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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS October 31, 1935 NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS To the Member Bank Addressed: In accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act and my circular dated September 25, 1935, in regard to election of directors of this bank to succeed Alf Morris, Class A director, and John D. Middleton, Class B director, whose terms expire December 31, 1935, there is given here with a list of the candidates nominated for such directors, indicating by whom nominated. There is sent herewith to each bank in Group 2 a ballot for use in voting on the candidate for Class A director and to each bank in Group 3 a ballot for use in voting on the candidate for Class B director. There is also enclosed an envelope bearing on its face the certificate in regard to the vote; also a colored envelope marked “ Ballot,” in which the ballot is to be sealed. The ballot and certificate on the envelope must be executed by the officer who has been authorized to cast the vote. A list of the designated voters was attached to my circular above mentioned. In order that the ballot may be secret, the name of the bank and of the voting officer should not be written on the ballot, but only on the certificate envelope. (1) After the ballot has been marked (2) It should be placed in the colored envelope marked “ Ballot” and the envelope sealed. (3) Then after the certificate on the certificate envelope is executed, the colored sealed envelope should be placed within and the certificate envelope sealed. (4) Then this certificate envelope containing the sealed ballot envelope should be returned to me in the enclosed self-addressed envelope. Under the law the ballot must be returned so as to reach me within 15 days after its receipt. The polls will open on November 4 and close at 3:00 P. M. on November 19, 1935. At that time the ballot box will be opened in the board room of this bank. All of the sealed colored envelopes containing the bal lots will first be removed and segregated from the certificate envelopes before any of the colored envelopes are opened, thus insuring the secrecy of the ballot. Then the colored envelopes will be opened, the votes counted and results of the election announced. The candidates are invited to be present or represented on this occasion. While the banks in Group 1 will not vote in this election, this circular is sent to them without forms for their information. Respectfully, (QMaUAt Chairman of the Board IMPORTANT It is particularly important that you read carefully and follow exactly the instruc tions with regard to voting. Failure to do so will result in invalidation of your ballot. This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) C A N D ID A TE FOR CLASS A DIRECTOR Nominated by the Following Banks in Group 2: New Mexico Roswell.................................... First National Bank Oklahoma Durant................. Durant National Bank in Durant Name of Candidate ALF MORRIS, President First National Bank Winnsboro, Texas Alf Morris was born in Denton County, Texas, in 1884, and reared on a farm in Wise County, near Decatur, receiving his early education in the public schools of Wise County and later attended the North Texas College at Denton. Following his election as principal of the De catur City Schools in 1905, he resigned that office to accept employment as individual bookkeeper in the First National Bank of Winnsboro, in which institution he was successively advanced, being elected vice president and cashier in 1916, and president in 1928. Texas Abilene___ Farmers & Merchants National Bank Alpine........................ First National Bank Amarillo.................................... First National Bank Ballinger....................................First National Bank Bartlett............................ First National Bank Beaumont.......... .Security State Bank & Trust Co. Big Spring................ State National Bank Bonham.... ................. First National Bank Brady..............................Commercial National Bank Brenham________ First National Bank Brownwood..... Citizens Natl. Bank at Brownwood Bryan ....................................... First National Bank Cameron....................... Citizens National Bank Clarksville..... Red River Natl. Bank in Clarksville Coleman.................. ..First Coleman National Bank Dallas........................ National Bank of Commerce Dawson ............................... First National Bank Del Rio.................................Del Rio National Bank Denison.................................Citizens National Bank Denison...... .............................. State National Bank Eagle Lake...................... First National Bank Eagle Pass__ _______ First National Bank Gainesville.._.Gainesville Natl. Bank in Gainesville Galveston..................................First National Bank Gatesville................. First National Bank Graham................................ Graham National Bank Greenville........ ......... ..... ........ Citizens State Bank Greenville..... Greenville National Exchange Bank Hamilton............................ Hamilton National Bank Hillsboro............................ ..Citizens National Bank Kaufman........... Farmers & Merchants Natl. Bank Kenedy...................... First Nichols National Bank Kilgore................................... Kilgore National Bank Longview.............................Rembert National Bank Lubbock............................... Lubbock National Bank Marshall.................... First National Bank McKinney.............................. Central National Bank McKinney................Collin County National Bank Mexia................. Prendergast-Smith National Bank Midland................................... ...First National Bank Mineral Wells................... State National Bank Nacogdoches................. .Stone Fort National Bank Navasota.......................... First National Bank New Braunfels..........................First National Bank Paducah..................................... First National Bank Palestine....................... .East Texas National Bank Palestine.................... ..... ...... Royall National Bank Pampa.....................First National Bank in Pampa Paris...........................................First National Bank San Angelo................... San Angelo National Bank San Antonio........... ..... South Texas National Bank San Augustine.......................... First National Bank Sonora.............................. First National Bank Sulphur Springs......................... City National Bank Taylor............................_........... City National Bank Taylor....,.................. ....First-Taylor National Bank Teague.......................... Teague National Bank Vernon.............................. Waggoner National Bank Weatherford............ Citizens National Bank Weatherford....,......................... First National Bank C A N D ID A T E FOR CLASS B DIRECTOR Name of Candidate Nominated by Following Banks in Group 3: New Mexico JOHN D. MIDDLETON Cotton Seed Products Greenville, Texas John D. Middleton was born in Mississippi. As a young man he came to Texas and for a time engaged in mercantile pursuits. However, very soon after the beginning of his business career he became associated with a group of persons inter ested in the manufacture of vegetable shortenings and was active in the organization of the Texas Refining Company at Greenville, this company being among the first to market a 100 per cent cottonseed oil shortening. For more than thirty years he served his company as vice president and gen era l m anager, and in 1931 was elected its president. Always interested in the civic betterment of his community and State, Mr. Middleton has par ticipated in all program s with that objective. Because of his resourcefulness and untiring zeal, he has from time to time been selected chief ex ecutive officer of most of such organizations serv ing his home city and section. His principal business interests are manufac turing, banking, livestock and agriculture. Carlsbad-...............—American Bank of Carlsbad Portales........ ........................... First National Bank Texas Baird........................................First National Bank Brownfield............................... First National Bank Caddo Mills............................. -State National Bank Celina.............................................. First State Bank Clarendon........................................... First NationalBank Clarksville...............First Natl. Bank in Clarksville Clifton..................................... Farmers State Bank Comanche............................................State NationalBank Crosbyton.......................................Citizens NationalBank Decatur.................First National Bank in Decatur Eastland........................................Eastland NationalBank Forney........................................Forney State Bank Fredericksburg..... Fredericksburg National Bank Gatesville..................... Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. Gorman................................................First NationalBank Grapevine.............. Tarrant County National Bank Handley............................................... First NationalBank Haskell.................................. Haskell National Bank Hughes Springs..................................First NationalBank Itasca................................................... First NationalBank Jefferson.......................................... Rogers NationalBank Junction........................................Junction NationalBank Levelland........................................ .....First NationalBank Liberty....................... First-Liberty National Bank Littlefield....................................... First NationalBank Lockney............................................... First NationalBank Mertzon................................................First NationalBank Naples.......................Morris County National Bank O’Donnell............................................. First NationalBank Quitaque..............................................First NationalBank Seymour.........................................Farmers NationalBank Shamrock......... Farmers & Merchants State Bank Throckmorton..................................... First NationalBank Winters................................................First NationalBank
