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Minutes of actions taken, by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System on Monday, April 21, 1947.
PRESENT:

Mr. Draper, Chairman pro tem.
Mr. Evans
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Carpenter, Secretary
Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Morrill, Special Adviser
Thurston, Assistant to the Chairman

Memorandum dated April 18, 1947, from Mr. Carpenter recommending that Miss Virginia Leaman, a stenographer in the Division
Of Examinations, be transferred to the Office of the Secretary as
a clerk-stenographer, effective April 28, 1947, with no change in
her present basic salary of $2,544.48 per annum.

The memorandum

also stated that Mr. Leonard concurred in this transfer.
Approved unanimously.
Memorandum dated April 18, 1947, from Mr. Carpenter recommending that the resignations of Mrs. Madge M. Mitchell and Miss
Razel Lee Simpson, file clerks in the Office of the Secretary, be
accepted to be effective, in accordance with their requests, at
the close of business April 17 and May 2, 1947, respectively, with
the understanding that lump sum payments would be made for annual
leave remaining to their credit as of those dates.
Approved unanimously.
Memorandum dated April 17, 1947, from Mr. Thomas, Director
of the Division of Research and Statistics, recommending that increases in the basic annual salaries of the following employees in




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that Division be approved, effective May 4, 1947:

Name
Ruth H. Reehling
Alice M. Taylor

Designation

Salary Increase
From
To

Clerk
Clerk

$3,271.80 $3,397.20
3,397.20
3,271.80

Approved unanimously.
Memorandum dated April 18, 1947, from Mr. Thomas, Director
of the Division of Research and Statistics, recommending that the
resignation of Miss Mercedes Davis, a clerk-typist in that Division,
be accepted to be effective, in accordance with her request, at the
Close of business April 15, 1947, with the understanding that a lump
sum payment would be made for annual leave remaining to her credit
as of that date.
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Fulton, Vice President of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland, reading as follows:
"Reference is made to your letter of April 9, 1947,
submitting the request of The Provident Savings Bank and
Trust Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, for permission to establish a branch at Sharonville, Ohio, in connection
with the proposed absorption through purchase of assets
and assumption of deposits of The Sharonville Bank,
Sharonville, Ohio.
"In view of your recommendation the Board of Governors approves the establishment and operation of a branch
at Sharonville, Ohio, by The Provident Savings Bank and
Trust Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, provided the prior approval of the appropriate State authorities is obtained
and with the understanding that Counsel for the Reserve




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"Bank will review and satisfy himself as to the legality
of all steps taken to complete the transaction as proposed."
Approved unanimously.

Approved: