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Beach banks show strong leadership and growth in 1900s
The Beach financial scene highlights two major banks with solid leadership. Golden Valley State Bank, opened 1905, now run by the Cole brothers from Bellevue after changes in cashiership, with E E Noble and A L Arnold as officers. Farmers & Merchants Bank, organized 1907, now led by Senator A L Martin as president and C E Barber as VP, with R E Morrow as cashier. The article notes local booster support and plans for business expansion, including a jewelry store venture by N P Reed.
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Beach
Rock of Gibraltar
Golden Valley State Bank
Fred Near
E. E. Mikkelson
Karl Olson
Messrs. Near
Mikkelson
Eli and
Aylmer Cole
Iowa
Bellevue
E. E. Noble
Farmers & Merchants Bank
H. C
N. M. Jensen
J. W. Brinton
A. L. Martin
C. E. Barber
R. E. Morrow
J. W. Annis
Karl J. Johnson
Osage
Mr. Martin
Mr. Morrow