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Federal Reserve Bank OF DALLAS Dallas, Texas, November 5, 1943 NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS To the Member Banks of the Eleventh Federal Reserve District: In accordance with the provisions of section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act and my circular dated September 29, 1943, in regard to election of directors of this bank to succeed Frank Turner, Class A director, and George A. Hill, Jr., Class B director, there is given herewith a list of candidates nominated for such directorships, together with lists of the nominating banks. There is being sent to each bank in Group 1 a ballot form for use in voting on the candidate to represent that group as a Class B director, and to each bank in Group 8 a ballot form for use in voting on the candidate to represent that group as a Class A director. There is also enclosed an envelope bearing on its face the certificate in regard to the vote and an envelope marked “ Ballot,” in which the ballot is to be sealed. The ballot and certificate on the envelope must be executed by an officer who has been author ized to cast the vote. All duly designated voting officers were shown in the circular above mentioned, except a few who have been designated since the circular was issued. AFTER THE BALLOT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MARKED, (1) It should be sealed in the envelope marked “ Ballot— Directors’ Election” ; (2) Then the sealed ballot envelope should be sealed within the certificate envelope; (3) The latter, bearing a properly executed certificate, 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 November 24, 1943. At that time the ballot box will be opened, the votes counted and the results of the election announced. The candidates are invited to be present or rep resented on that occasion. BANKS IN GROUP 2 WILL NOT VOTE IN THIS ELECTION. A copy of this circular, how ever, is being sent to each of them without forms for their information. Respectfully, J. B. COZZO Deputy Chairman of the Board This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) CANDIDATES FOR CLASS A DIRECTOR OF GROUP 3 Names of Candidates Nominated by the Following Banks in Group 3: GEORGE P. BAXTER, President First National Bank Melrose, New Mexico Mr. Baxter was born in Butler County, Kansas, in 1876. Attended the public schools of the county and completed his education at the Lane University of Kansas. Following the footsteps of his father, the late Taylor A. Baxter, he entered the banking business with the First State Bank of Larned, Kansas, as discount clerk and direc tor, and served that institution for ten years. In 1912 Mr. Baxter moved to Melrose, New Mexico, and purchased controlling interest in The First National Bank of Melrose. He has been identified with that institution for the past thirty-one years, the first five years as Cashier and the past twenty-six years'as President. New Mexico Lordsburg............... ...............................First National Bank Melrose ................................................. First National Bank Santa R osa......................... - ................. First National Bank Mr. Baxter is interested in livestock and ranching and has done much to promote the livestock-farming industry in Eastern New Mexico. At present he is also president of the Eastern New Mexico Livestock Association, a director o f the Clovis Investment Company, and an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Clovis, New Mexico, a town about nine miles from the Texas line, where he now resides. FRANK TURNER, President Texas First National Bank in Decatur Aransas Pass................................................ First State Bank Baird......................................................... First National Bank Brenham......................Farmers National Bank in Brenham Bridgeport................................................First National Bank Cameron............................. First National Bank in Cameron Decatur............................... First National Bank in Decatur Eastland.............................................Eastland National Bank Franklin....................................................First National Bank Gatesville........................Guaranty Bank & Trust Company Glen Rose........................First National Bank in Glen Rose Handley............................. First National Bank of Handley Haskell................................................ Haskell National Bank Itasca........................................... First National Bank Jacksboro..................................................First National Bank Knox City..........................:................-.... Citizens State Bank .Marlin................................................... Marlin National Bank Mexia.......................................City National Bank of Mexia Mexia................................Prendergast-Smith National Bank Sanger..................................................... First National Bank Streetman................................................ First National Bank Wills Point..............................................First National Bank Wolfe City...........Wolfe City National Bank in Wolfe City Yorktown............................... First State Bank of Yorktown Decatur, Texas Mr. Turner was bom at Smithfield, Tarrant County, Texas, June 8, 1882. He was educated in the public schools at Chico, Texas, and at the University of Texas. He was engaged in teaching school and in business in Bridgeport, Texas, from 1902 to 1906; assisted in the organization of the First National Bank, Bridgeport, in 1907; and was continuously an officer of that bank in various capacities until February, 1939, when he resigned the presidency to assume a like position with the First National Bank in Decatur, Texas. He has been Chairman of the Seventh •District, Texas Bankers Association, and a member of Various committees of the Association. He was for many years President of the Board of Trustees of the Bridge port Independent School District, and is past President of the Bridgeport Lions Club. He is a Class A Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, having been elected to that position by the banks of Group 3 for a three-year term beginning January 1, 1941. CANDIDATE FOR CLASS B DIRECTOR OF GROUP 1 Name o f Candidate GEORGE A. HILL, Jr., President Houston Oil Company o f Texas Houston, Texas Mr. Hill was born in Corsicana, Texas, January 12, 1892. He was graduated from Houston High School and attended Academic and Law Departments of University of Texas; served as assistant gen eral attorney of I. & G. N. Railroad for five years and served as member of legal firm of Kennerly, Williams, Lee & Hill from 1916 to 1931. From 1928 to 1932 Mr. Hill was Vice President and General Counsel of Houston Natural Gas Corporation; also served as Vice President and General Counsel of the Houston Pipe Line Company and the Houston Oil Company of Texas; elected President of the latter company in 1932, which office he now holds. He has been active for years in various charitable and civic organizations such as the Houston Community Chest, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Houston Water Development Board, San Jacinto Cen tennial Association, and the Texas Folk Lore Society; was commissioned Captain of Troop C, 7th Texas Cavalry, during World War I. Mr. Hill is now serving as director, officer or member of numerous organizations, including Ameri can Petroleum Institute (Vice President for Production since 1934), Business Advisory Council of De partment of Commerce, University of Texas Development Board, South Texas Chamber of Commerce, San Jacinto Museum of History, Military Affairs Committee of Houston Chamber of Commerce, Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, Texas State Historical Association, Philosophical Society of Texas, East Texas Chamber of Commerce, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Texas Mid-Con tinent Oil & Gas Association, Oil-World Exposition, and the Texas Big Bend Park Board. He is cur rently a member of the Petroleum Industry War Council, and has served as a Class B Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas since December 8, 1941. Nominated by the Following Banks in Group 1: Texas Austin............................................... American National Bank Beaumont................... American National Bank Beaumont................ .....First National Bank Corsicana.................................. First National Bank Dallas......................................... - ........ Dallas National Bank First National Bank in Dallas Dallas ........... Dallas................... Mercantile National Bank at Dallas Dallas..................................Republic National Bank of Dallas Fort Worth........ Continental National Bank of Fort Worth Fort Worth ............ ..................... ......... First National Bank Fort Worth................................. Fort Worth National Bank City National Bank Galveston........................................ Houston................. .................................. Citizens State Bank Houston............................... First National Bank in Houston Houston .....................Guardian Trust Company of Houston Houston ....................................National Bank of Commerce Houston....................San Jacinto National Bank of Houston Houston............ ...... .............................Second National Bank Houston.................South Texas Commercial National Bunk Houston.................................................. State National Bank Houston........... . Union National Bank Port Arthur....................................................... First NationalBank San Antonio........................................... Frost National Bank San Antonio............... Groos National Bank San Antonio.................. .............South Texas National Bank Wichita Falls.............. City National Bank in ’Wichita Falls Wichita Falls...........................................First National Bank
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