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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOU IS

NOMINATIONS FOR INHKCTOKN

St. Louis, October 30, 1930.

T O T H E M E M B E R BANKS IN D IS T R IC T No. 8:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act and my circular dated
September 20. 1930. in regard to election of directors of this bank to succeed Max B. Nahm, Class A
director, and James \V. Harris, Class B director, whose terms expire December 31, 1930. there is given
on the back hereof a list of the candidates nominated for such directors, indicating by whom nominated.
There is sent herewith to each bank in Group 2 a preferential ballot for use in voting on the candi­
dates for Class A director and to each bank in Group 1 a preferential ballot for use in voting on the
candidate for Class B director. There are also enclosed an envelope bearing on its face the certificate in
regard to the vote, an envelope marked “ Ballot" in which to seal the ballot, and a self-addressed return
envelope.
The ballot and certificate on the envelope must be executed by an officer who has been authorized
to cast the vote. A list of the designated officers 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, and the following procedure should be observed:
(1)

After the preferential ballot has been marked,

(2)

It should be placed in the envelope marked “ Ballot” and the envelope scaled.

(3)

After the certificate on the certificate envelope has been executed,

(4)

The ballot envelope should be placed within the certificate envelope and the latter scaled.

(5)

Then this certificate envelope containing the sealed ballot envelope should be returned to
me in the self-addressed envelope.

Under the law, the ballot must be returned so as to reach me w ith in fifteen d a y s after its re­
ceipt. The polls will open on November 1 and close at 3 p. m. on November 17, 1930. At that time
the ballot box will be opened in the Board Room of this bank, the sealed envelopes containing the bal­
lots will be opened, the votes counted and results of the election announced. The candidates arc in­
vited to be present or represented on that occasion.
While the banks in Group 3 will not vote in this election, this circular is sent to them without
forms for their information.




Respectfully,
J O H N S. W O O D,
Chairman of the Board.
(O V E R )

C A N D ID A T E S F O R CLASS A ^ R E C T O R
N A M E S A N D B IO G R A P H IE S

N O M IN A T E D BY F O L L O W IN G B A N K S IN G R O U P 2:
F irst N ational Bank, Anna, 111.
'F irs t N ational Bank, Benton. 111.
First N ational Bank, Carbondale, 111.
First National Bank, D uQ uoin, III.
City- N ational Bank, H errin, III.
First N ational Bank of M t. Carm el, 111.
City- N ational Bank, M urphysboro, 111.
F irst National Bank, Pinckneyville, III.
F irst N ational Bank. Cape G irardeau, Mo.
G uaranty Bank & T ru s t Co., St. Louis, Mo.

Walter J. Forester, DuQuoin, 111....................................................
Placc and date o f birth: D uQ uoin, III., 1886.
Education:

D uQ uoin H igh School an d U niversity of Illinois.

Business activities: Began in coal business w ith the F o re ste r Coal &
Coke Co. in 1908. E lected C ashier of F irs t N ational Bank of D uQ uoin
in 1914; V ice-President and Cashier in 1924 ; E xecutive V ice-Presiilent in 1930, O rganized D uQ uoin H om e L um ber Co. in 1922. T re a s­
u rer of D uQ uoin H om e L oan A ssociation since 1923.
Other affiliations: C hairm an, P erry C ounty B ankers' F ederation. Mcmb t r of Session and T re a su re r of F'irst P re sb y terian Church of D uQ uoin.
M em ber of A. F'. Sc A. M. and Beta T h e ta l’i.

National Bank of Com m erce, Jackson, T enn.

Max B. Nahm, Bowling Green, Ky.
Place and dale o f birth: Bowling G reen, Ky., 1864.
lulucalion: O gden College, Bowling G reen, K y., and l ’rinccton U n i­
versity, N ew Jersey.
Business activities: E ntered firm of FI. Nahm & Co., 1887, sold out
1925, In 1901 elected V ice-Pre*. of Citizens N atl. B ank, Bowling
Green, K y., and in 1911 elected V ice-Prcs. of Bowling G reen T ru st
Co., which positions he still holds.
Other affiliations: P a st P resid en t of K entucky B ankers Association,
atnl form erly director of Louisville B ranch of Federal Reserve Bank
of St. L ouis. Form erly following connections w ith A m erican B ankers
A ss'n .: V ice-l'res for Kv., m em ber N ational Railway Commission,
member E xecutive Council, and C hairm an of Federal Legislative
Com m ittee. Now m em ber of E conom ic Commission of A. B. A .;
P res, of Board of O gden C ollege; d irecto r of P alm er H o tel. Paducah,
Ky., P resident, M am m oth Cave N ational P ark A ss'n ; and Class A
director of FcUer.il R eserve B ank of S t. Louis.

.F irs t N ational Bank, Berry ville, Ark.
'F irs t N ational Bank. Camden, Ark.
N ational Bank of Com m erce. El Dorado, Ark.
Citizens Bank &• T ru s t Co., E ngland, Ark.
F'irst N ational Bank, F ayetteville, Ark.
Bank of E astern A rkansas, F'orrest C ity. Ark.
A rkansas National Bank, H ot Springs. Ark.
Com m unity Bank Sc T ru st Co., H ot S prings. Ark.
Bank of Jonesboro. Jonesboro, Ark.
Federal Bank Sc T ru st Co., L ittle Rock, Ark.
W . B. W orthen Co.. Bankers, L ittle Rock. Ark.
L ee C ounty N ational Bank, M arianna, Ark.
F'irst N ational Bank. McGehee, Ark.
Peoples E xchange B ank, Russellville, Ark.
S tate N ational Bank, T exarkana, Ark.
F'irst N ational Bank, Belleville, lit.
F'irst N ational Bank, Columbia, III.
Southern Illinois N ational Bank, E ast St. L ouis, 111.
E dw ardsville N atl. Bank Sc T ru s t Co., E dw ardsville, III.
First N ational Bank. G ranite City, III.
G ranite City N ational Bank, G ranite City, III.
F irst N ational Bank, H ighland, 111.
F'irst N ational Bank, Nashville. 111.
F'irst N ational Bank, O lney, III.
F'irst N ational Bank, Pittsfield, 111.
F'irst N ational Bank, V andalia, III.
F'irst N ational Bank, Jeffersonville. Ind.
F irst N ational Bank, M adison, Ind.
Old F'irst N ational Bank. M t. Vernon, Ind.
Second N ational Bank, New Albany, Ind.
F irst N ational Bank. Seym our, Ind.
F irst N ational B ank, V incennes, Ind.
W est Baden N ational Bank, W est Baden, Ind.
Citizens N ational Bank. Bowling G reen, Ky.
Farm ers N ational Bank, Danville, Ky.
F irst-H ardin N ational Bank. Elizabethtow n, Ky.
S tate N ational Bank, F’ranktort, Ky.
F'irst N ational Bank, Greenville, Ky.
Citizens N ational Bank, Lebanon. Ky.
Marion N ational B ank. Lebanon. Ky.
City N ational Batik, Paducah. Ky.
F'irst National Bank, Princeton, Ky.
First N ational Bank. Corinth. Miss.
Commercial N ational Bank, Greenville, Miss.
F'irst N ational Bank, W est P oint, Miss.
Exchange N ational B ank, Columbia, Mo.
F'irst N ational Bank, Jefferson City, Mo.
F'irst National Bank. Mexico, Mo.
Paris N ational Bank. P aris. Mo.
Am erican Exchange N ational Bank. S t. Louis. Mo.
Cherokee N ational Bank, St. Louis. Mo.
Lindcll T ru s t Com pany, St. Louis, Mo.
Lowell Bank, St. L ouis, Mo.
Mound City T ru st Com pany, St. Louis, Mo.
Plaza N ational Bank, St. Louis, Mo.
Savings T ru st Com pany, St. L ouis, Mo.
Shaw Bank & T ru st Co , St. Ixiuis, Mo.
Citizens N ational Bank, Sedalia, Mo.
Peoples N ational B ank, W arrensburg. Mo.
F'irst N ational Bank, W est P la in t. Mo.
Bank of H enning. H enning, T enn.
Second N ational B ank, Jackson, T enn.

C A N D ID A T E F O R CLASS B D IR E C T O R
N A M E A N D B IO G R A H P Y

N O M IN A T E D BY F O L L O W IN G B A N K S IN G R O U P l!

J. W. Harris, St. Louis, Mo............................................................
Place and date o f birth: Callaw ay C ounty, Mo., 1870.
Education: H igh School, F ulton, Mo.
Business activities: I n 1890 em ployed by W h ite, B ranch, Shelton
H at Co., S t. Louis, as shipping clerk. F ro m 1891 to 1897 was sales­
m an for said com pany. F'rom 1897 to 1903 was salesm an for Boogher,
Fore* & Good bar H at Co. I n 1903. w ith others, organized H arrisPolk H at Co., and has l>ecn its P resid en t since 1915.
Other affiliations: W as P resident of W e st End Bank, S t. L ouis, from
1912 to 1917. At p resen t is a director o f Keith Bros. & Co.. W hole­
sale H atters. Chicago. I ll; N ational H a tte rs, In c .. D anbury, Conn.
M erchants T ran sp o rtatio n A ssociation, S t. L o u is; M unicipal R esearch
B ureau, S t. L ouis; P resbyterian O rphans H om e, F arm ington, M o.;
and Class It D irector of Federal Reserve Bank of St. L ouis.




.F irs t National Bank, E ID orado. Ark.
"F'irst N ational Bank, F o rt Sm ith, Ark.
American E xchange T ru st Co., Little Rock, Ark.
B ankers T ru st Com pany, L ittle Rock, Ark.
Union T ru s t Com pany, L ittle Rock, Ark.
F irst N ational Bank, E ast St. I.ouis, 111.
U nion T ru st Com pany. Flast St. Louis, 111.
Citizens N ational Bank, Evansville, Ind.
L ibert) Bank Sc T ru st Co.. Louisville, Ky.
Louisville T ru st Co., Louisville, Ky.
P lan ters N ational B ank, Clarksdale, Miss.
Boatm en’s N ational B ank, St. I.ouis, Mo.
Brem en Bank &■ T ru st Co., S t. Louis, Mo.
Cass Bank Sc T ru s t Co., S t. Louis, Mo.
First National Bank, S t. l.ouis, Mo.
F’ranklin-Am erican T ru s t Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Lafayette*Scuth Side Bank & T ru st Co., St. L ouis, Mo.
Mi-rcantile-Commerce Bank & T ru s t Co.. St. Louis, Mo.
Mississippi Valley T ru s t Co., St. Louis. Mo.
N orthw estern T ru s t Company. St. Louis. Mo,
T elegrapher# N ational Bank, S t. Louis. Mo.
U nited liartk & T ru st Co.. St. Louis, Mo.
Union N ational Bank, Springfield, Mo.
Bank of Commerce Sc T rust Co., Memphis, T e rn .
U nion P lanters N ational Bank & T ru st Co., Mem phis, T enn.

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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK O F ST. LO U IS

Prpferpn^ial Knllot
Group No. 2.
This ballot and the certificate on the envelope must be executed by an
officer who has been authorized to cast the vote and whose designation has
been certified to me.
T w o choices m u st be in d ic a te d by cross (X) in the columns below.
The first choice must be indicated in the first column and the second choice
in the second column. Only one choice may be indicated for any one
candidate.
This ballot must be returned so a> to reach me w ith in fifte e n d a y s after
its receipt. The polls will open on November 1 and close at 3 p. in. on Novem­
ber 17. 1930.
Failure to observe above instructions will invalidate this ballot.
JO H N S. W O O D ,
Chairman of the Board.

V O T E F O R CLASS A D IR E C T O R
C A N D ID A T E S (Indicate choices by X)
Walter I Forester
Max 13. Nahm.

D uQuoin,

Bowling Green,

1st
Choice

2nd
Choice

m.......................... ......................
Ky....................................................................

Note — After execution, please place this ballot in green envelope, seal
same and place the sealed green envelope in white envelope bearing certifi­
cate, then seal the latter and return it in self-addressed envelope.



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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK O F ST. L O U IS

Preterential Ballot
October 30. 1930.
Group No. 1.
This ballot and the certificate on the envelope must be executed by an
officer who has been authorized to cast the vote and whose designation has
been certified to me.
T he choice must be indicated by cross (X) in the column below.
This ballot must be returned so as to reach me w ith in fifteen d a y s after
its receipt. The polls will open on November 1 and close at 3 p. in. on Novem­
ber 17, i 930.
Failure to observe above instructions will invalidate this ballot.
J O H N S. W O O D ,
Chairman of the Board.

V O T E FO R CLASS B D IR E C T O R
C A N D ID A T E (Indicate choice
J. W. Harris,

by

X)

Choice

S t. Louis, M o......................................................................................................................

Note — After execution, please place this ballot in pink envelope, seal
same and place the sealed pink envelope in yellow envelope bearing certifi
cate, then seal the latter and return it in self-addressed envelope.