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Bank Info for NB Charter 8992 (1908 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Ainsworth, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1908-1915 Charles A. Barnes Rollin Spalding Rising
1916-1918 Hans Rohwer Rollin Spalding Rising
1919-1919 Hans Rohwer George Doane Clizbe
1919-1920 Theodore Eugene Ritter George Doane Clizbe
1921-1927 Theodore Eugene Ritter James Melville "Mell" Hanna
1928-1928 Chester Taylor Bowen James Melville "Mell" Hanna
1929-1932 Hans Rohwer James Melville "Mell" Hanna
1933-1933 Hans Rohwer Peter E. Wantz
1934-1934 Hans Rohwer Gottfried Ulrich
1935-1935 Hans Rohwer Frederick Walter Skinner
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2090
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2091 - 6052
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 624
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 210
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 910
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 243
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 2, 1908
  • Chartered Jan 18, 1908
  • Opened for business Jan 18, 1908
  • Receivership Feb 27, 1929
  • Restored to solvency Mar 25, 1929
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Bank of Ainsworth
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Ainsworth
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $186,964
High Bal (1919) $459,816
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $17,500
High Bal (1912) $35,000
Total Out (1934) $35,000
# Large Notes 27,008
# Small Notes 6,157
# Total Notes 33,165
$ Large Size $337,600
$ Small Size $76,600
$ Total Issued $414,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-23-1908 $186,964.00 $17,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $286,579.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $291,044.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $228,961.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $282,829.00 $35,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $249,787.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $234,859.00 $35,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $248,582.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $301,419.00 $35,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $333,309.00 $35,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $396,327.00 $34,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $459,816.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $447,590.00 $35,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $289,518.00 $35,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $398,614.00 $35,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $393,426.00 $35,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $363,742.00 $34,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $364,219.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $320,694.00 $35,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $313,235.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $311,423.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $346,228.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $289,082.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $268,883.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $255,425.00 $35,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $228,324.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $299,165.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $280,523.00 $0.00

 

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