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Bank Info for NB Charter 13531 (1931 - 1993)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank in
East Chicago, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1931-1933 James Aloysius Dalton Charles Wilson Ross
1934-1935 James Aloysius Dalton Walter J. Riley
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
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3886
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2376
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 662
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 9482
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4445
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1115
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 13531)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 6, 1931
  • Chartered Mar 7, 1931
  • Succeeded 7601 (First National Bank/First NB & TC, East Chicago, IN)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into National City Bank, Indianapolis, IN May 29,1993
  • Robbed by John Dillinger on Jan 15, 1934 of $20,000.
  • Policeman William Patrick O'Malley killed by Dillinger.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1931) $2,104,477
High Bal (1935) $3,217,131
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1932) $200,000
High Bal (1932) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 0
# Small Notes 56,586
# Total Notes 56,586
$ Large Size $0
$ Small Size $452,740
$ Total Issued $452,740
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Dec-31-1931 $2,104,477.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,326,886.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,159,743.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,684,603.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,217,131.00 $0.00

 

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