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Bank Info for NB Charter 8554 (1907 - 1989)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Forest Grove National Bank
Forest Grove, OR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1908 John Alvis Thornburgh William Benjamin Haines
1909-1909 John E. Bailey John Alvis Thornburgh
1910-1929 Wilbur Waite McEldowney John Alvis Thornburgh
1930-1934 Richard Glen Thornburgh John Alvis Thornburgh
1935-1935 Alf Otto Johnson John Alvis Thornburgh
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 3x10-20 1 - 900
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1910
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1911 - 4887
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1362
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 310
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 102
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4318
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 11, 1907
  • Chartered Feb 19, 1907
  • Opened for business Mar 4, 1907
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into United States National Bank of Oregon
  • in Portland, OR Apr 7, 1989
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1907) $180,722
High Bal (1929) $1,025,268
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $21,200
High Bal (1907) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $24,400
# Large Notes 23,148
# Small Notes 14,962
# Total Notes 38,110
$ Large Size $289,350
$ Small Size $93,290
$ Total Issued $382,640
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $180,722.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $333,783.00 $21,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $407,901.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $457,783.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $502,211.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $488,271.00 $24,650.00
Aug-09-1913 $493,089.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $498,445.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $462,697.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $527,667.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $762,264.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $728,095.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $947,254.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,024,551.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $755,831.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $805,785.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $887,881.00 $24,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $881,385.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $829,587.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $931,602.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $950,684.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,024,798.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,025,268.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $837,461.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $752,196.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $545,323.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $590,877.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $752,678.00 $24,400.00
Dec-31-1935 $853,806.00 $0.00

 

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