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ABA To Honor Nation’s 200th Year A. W . CLAUSEN GEORGE W HYEL J. REX DUWE The nation’s Bicentennial is an integral part of activities scheduled prior to and during the American Bankers Association’s Centennial Convention to be held October 4-8 in New York City. As part of a number of special projects designed by ABA to honor the nation’s 200th birthday, ABA and federal govern ment officials will unveil a feature exhibit September 17 in Washing ton’s Smithsonian Institution. This special display will pictorialize the role of banks in United States history. Additionally, the ABA will preview at the Centennial Conven tion its feature film on banking history. The U. S. Postal Service also will issue a commemorative stamp in conjunction with the national con vention, one com m em orating American banking and commerce. A special Post Office will sell first-day covers on site at the convention. The 100th anniversary program G. A. FREEMAN W . R. W RISTON will feature a three-track format: two general sessions to be held at famed Radio City Music Hall, 10 forums and management sessions, and 42 special interest sessions designed as discussion groups. An added highlight will be a series of seminars entitled “The Person in 1975: Psychiatrists Look at Prejudice, Power, Pain and Pretense,” to be conducted by senior staff members of the Center of Applied Behavioral Sciences for the M enninger Foundation in Topeka, Kan. The Monday morning general session will feature a banker panel moderated by David Brinkley, NBC-TV commentator, and includ ing A. W. Clausen, president, Bank of America; Gaylord Freeman, chairman, First National Bank of Chicago, and Walter B. Wriston, chairman, First National City Bank of New York. The Wednesday morning general session will feature NBC-TV’s B. W ALTERS “Today” show, produced especially for the convention. Hosts Barbara W alters and Jim H artz will interview a number of prominent personalities and authorities in various fields of public life. The two hosts also have produced 52 Bicen tennial specials co-sponsored by the ABA, honoring each state, the nation’s capitol and Philadelphia, to be aired each Friday during a year’s time. The first was broadcast July 4. Other features include a special spouses’ program Tuesday morn ing, October 7, highlighted by a musical production, “Star Spangl ed Rhythm,” featuring the entire Radio City Music Hall cast. A special event that has gained tremendous interest since its incep tion several years ago is the Sunday morning prayer fellowship gather ing. This breakfast event will be addressed this year by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. More than 330 exhibitors have announced intentions to display their products and services. Correspond with the bank that knows the importance of your bank to your community. t- IowjvD es Moines national Bank An Affiliate of Northwest Bancorporation George Milligan https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis [515] 245-3131 Bunco Ben Eilders, Senior Vice President Call Howard Nielsen fo r.. . wants to build a solid correspondent banking relationship with you. B ankers Trust Use our toll free WATS line: 800-362-1688 Iowa News CEN TERVILLE: W illiam H. Griggs has been named executive vice president of the Centerville National Bank. He formerly was executive vice president and cashier of the Clay County National Bank, Spencer, member of Hawkeye Bancorporation. Centerville Na tional is in the process of being acquired by Hawkeye. CORWITH: Donald Sabbann of South Sioux City, Nebr., is the new president and owner of Corwith State Bank, replacing Ernest C. Bartik, now chairman of the board. DES MOINES: The IBA 21st annual Instalment Lending Con ference will be held this week, Sept. 16-17 at Adventureland Inn start ing at 9:30 a.m. on the 16th. The complete program is in the August Northwestern Banker magazine. DES MOINES: Brenton Banks, Inc., will have an electronic funds transfer system operational by year-end. It will consist of point of sale terminals located at selected superm arkets and departm ent stores, as well as automated tellers at banking locations throughout Iowa. Locations are subject to regulatory approval. To be called “Brenton Finger Tip Banking,” it 6th & Locust/ Des Moines, Iowa 50309 will be operational on a 24-hour a day basis. Using NCR equipment, the system will eventually provide check and national credit card authorization. Initially, only the Brenton bank debit card will be used. DES MOINES: John W. Gabbert has been named by Bankers Trust Company as senior vice president in charge of lending. He has been head of the corporate banking division of the St. Joseph Valley Bank, Elkhart, Ind., for the past nine years. HALBUR: Hilbert Koenig, vice president, has retired after 46 years with the Farmers Savings Bank. MUSCATINE: Leland J. Hanson, an ISU graduate, has joined the Central State Bank as an assistant vice president. PRIMGHAR: James M. Metcalf, president, was honored recently by the First National Bank for 50 years of service. SIOUX CENTER: Doug Schuver has joined the Granville office of the American State Bank. He graduated from Westmar. TRIPOLI: In the 1975 Directory the telephone the American Savings incorrect. The correct 319/882-4279. Iowa Bank number for Bank was number is Nebraska News C °E \2 fn|u-u> QQä a> https://fraser.stlouisfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis LINCOLN: The Nebraska Bankers Association will hold an Agricul A good correspondent bank relationship is still built I by good people. Yours and ours. John Pothoven Corres. Banking Rep. Personal Attention to All Y o u r Correspondent Needs NEBRASKA CALL TOL L FREE 800 642-9917 800 228-9511 - ADJACENT STATES CALL TOLL FREE - M e m b er U S National BANK Omaha, Nebraska F.D.l.C. tural Credit Symposium September 21-23 at the Lincoln Hilton Hotel. Registration begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21. Guest speakers include Alford C. Sinclair, president, Nashville City Bank and Trust Company, Nash ville, Tenn., speaking on problem loans; Clarence O’Brien, president, McDowell Grain Brokers, Crete, Nebr., speaking on the Nebraska and national economics; and Darwin E. Stolte, president, U. S. Feed Grain Council, Washington, D.C., speaking on grain sales and U. S. exports. The program will include three panel discussions on livestock hedging, credit documen tation and money management. R. H. H atch, second vice president, The Omaha National Bank, is chairman of the NBA committee on agriculture, which is sponsoring the symposium. 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Minnesota News .k ¿rtf- * A' %k DULUTH: A seminar on the Duluth Regional Check Clearing Arrangement (D-RCCA) was held recently. The new program is a unique combination of private and public cooperation to more effi ciently provide check clearing for banks in northeastern Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin and west ern portions of Michigan’s upper peninsula. Further details will be published in the October issue of the Northwestern Banker. M IN N EA PO LIS: Independent State Bank of Minnesota has received final approval of the Jt Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo ration in Washington. Gordon C. >■ Donnelly, president, State Bank of Wheaton, will be the new bank’s jk ► president. Harold Lee Fetters, currently senior vice president of k Security Bank, N. A., of Billings, Mont., will be managing officer, >-, and Richard Plunkett, chairman and president of Rochester Bank and Trust, will serve as vice president. The bank is located at 510 Marquette Avenue adjacent to new offices of Independent Bankers of Minnesota. The bank was initiated to develop a supplemen tary source of correspondent services totally dedicated to its customer-independent banks. Opening general session on Wed nesday morning, Sept. 17, will feature P a t Moore, president, American State Bank of Oklahoma and president-elect of the Oklahome Bankers Association. Charles B. Shuman, former American Farm Bureau president, will be the noon speaker. Educational workshops will be held Wednesday afternoon. Thursday morning will feature a prospectus on the grain, livestock and general economies. CHAMPAIGN: A charter has been issued to the City Bank of Cham paign. Total capitalization will be $750,000, consisting of $300,000 in both capital and surplus, and $150,000 in reserve. William F. Froom is president and Donald Casper is executive vice president and cashier. Colorado News CRAIG: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System an nounced its approval of the application of D. H. Baldwin Com pany, Cincinnati, Ohio, to acquire First National Bank in Craig, a proposed new bank. Craig has one other bank. HAXTUN: The Board of Govern ors of the Federal Reserve System has announced its approval of the application of Community Agency, Inc., to become a bank holding company through acquisition of Haxtun Community Bank, and to engage in perm issible general insurance agency activities. Wyoming News GILLETTE: An application for a new state chartered bank has been made for Gillette. State Examiner Dwight Bonham said that it is essentially the same as the one filed earlier by the Wyoming Bancorporation and rejected on July 22. Gillette has three banks. Sunworshipers Hawaii is the place March is the time Marquette-Sedard Travel has arranged several tour options tying in with the IBAA Con vention, M arch 13-18, in Hawaii. 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