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Bank Info for NB Charter 8255 (1906 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Almena, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1906-1911 Leonard Lovejoy Andrew Dyatt
1912-1918 * none * Andrew Dyatt
1919-1919 E. H. Powell W. L. Schafer
1920-1933 Leonard Lovejoy W. L. Schafer
1934-1934 Leonard Lovejoy * none *
1935-1935 Leonard Lovejoy I. Schafer
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 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 1125
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 900
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2440
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3301 - 10739
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2441 - 6652
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1694
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1078
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 148
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2604
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1308
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 23, 1906
  • Chartered Jun 8, 1906
  • Opened for business Jun 18, 1906
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Merchants State Bank of Almena
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1906) $122,152
High Bal (1920) $513,344
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1906) $24,000
High Bal (1908) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $49,600
# Large Notes 77,664
# Small Notes 21,432
# Total Notes 99,096
$ Large Size $614,880
$ Small Size $159,360
$ Total Issued $774,240
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1906 $122,152.00 $24,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $168,220.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $178,896.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $182,673.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $170,900.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $179,115.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $188,423.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $194,244.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $214,738.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $210,979.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $312,803.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $346,002.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $380,690.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $412,690.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $513,344.00 $49,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $374,285.00 $49,998.00
Sep-15-1922 $322,542.00 $49,998.00
Sep-14-1923 $327,227.00 $49,997.00
Oct-10-1924 $353,352.00 $49,998.00
Sep-28-1925 $409,805.00 $49,998.00
Dec-31-1926 $354,162.00 $49,998.00
Oct-10-1927 $314,154.00 $49,998.00
Dec-31-1928 $355,468.00 $49,998.00
Dec-31-1929 $478,299.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $450,692.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $376,565.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $304,836.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $276,509.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $293,838.00 $49,600.00
Dec-31-1935 $225,265.00 $0.00

 

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