256.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,679,078.00 $78,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,679,445.00 $75,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,837,113.00 $78,350.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,820,471.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,015,655.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,481,124.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,013,376.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,978,966.00 $97,550.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,350,731.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,616,443.00 $0.00

 

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