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F ederal R eserve Bank OF DALLAS Dallas, Texas, November 5, 1945 List o f Candidates and Ballots for Election o f Directors o f this Bank by the Banks in Groups 1 and 2 The banks in Group 3 will not participate in this election, and this circular is sent to them without forms for their information only. To the .Member Banks of Groups 1 and 2 in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District: In accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act, and my circular dated September 28, 1945, in regard to the election of directors of this bank to succeed Mr. Walter P. Napier, Class A director, and Mr. J. R. Milam, Class B director, whose terms expire December 31, 1945, there are listed in this circular the names of the candidates nominated, together with the names of the banks nominating them. Accompanying this circular is a ballot upon which you should record your vote, together with the necessary envelopes for use in sending your ballot to me. Please follow carefully the instructions which are printed on the ballot and on the envelopes. Your vote may be cast only by an officer whose authorization by your board of directors to vote in these elections has been certified to me as indicated on the list in my circular of September 28, 1945. You may change your authorization, if you desire, by proper action of your board of directors. Any such change must be certified to me before the polls close. Your ballot must be received here not later than 2:00 p. m., November 23, 1945, at which time the ballot box will be opened in the board room of this bank, the votes counted and the results of the election announced. The candidates are invited to be present or represented on that occasion. Each member bank entitled to vote in this election is urged to do so. Please mark your ballot carefully and send it to me in the enclosed envelopes at your earliest con venience. JAY TAYLOR Chairman of the Board This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) CANDIDATE FOR CLASS A DIRECTOR WALTER P. NAPIER President, Alamo National Bank San Antonio, Texas Mr. Napier was born in Karnes County, Texas, February 21, 1881; attended the public schools of San Antonio, Texas, and the law department of the University of Texas; admitted to the bar in 1903 and practiced continuously in San Antonio until 1929, when he was elected president of the Alamo National Bank of San Antonio, which office he now holds. A t the time of his election to the presidency of the Alamo National Bank he was a member of the law firm of Templeton, Brooks, Napier & Brown. Beginning in 1930, he served two successive terms as a director of the San Antonio Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He was president of the Texas Bankers Association for 1940. He served as president of the Chamber of Commerce of his city for the year 1939 and as such sponsored the creation of the Community Chest, which has been quite successful. He was Colonel of Texas Cavalry during World War I. Mr. Napier is a member of the board of trustees operating the municipally-owned gas and electric utilities of the City of San Antonio. Nominated by the Following Banks in Group 1: Arizona Tucson.................Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Company Texas Austin....... ................... ................. American National Bank Beaumont.................................. ....... ...... First National Bank Corsicana......... ............................. ...........First National Bank Dallas.... ........ ............................... ...... Dallas National Bank Dallas................ .... ............Republic National Bank of Dallas Fort Worth............. ...................... ..... .... First National Bank Fort Worth....... .............. ............. Fort Worth National Bank Galveston.... ...... .................................... -City National Bank Galveston..... ............. ...... . ........ ........First National Bank Galveston............ ........ ............. United States National Bank Houston................................... ..... .......... Citizens State Bank Houston....................... ........ First National Bank in Houston Houston.......................Guardian Trust Company of Houston Houston............................. ....... National Bank of Commerce Houston_____ __ __________ _______ Second National Bank Houston......... ........ . South Texas Commercial National Bank Houston..... ................... ................. ...... State National Bank Port Arthur_____ _________ ___ _______First National Bank San Angelo___ __ ________ ________ Central National Bank San Antonio ...National Bank of Commerce of San Antonio Sherman............ ...... ...Merchants & Planters National Bank Tyler_________ ___________ Citizens National Bank of Tyler Waco______ _____ __ ___________ Citizens National Bank W aco____ __ ______ _______________ First National Bank Wichita Falls ......... ..... City National Bank in Wichita Falls Wichita Falls _______ ___ _______ First National Bank Wichita Falls.......... Wichita National Bank of Wichita Falls CANDIDATE FOR CLASS B DIRECTOR J. R. MILAM President, The Cooper Company, Inc. Waco, Texas Mr. Milam was born in Weatherford, Texas, September 20, 1869. He attended Southwestern Uni versity at Georgetown, Texas, and holds from that institution the degree of Doctor of Laws. After leaving the university he entered the general merchandise business in Glen Rose, Texas, and remained in that business for ten years. In 1900 he organized the First National Bank of Glen Rose, serving as president of that institution until 1907, when he moved to Waco to accept the vice presidency of The Cooper Company, wholesale grocers. In 1937 he was elevated to the presidency of the company, which position he now holds. He is a trustee of Southwestern University and a member of the Board of Stewards of Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco. Nominated by the Following Banks in Group 2: New Mexico Clovis_______________ ___ ___ ______ Clovis National Bank Roswell........................ ...... ........ ...........First National Bank Texas Abilene ________ __ ____Citizens National Bank in Abilene Abilene_____________ Farmers & Merchants National Bank Albany ................................. ...... ...... ... ..First National Bank Bay City__________ _____ -Bay City Bank & Trust Company Beaumont Security State Bank and Trust Co. of Beaumont Belton________________The First National Bank in Belton Brady... ................................ Commercial National Bank Brenham________ _____ _____ _______ First National Bank Brenham__________ ______ Washington County State Bank Brownsville___ __ ______ ________Pan American State Bank Bryan____ ________________ ________First National Bank Childress ................................. ........... ... First National Bank Cleburne ................. Cleburne National Bank Corsicana_____________ __ ________ _ State National Bank Decatur__________ __ _____ First National Bank in Decatur Denison ______ _____ __ __________ __State National Bank Eagle Lake .... ........... ........ ..... ..............First National Bank Eagle Pass_________ ____ _ __ _____ First National Bank Eldorado_________ ___ __ ___ _____First National Bank Gainesville______ Gainesville National Bank in Gainesville Gladewater__________ _____ ______The First State Bank Harlingen........... ........................... ........ First National Bank Hillsboro............. ............................ Citizens National Bank Hondo ____________ ______ .... The Hondo National Bank Itasca_________ ______ ___________ First National Bank Laredo_______ __ ____ ____..Union National Bank of Laredo Marshall__________ ___ ___________ First National Bank Mart __________ _____ ..... ... First National Bank Midland ... . _______ ______ ___ Midland National Bank Mineral W ells....... ................. ........... State National Bank Navasota............ .................. ............ .. First National Bank New Braunfels...... ....... ........ ............... First National Bank Palestine ____ _____ ______ ___ First National Bank Pampa _____ _________ First National Bank in Pampa Richmond _____ . ... .................. First National Bank Rosebud__________ Planters National Bank San Antonio_____________ __ Bexar County National Bank Seguin___________ __ Seguin State Bank & Trust Company Sonora ............ .First National Bank Stephenville........... .............. Farmers-First National Bank Taylor............ City National Bank Temple______ ___ _________ _ . ....Temple National Bank Terrell__________________ American National Bank Texas City_____ ____ ___ _____ ...Texas City National Bank W aco__________ _____ _______________ National City Bank Waxahachie____ ___Citizens National Bank in Waxahachie Weatherford__ _____ ______ Citizens National Bank Weatherford..... ... ........ The Merchants and Farmers State Bank of Weatherford Winnsboro............. ...... ................ . ...First National Bank Winters_____________ __________ ...The Winters State Bank *
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