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FEDERAL RESERV E BANK O F DALLAS Dallas, Texas, May 31, 1941 NOM INATIONS FO R DIRECTOR To the Member Bank Addressed: In accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act and my circular dated April 24, 1941, in regard to election of a director of this bank to succeed Ford Seale, deceased, Class A director, whose term expires December 31, 1941, there is shown on the following page the name and biographical sketch of the nominee for such directorship, together with list of the nominating banks. There is being sent to each bank in Group 2 a ballot for use in voting on the candidate for Class A director. There is enclosed an envelope bearing on its face a certificate in regard to the vote; also a colored envelope marked “Ballot ” in which the ballot is to be sealed. The ballot and the certificate on the certificate envelope must be executed by an officer who has been authorized to cast the vote. A list of the designated voting officers was attached to my circular of April 24. Neither the name of the bank nor that of the voting officer should be written on the ballot, but only on the certificate envelope. AFTER THE BALLOT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MARKED, (1 ) It should be placed in the colored envelope marked “Ballot” and the envelope sealed. (2 ) Then the colored sealed envelope should be sealed within the certificate envelope. (3 ) Then the certificate envelope, containing the sealed ballot envelope, should be returned to me in the enclosed self-addressed envelope, so as to reach me not later than the closing of the polls at 3:00 P. M. on June 17, 1941. When the polls are closed, the ballot box will be opened in the board room of this bank, the votes counted and the result of the election announced. BANKS IN GROUPS 1 AND 3 WILL NOT VOTE IN THIS ELECTION. A copy of this circular, however, is being sent to each of them without forms for their information. Respectfully, Chairman of the Doard This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) CA N D ID A TE F O R C L A SS A D IR E C T O R Name of Candidate J. E. WOODS, President Teague National Bank Teague, Texas Mr. Woods was born at Headsville, Robertson County, Texas, December 24, 1885. He received his early education in the public schools and attended Sam Houston State Teachers College at Huntsville. He moved to Teague, Texas, in 1907, where he was active in the practice of law for several years, serving two terms as County Attorney. He entered the banking field in 1925, when he organized the Teague National Bank. He is now President of that institution and is also the Chairman of the Board of the Farmers State Bank of Temple, Texas, where he resides. Mr. Woods has served as President of the Texas Bankers Association and is now President of the Temple Cham ber of Commerce, Temple, Texas. Nominated by the Following Banks in Group 2: New Mexico Roswell ......... ..........- ___ _______First National Bank Tucumcari ......... ..... ...... ..... .... .......... First National Bank Texas Amarillo___ .....American National Bank A tlanta............................................ Atlanta National Bank Ballinger _____ First National Bank Bay City_____ ____ __ _____Bay City Bank & Trust Co. _ Beaumont ..... ............ Security State Bank & Trust Co. Brady .............................. Commercial National Bank Brenham................. First National Bank Brownwood ........ Citizens National Bank Bryan............................................ First National Bank Cameron ..... ................ ...... Citizens National Bank Canadian ... ...... ........... ...... First National Bank Childress ..... ................. .............. ....... First National Bank Cleburne ................ ............ ......... City National Bank Cleburne ..................... .............. Cleburne National Bank Coleman ......................... First Coleman National Bank Del Rio ........................ Del Rio Bank & Trust Co. Del Rio ________ _____ _____ Del Rio National Bank Denison .......... State National Bank Eagle Lake ......................... First National Bank Eldorado First National Bank Ennis ......... Citizens National Bank Galveston .... First National Bank Gatesville ........... ........ National Bank of Gatesville Hamilton ....................... Hamilton National Bank Hillsboro .............. Citizens National Bank Hubbard .......... .......... ......First National Bank Texas (Continued) Huntsville .............................................. First National Bank Huntsville________ ..Huntsville National Bank Jacksonville ........................................... First National Bank Kaufman....................Farmers & Merchants National Bank Laredo..................................... ...Union National Bank Llano.......................................................... Moore State Bank Longview............... Longview National Bank Lubbock................................................Lubbock National Bank Lufkin..................................................... Lufkin National Bank Marlin............................................... . .. Marlin National Bank Marshall.................................................... First National Bank Mart.................................... First National Bank Mexia ___ ___ ___ __Prendergast-Smith National Bank Midland..... ............................................. First National Bank Mineola............. ..................................... First National Bank Nacogdoches ____ ___ ______Commercial National Bank Odessa........................................... First National Bank Pampa................... First National Bank Rosebud _____ Planters National Bank San Marcos ........... ..... .... ... State Bank & Trust Co. Sonora ........ First National Bank Stephenville .... ............ Farmers-First National Bank Taylor .......................... City National Bank Taylor ........ First-Taylor National Bank Waco .......... Citizens National Bank Waxahachie ....... Citizens National Bank Wharton ............ .................. Wharton Bank & Trust Co. Winnsboro ..... First National Bank Winters .......... ............................Winters State Bank Yoakum.................... Yoakum National Bank Group 2 FEDERAL. R E S E R V E BA NK O F D A LLA S BALLOT VOTE OF BANK OF GROUP 2 FOR CLASS A DIRECTOR This ballot must be marked and the certificate on the envelope must be executed by an officer who has been duly authorized to cast the vote. Indicate your vote by inserting an “X” in the column below, captioned “Choice.” The ballot must be thus marked, even though there is only one candidate. This ballot, to be counted, must reach me not later than 3:00 P. M., June 17, 1941. J. H. MERRITT, Chairman. CANDIDATE J. E. Woods................................................................................................................ C hoice (Indicate choice by “X”) Ballot - Directors’ Election Group 2 [Certificate Envelope] THIS ENVELOPE SHOULD CONTAIN ONLY BALLOT IN SEALED COLORED ENVELOPE IT WILL NOT BE OPENED UNTIL POLLS CLOSE JUNE 17, 1941 Group No. 2 To Chairman of the Board Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas In accordance with Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act, I hereby certify that my choice for a Class A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is as indicated thus (X ) on the ballot sealed herein. For..................................................................... (Name of Bank) (Location of Bank) .......................................................................... (Signature of Officer Designated to Vote) (Title of Voting Officer)
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