Lawrence National Bank Blends Modern Services With Long History
Lawrence National Bank frames a century of service from 1865 with modern upgrades. A 1949 main building and 1959 $200000 addition anchor a 125 foot front on Massachusetts Street. Executives like Riley Burcham emphasize centralized board decisions and city management style governance.
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Lawrence National Bank
Massachusetts Street
Kansas Cities
United States
Riley Burcham
Burcham
Washington Hadley
National Bank of
Lawrence
J. D. Bowersock
Douglas County Bank
Bowersock
Institute
7Th and
Mass. Sts
Irving Hill
Struc
Kaw Valley Bank in Eudora Showcases Community Role
Kaw Valley State Bank in Eudora emphasizes community service with a basement meeting room used by the school board and groups. The April 1961 opened bank at 8th and Main features antique chairs, modern equipment, and a drive in window.
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Kaw Valley Bank
Journal-World Photo
Kaw Valley State Bank
Eudora
Bank
Kelvin Hoover
Record High U S New Banks Reach Thirteen Year Peak
The American Banker reports 178 new banks started in 1962, topping the 136 set in 1946 and the 109 in 1961. Texas Illinois and Florida led with 27 24 and 23 new banks respectively. 18 had capitalization of 1 million or more, led by San Francisco National Bank with 4.5 million. No new savings banks formed. federal vs state breakdown 63 fed 115 state.
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New York
United States
American Banker
Industry
Texas
Illinois
Florida
San Francisco National Bank
First National Bank highlights growth and leadership
The bank emphasizes friendly public service as a core asset under Warren Rhodes. Since 1877 its name and ownership evolved through mergers and remodels, including 1941 acquisition of Peoples State Bank and a 1960 drive-in expansion. Rhodes and a team lead a lineage from Docking to Commerce Trust ties.
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First National Bank of
Lawrence
Merchants National Bank
First National Bank
Bank
Warren Rhodes
Rhodes
G. W. E. Griffith
Citizens State Bank
Peoples State Bank
Hal R. Lebrecht and Associates of
Kansas City
9Th and Tenn. Sts
William Docking
Topeka
National Bank of
Docking
George Docking
Kansas
Commerce Trust Co
First National
E. B. Martin
H. D. Flanders
Robert K. Georgeson
Georgiana R. Graves
Joseph Kelly
Harold von Gunten
G. F. Bodin
Richard A. Barber
H. C. Brinkman
Lawrence Building and Loan Assn
James M. Kemper Jr
Chris Kraft
Securities
M. S. Winter
George Kirchhoff
Arthur Heck
Farmer-Stockman
Rhodes and Martin
Douglas County State Bank Moves to Dream Home in 1961
The Douglas County State Bank opened a new quarters at 9th and Ky Streets on December 18 1961 and saw deposits rise by more than one million dollars since moving in The $200000 plus building spans 5700 square feet on the main floor with 2000 square feet in a partial basement A 45 car parking lot and drive in windows are highlighted by bank officials as factors in growth
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City
Douglas County State Bank
9Th and
Ky. Sts
Massachusetts Street
8Th
Main
Eudora
Hoover
Kaw Valley State Bank
Charles Lothholz
William
George
William Lothholz
Oscar Lothholz
Kelvin Hoover
Chester Jones
Jones
Lawrence
Baldwin State Bank Modernized With New Facilities
The Baldwin State Bank completed a major remodeling in January 1960 adding a new floor space from a former drug store and a security vault with 208 extra safety deposit boxes. The bank traces its roots to 1884 with current officers F. E. Wolf Claude B. Beeks Donald Nutt Hale Steele Vernell Randell and Jerry Vickers and directors including Wolf Beeks and Nutt.
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Baldwin State Bank
Bank
Baldwin City Bank
8Th and
High Streets
High Street
F. E. Wolf
Claude B. Beeks
Donald Nutt
Hale Steele
Vernell Randel
Jerry Vickers
Harry W. Barnett
Leona C. Butell
S. H. Flickinger
Leo F. Smith
Wolf
Beeks
Baker University
Baker
Equitable Life Assurance Co
Kansas City
Baldwin
Don Nutt
Nutt
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Ture
Lawrence Business College
Masonic Lodge
Motor Bank
Lawrence Bank
Howard Wiseman
John P. Peters
Dixon Haught
George Ryan
Donald C. Hay
Walt Wiechman
Kenneth Rehmer
J. L. Constant
Constant Construction Co
Lawrence Paper Co
Justin Hill
Olin K. Petefish
Dolph C. Simons I Jr
Journal-World
A. B. Weaver
Mass. St
NEW Eudora Bank
Kaw Valley State Bank of
Oto
Kaw Valley
Eudora ‘Hub
U.S
D.C. State
Raymond Rice
M. Conrad McGrew
Skipper Williams
Odd Williams
Dick Williams
C. I. Moyer
Everett C. Hopp
Morrill and Jones Bank
Hiawatha
George M. Clem
Dorothy L. Miller
Robert B. Oyler
John Vogel
R. M. Raney
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