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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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Applications and Reports Received or Acted on
During Week Ending November 6, 1971

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Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of
the Securities Exchange Act
Received
United States Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts
(October 1971)

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Proxy Statement (Special Meeting) Filed Pursuant
to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
Received
Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois
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Tender Offer Statement Filed Pursuant to Section 14(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act
Received
Houston Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Houston,
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Texas (Filed by Pierce National Life.Insurance
Co,, Los Angeles, California)
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To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
First Virginia Bank, Annandale, Virginia
Approved
First Commercial Bank, Orange, Virginia
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To Withdraw from Membership in the Federal Reserve
System Without a Six Month Notice as Prescribed by
Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
"The South Range State Bank, South Range, Michigan
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Girard Trust Bank, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
Branch to be established at 510 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, Montgomery County.

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The First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Company,
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Branch to be
established on the northwest corner of Rhawn
Street and Verree Road, Philadelphia,Philadelphia
County.

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The Peoples-Merchants Trust Company, Canton, Ohio.
Branch to be established at Clarendon Avenue, S.W.,
and Sixth Street, S.W., Canton, Stark County.

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The Cortland Savings and Banking Company, Cortland,
Ohio. Branch to be established at Sharon-Warren
Road, Vienna, Trumbull County,

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Security Bank and Trust Company, Southgate, Michigan.
Branch to be established at the northwest corner of
Rawsonvilie Road and Grove Road, Ypsilanti Township,
Washtenaw County.

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Wayne Bank, Wayne, Michigan.
Branch to be established at 41652 Ford
Road (Canton Township) Plymouth, Michigan.

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To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant
to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York
New York, Branch to be established at 984
North Broadway, City of Yonkers, Westchester
County.

United California Bank, Los Angeles, California.
Branch to be established at southeast corner of
intersection of Bernardo Center Drive and
Rancho Bernardo Road, City and County of San Diego.

Application approved by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors
under delegated authority.




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Approved
^Central Trust Company Rochester N.Y., Rochester,
New York. Branch to be established on the ground
floor of Seneca Building on East side of Clinton
Avenue South, Rochester, Monroe County.

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^Marine Midland Bank-Central, Syracuse, New York.
Branch to be established in the immediate
neighborhood of the intersection of East Circle
Drive and U.S. Highway No. 11 (Brcwerton Road)
unincorporated,area Town of Cicero, Onondaga County.

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-The County Trust Company, White Plains, New York.
Branch to be established in the immediate vicinity
of the intersection of State Routes 100 and 202,
Village of Somers (unincorporated area), Town of
Somers, Westchester County.

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*Ann Arbor Bank, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Branch to be established at South Street at
Waters Road, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County,

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*01d Kent Bank and Trust Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Branch to be established at 1319 Michigan Street,
N.E., Grand Rapids.

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''Union Bank, Los Angeles, California.
Branch to be established in the vicinity of the
southwest corner of Century and La Cienega
Boulevards, City and County of Los Angeles.
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To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
First National City Overseas Investment Corporation,
New York, New York. Branch to be established in
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
North Carolina National Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Branch to be established in London, England.
National Bank of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan.
Branch to be established in Frankfurt, the
Federal Republic of Germany.
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Application approved by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors
under delegated authority.




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To Organize, or Invest in, a Corporation Doing
Foreign Banking and Other Foreign Financing Pursuant
to Section 25 or 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, New York, New York,
To establish a corporation to be known as Morgan
Guaranty International Bank of San Francisco,
San Francisco, California.
Approved
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association,
San Francisco, California, to establish a corporation
to be known as Bank of America International of
Texas, Houston, Texas.
First National City Bank, New York, New York.
To establish a corporation to be known as
Bank of America Intemationl of Texas, Houston,
Texas.
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To Merger Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act
Received
HTS Bank, Chicago, Illinois, for prior approval
to merge Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago,
Illinois, under the charter and title of
Harris Trust and Savings Bank.

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-5To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
First Bancorp of N.H, , Inc., Exeter, New Hampshire,
for prior approval to acquire at least 80 per
cent of the voting shares of The Exeter Banking
Company, Exeter, New Hampshire.
Mid-America Fidelity Corporation, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or
more of the outstanding shares of Ann Arbor Bank,
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Approved
Southeastern Michigan Holding Company, Southgate,
Michigan, for prior approval to acquire 80 per
cent or more of the voting shares of Security
Bank and Trust Company, Southgate, Michigan.
San Diego Financial Corporation, San Diego, Callfornia, for prior approval to acquire substantially
all of the voting shares of San Diego Trust &
Savings Bank, San Diego, California.
Denied
The Grand Banks Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or
more of the voting shares of Bank of North Lake,
North Lake, Wisconsin.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
Brenton Banks, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, for prior
approval to acquire 99 per cent of the voting
shares of Brenton Bank and Trust Company of
Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a proposed
new bank.
Approved
Shorebank, Inc., Quincy, Massachusetts, for prior
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the
voting shares of Attleboro Trust Company, Attleboro,
Massachusetts.
First Virginia Bankshares Corporation, Arlington,
Virginia, for prior approval to acquire 100 per
cent of the voting shares of the successor by
merger to The Bank of Westmoreland, Colonial
Beach, Virginia.

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First Virginia Bankshares Corporation, Arlington,
Virginia, for prior approval to acquire 100 per
cent of the voting shares (less directors'
qualifying shares) of First Commercial Bank,
Orange, Virginia, a proposed new bank.
First National Charter Corporation, Kansas City,
Missouri, for prior approval to acquire 80
per cent or more of the voting shares of The
North Side Bank, Jennings, Missouri.
First Security National Corporation, Beaumont, Texas
for prior approval to acquire as an incident to
its merger with its affiliate First Beaumont
Corporation, 37.5 per cent of the voting shares
of Gateway National Bank of Beaumont, Beaumont,
Texas.
First Security National Corporation, Beaumont, Texas
for prior approval to acquire as an incident to
its merger with its affiliate First Beaumont
Corporation, 24 per cent of the voting shares
of The Village State Bank, Beaumont, Texas.
First Security National Corporation, Beaumont, Texas
for prior approval to acquire as an incident to
its merger with its affiliate First Beaumont
Corporation, 56.95 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Sour Lake State Bank, Sour Lake, Texas.
First Security National Corporation, Beaumont, Texas
for prior approval to acquire as an incident to
its merger with its affiliate First Beaumont
Corporation, 51 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Peoples State Bank of Kountze, Kountze,
Texas.




To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
Charter New York Corporation, New York, New York
notification of intent to engage in a de novo
activity (leasing of personal property and
equipment, making or acquiring for its own
account or for the account of others, loans
and other extensions of credit with respect
to personal property and equipment, acting
as agent, broker and advisor in connection with
such leases, servicing such loans or other
extensions of credit and activities incidental
thereto) through a newly created subsidiary to
be known as Charter New York Leasing Corporation,
New York, New York.
Correction:
First Pennsylvania Corporation, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, gave notice that on October 1, 1971,
they acquired two offices and $25,600 of assets
from Central Loans, Inc., Lexington, Mississippi,
through a subsidiary, Industrial Finance & Thrift
Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana (Erroneously
reported on H.2 No. 44 under Section 4(c)(12)).
First Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, for
prior approval to engage in a <ie novo activity
involving the leasing of real and personal
property to McDonald's Corporation, Chicago,
Illinois, through First Chicago Leasing Corporation,
Chicago, Illinois, a subsidiary.
Mid-America Fidelity Corporation, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of
the outstanding common stock of Ann Arbor Trust
Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri,
for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of
the voting shares of Williams, Kurrus and Co.,
St. Louis, Missouri.
First Tulsa Bancorporation, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma,
for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of
the" issued and outstanding capital stock of Hall
Investment Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma.




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Received continued
Washington Bancshares, Inc., Spokane, Washington,
notification of intent to engage in the following
de novo activities (making or acquiring for its
own account or for the account of others, loans
and other extensions of credit secured by real
estate mortgages or deeds of trust, and the
servicing of such loans, and such other activities
as are incidental to the operation of real
estate mortgage company, including but not limited
to acting as agent or broker for the sale of group
life and casualty insurance to be issued in connection with making or acquiring such loans) through
a subsidiary known as Bancshares Mortgage Company,
Spokane, Washington.
Zions Utah Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, Utah,
notification of intent to engage in a de novo
activity (the operation of an industrial bank
under laws of the State of Colorado) through
a subsidiary known as First Industrial Bank,
Longmont, Colorado.
Permitted**
Hartford National Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut,
to engage in a de novo activity (acting as investment
or financial advisor) through a newly-formed
subsidiary, HNC Realty Advisers, Inc., Westport,
Connecticut.

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Hartford National Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut,
to engage in a de novo activity (acting as investment or financial advisor through a newly-formed
subsidiary, Hartford Financial Corporation, Hartford,
Connecticut.

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Conill Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, to engage in
a de novo activity (acting as investment advisor
and manager of Continental Illinois Properties,
a newly-formed Los Angeles-based real estate
investment trust)through a subsidiary known as
Continental Illinois Properties Advisors, Inc.,
Los Angeles, California.

11-3-71

**Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under
delegated authority.




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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(12)of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul
Minnesota, notifiication of intent to acquire assets
of United State Extruded Vinyl Products, Inc.,
Sun Valley, California.
Permitted**
Gulf Union Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
to acquire shares of Arkansas Holding Company,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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The Charter Company, Jacksonville, Florida, to
acquire shares of Milbo Investments, Inc.,
Jacksonville, Florida.

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Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., Chicago, Illinois,
to acquire assets of the Yard-Man Division of
Leisure Group, Inc., in Jackson, Michigan and
Sullivan, Illinois.

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Trans-World Financial Company, Beverly Hills,
California, to acquire up to 100 per cent of the
permanent voting stock of Mountain Savings
and Loan Association, Boulder, Colorado.

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Reprocessed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under
delegated authority.