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Bank Info for NB Charter 11318 (1919 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Downs National Bank
Downs, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1919-1922 C. L. Cushing Al. Dougherty
1923-1935 C. L. Cushing A. Van Der Giesen
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 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3221
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 544
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 142
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 883
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 139
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 8, 1919
  • Chartered Mar 15, 1919
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeded Union State Bank of Downs
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1924) $244,565
High Bal (1925) $764,364
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1920) $23,900
High Bal (1919) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 12,884
# Small Notes 5,138
# Total Notes 18,022
$ Large Size $161,050
$ Small Size $61,290
$ Total Issued $222,340
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1919 $262,822.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $308,874.00 $23,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $282,409.00 $24,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $331,054.00 $24,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $284,707.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $244,565.00 $24,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $764,364.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $281,414.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $304,075.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $315,165.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $349,246.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $335,024.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $291,568.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $260,609.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $250,935.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $295,238.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $267,849.00 $0.00

 

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