Bank Marks Fifty Years in Macomb with Reform and Growth
A historical review traces the 1870s founding of Macomb National Bank, later Union National Bank, by local stockholders led by W S Bailey and N P Tinsley. It highlights key leaders, salary steps, building moves, and a 1917 new structure as the bank celebrates a half century of stable, conservative services.
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Macomb
Leonard Tolland
Congress
Union National Bank
N. P. Tinsley
Wm. S. Bailey
James S. McNair
C. S. Cottrell
Leonard Holland
W. E. Odell
W. W. Bailey
L. Johnson
William Wetherhold
Geo. W. Bailey
Joseph W. B
M. T. Winslow
Macomb National Bank
N. P. Timsley
James McNai
Joseph W. Blount
Charles S. Cottrell
Bailey
Cashier
Teller
Holland
Union National, Bank of Macomb
Albert Eads
Charles 8. Cottrell
Journal
Eagle
Ton. I. N. Pearson
Tllinois
J. Holland
W.S. Bailey
George W. Bailey
B. F. McLean
Bardolph
Frank J. Blount
J. W. Bailey
Bank Ag
Louis F. Gumbart
Albert E. Bailey
James H. Foster
W. H. Morley
Mvyer’s Business College
Walter R. McLean
State University
Lucy Dunn
Macomb Pottery
C. W. Kettron
Harold Noel
Macomb Sewerpipe Company
Jbank
Bessie Hunnicutt
Randolph Street
Community Notes from Miss Lonetta Collins and Local Visits
Miss Lonetta Collins of Bushnell spent a few days with her brother Edward Collins. Miss Bernice Miller returned from a Canton visit. Earl Sears of Vermont opened an undertaking parlor in Bradley building. Russell Rhodes aided Chautauqua planning in Greencastle. Webb Herlocker's family returned from a visit in Galesburg. Edward Kerr improves at Norbury Sanatorium. Mrs. Sarah Switzer visited Canton with relatives.
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Lonetta Collins
Bushnell
Edward Collins
Mary Foster
Canton
Lloyd Garrettson
Kayce
Wyoming
Christian Church Sunday School
Depler Springs
H. W. Warner
Collins
Q. D
Kersey France
Iowa
Missouri
The
Christian Church
Roy Abernathy
M. Bitt
Lillian Elliott
Webb Herlocker
Galesburg
Wynette Herlocker
Edward Kerr
Norbury
Jacksonville
Sarah Switzer
Roy Foster
Henry Foster
G. F. Vail
Julia Keithley
Cleveland
Scott Keithley
Kitty Simmons
Glenwood Springs
Lester
Ruth Vanorden
Rushville
Unn Wheeler
Owen Barker
Emmet
Dorothy
Isreal
Donald
Leonard Gills
Vera Derrill
Frederick Gills
Mary Barker
John Barker
Archie
John English
Memphis
Keokuk
Fred Melvin
Dale Logan
James Melvin
la Plata
Lowell Melvin
Kent Melvin
John
Brant
Raritan
Fred Armstrong
Garnet and
Lyle
Arthur Vail
John Atkinson
Paige
Astoria
Marie Painter
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Sciota News
Mrs. Jennie Shultz improves after illness while Mr. and Mrs. Walter Keys return from a Colorado trip with their son John. Grace Bradley visits from Topeka and meets Dale Thompson in Chicago. Arthur Griffith drives the oil wagon after a jumbled street scene. Farmers plan for fall seeding as thrashing ends. LaHarpe defeats Sciota 7 to 4 in a local ball game.
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Jennie Shultz
Walter Keys
John
Colorado
Grace Bradley
Topeka
Kane
Chicago
Dale Thompson
Washington, D., C
Mary Brienes
Arthur Griffith
Macomb
Oscar Huff
Bowen
Ogle Hickman
Bythe Blackhurst
Pat Hickman
Hickman
Bess Melvin
Local Socials And Visits Highlight Rural Community
The Christian Sunday school Ladies hold a Wednesday social with Mrs. Robert Gray. Various families attend picnics, birthday parties, and visits in Macomb, Industry, and Blandinsville. A Gypsy caravan passed through the town, prompting officials to escort them out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Sunday School
Robert Gray
Sciota
Sherburne Bookkeeper Arrested in Armour Embezzlement Case
Chicago detectives arrested a Sherburne Minnesota bookkeeper named Toft in connection with an alleged embezzlement of 1% from Armour and Co. He allegedly worked as a bookkeeper at the company. A week earlier Freynick joined the local baseball team as a pitcher.
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Sherburne
Minn
Chicago
Toft
Nick R
Armour & Co
City
Freynick
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Union Nat'l
BANK
Macomb Institution
Buick
Delco
Macomb Buick CO
Macomb, Illinois
Davis
Evelyn Hanson
Lou Hanson
Union
Methodist Church
Bud Painter
Melvin
Industry
Lawrence Wheeler
Cecil Flinn
Don Whittenburg
Doris
Tom Duncan
Ina Camden
Willa Graves
Hilbert Wisslead
Blandinsville
Mecum
jLallarpe
Arri
Amour & Co., Packers
Associated Press
WIS
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