Snippets of Salem- 359 - 1960 State Bank of Anitoch

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Western Kenosha County Illinois History
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Snippets of Salem- 359 - 1960 State Bank of Anitoch
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1960 State Bank of Antioch Antioch, Illinois. A nice, pictorial booklet of the open house of their newly remodeled quarters on May 4 1960 at 934 Main Street Antioch, IL. There are images of employees, officers and of the building. Of interest is the shape of the booklet- very MODERN!
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1960
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359 State Bank of Anitoch 1960.pdf
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Valentine
SNIPPETS of SALEM
359 - 1960 State Bank of Antioch
Antioch, Illinois
Contents:
A nice, pictorial booklet of the open house of their newly remodeled
quarters on May 4 1960 at 934 Main Street Antioch, IL
There are images of employees, officers and of the building.
Of interest is the shape of the booklet- very MODERN!

0- 18 pages
NOTES:
-Pages within the pamphlets may be out of sequence because of the scanning
process.
-Numbering on these pages may include the date and sequence within each
pamphlet.
The original materials used in this project were from the FWB Fred Wesley
Brown Collection. Some documents were photocopied before they were scanned
into the PDF document and those will be available in print format. The originals
may exist either in the FWB collection or at the Western Kenosha County
Historical Society- depending on family decisions at a later date. These
materials were contributed because the family wished that the history that they
and their families have experienced can be saved for the future generations.
Some "published" documents were dismantled in order to provide a 1:1 scan of
the original item rather than a scan of a photocopy. The decision to do this was
made because the INFORMATION was more important than the media that was
used to present the information. Naturally, singular ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
were not destroyed.
Researchers should also refer to the Valentine Digital archives which may at the
SALEM COMMUNITY LIBRARY for more images in this collection or digital
images of items that may relate to this booklet or related to the topic.
Compiled 1/2014 by L S Valentine Copyright©Valentine2014

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We at the State ~aH~
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your family and friends to attend the open house celebration of
our newly remodeled quarters
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1960 - 3 P. M. TO 9 P. M.

Prizes!
Refreshments!
Gifts For Everyone!
PLAN TO ATTEND .. GET ACQUAINTED
WITH LAKE COUNTY'S MOST MODERN
BANKING INSTITUTION!
93 4 MAIN STREET
A NTIOCH, ILLINOIS

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Lobby Area

This is a view ot our spacious lobby area . On the left are shown our teller cages equipped
with the most modern fixtures. Toward the front, inside the ra il, is our well-planned Officers
Area with the very latest furn ishings. The many fluorescent lights d iffused by a polycube ceiling
cast a brilliant but restfull lig ht on t he entire area .

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Board of Directors

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These are the directors whose firm policy, sound judgment, and skill guide the affairs
of our bank. Left to right, Ted C. Larson, Attorney; Dr. James W. Kopriva, M.D.; Irving I.
Carey, Prop. Carey Electric and Plumbing Shop; James W . McMillen, Engineer, Dep't. of
Conservation; J. Ernest Brook, President; W illiam E. Brook, Vice President; Fred 0. Hawkins,
Retired Golf Professional; Carl D. Hughes, Reti red Farmer; Frank D. Powles, Retired Retail
Food Dealer.

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J. ERNEST BROOK, President

J. Ernest Brook, president of the State Bank of Antioch, has
been serving in this capacity since the incorporation of our
bank in 1926. At eighty-four years of age, he is a veteran of
sixty-three years in banking in the Village of Antioch . You will
find him in his office daily attending to his management duties.
His one great interest hos always been the development of our
area both economically and culturally and he has constantl y
dedicated himself to provide the very best in banking facilities
for our Lake Region.

Mr. Brook, leaving his studies at the Un iversity of Wisconsin
in 1897, came to Antioch to assist in the operation of the
then existing Bank of Antioch. At that time he was a resident
of Burlington, Wisconsin and may have be,en Antioch's first
commuter. He traveled from his home to Antioch and back
each day for about ten years, usually by train but occasionally
by a team of fast horses and a road wagon . Long and tedious
hours were the rule in the banking business in those days and
it is rather difficult to realize in our age of mechanization that
Mr. Brook recalls only too well working until two o'clock in
the morning at times to perform by hand the many tasks that
now are handled by machines and a well trained staff.

A keen interest in the out of doors and all forms of competitive athletics has always characterized Mr. Brook's leisure
hour activities. He likes greatly to discuss the current baseball situation with customers and friends and tells many interesting anecdotes of the early greats of the game; with a
number of whom he played in semi-professional leagues.
As a reward for his many years of faithful service, J. Ernest
Brook has had the satisfaction of seeing his bank and the
community grow and prosper and in keeping with his youthful spirit, he predicts only the best for the area in general.

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WILLIAM E. BROOK
Executive Vice President
Mr. Brook has been with our bank for twentytwo years. His interests outside of the bank
and the community are principally in the fields
of conservation and outdoor sports.

MRS. BERNICE REISSER
Cashier
Mrs. Reisser, who was promoted to cashier
in 1944, has been with our bonk since its incorporation in 1926. Under her capable direction the duties of her office function smoothly
and efficiently to assist in the executive affairs
of our bank.

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Officers
Here in this well planned area our officers
are ready to serve you on an individual basis.
A friendly informal atmosphere prevails.
Loans are made for many and varied purposes
and sound advice freely given with regard to
your financial problems.

MRS. MARGARET WEBB
Ass't Cashier
Mrs.Webb has served our customers for 34 years and is well
known to residents of this area.
She was promoted to Assista nt
Cashier · in 1954.

PRESTON J. RECKERS, JR.
Ass't Cashie r
Mr. Reekers, a local resident,
has been with our bank two
years. His previous experience
was in t he field of advertising.

JOHN B. FI ELDS
Vice President
A native of Antioch, Mr. Fie lds
joined the Banks sta ff in 1951
after completion of studies at
Beloit College. He was promoted to the position of Vice
President in 1957.

MELLO Q. PIFHER
Vice President
Mr. Pifher, who joined our
bank recently has 14 years
previous experience as an examiner and bank officer.

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Tellers
We now have provision for seven teller
stations to take care of present needs and future expansion. Tellers both courteous and efficient are always on duty to serve you.

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Teller

MISS DOLORES BLAIR
Teller

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SAFETY D EPOSIT
BOX VAULT
Mrs. Trieger is shown a t the
en t rance to ou r safety deposit box vault. The va ul t's
ca pacity has been doubl ed
with additional boxes now
ava ilable for the safety and
protect ion of v a I u a b I e
stoc ks, bonds, etc. For privacy and conven ience coupon
booths ore located adjacent
to t he vault. M rs. Trieger
also serves as Christmas
Club teller and telephone
receptionist.

VAULT AND STAIRCASE
Above is pictured our modern burglar proof vault.
Exclusive features include walls of reinforced concrete 14" in thickness and modern time lock all
steel Diebold door weighing 8 tons. This vault
houses our safety deposit boxes and cosh room.
To the left is the stairway leading to the second
floor where our Proof and Bookkeeping departments and Lunchroom-Lounge ore located .

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HOUR ENVELOPE
DEPOSITORY SERVICE

Our 24 hour depository located in the
bonk foyer, has been provided for
your safety and convenience. It
makes it possible for you to deposit
checks and cosh at any hou r, night
or day, seven days a week.

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PROOF AND BOOKKEEPING DEPARTMENT
This department, located on the second floor, is responsible fo r the rapid processing of the myriad of items which pass through our teller's cages. It is a
complex operation that depends on modern machines and well tra ined personnel for efficiency in operation .

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MRS. JEANNETTE PALUSIS, Proof Operator
MISS DOLORES BRAECKMAN, Return Items Teller

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In this view we have an I.B.M. machine capable of
making 32 separate sorts and handling up to 1000 items
per hour. Such speed of handling permits almost immediate forwarding of checks drawn on other banks.
Items drawn on us are quickly correlated to the proper
accounts. Mrs. Palusis handles this I.B.M. machine
skillfully despite its formidab le array of buttons and
keys. Every entry to our records is proofed and balanced
in this machine eliminating any possibility of error. Miss
Braeckman handles and sorts "on us" checks and deposit
slips after they have been processed by the proof machine.

BOOKKEEPERS Seated, Mrs. Rosemary Eckert _.:__
Standing L. to R., Mrs. Louise Radke, Mrs. Elisa
D'Abaldo, and Mrs. Donna Marcussen.
Four Burroughs Sensematic Bookkeeping Machines are
operated in this department by our beekeepers. These
g irls handle a total of 3000 regular and special checking accounts everyday. They also compile statements
a nd maintain the signature card file.

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LUNCHROOM-LOUNGE
A very welcome innovation is the modern lunchroom-lounge located on the second floo r. This
facility provides a quiet, restful pause for our
employees and customers.

CECIL SMI TH
Mr. Smith is on duty Friday evenings to furnish
helpful information to our customers and provide
additional security.

PAUL VOLBRECHT
For 38 years Mr. Volbrecht has
been a custodia n of our bank
and has played a major role in
its maintenance.
GENEVI EVE and FRANK SAYDAK
Completing the maintenance persona l ore Mr. and
Mrs. Soydok who join Mr. Volbrecht in p reserving
t he splendid a ppea rance of our bonk.

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MICROFILMER

Valuable Record Protection

For permanency of records we microfilm all
checks passing through
our bank. These pictures
are taken with our automatic feeder at the rate
of 300 per minute. One
h u n d r e d thousand of
these fil med checks can
be stored in a space one
foot square.

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MODERN RECORD VAULT
For the protection of valuable bonk record s. Some
doting bock to 1894, we hove installed a modern
fireproof vault on the second floor adjacent to our
proof and bookkeeping departments. The ever
present hazards of fire and theft hove been eliminated. The above is a view of the interior.

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NEW NOTE SYSTEM
To facilitate the handling of note payments fo r
the convenience of our valued customers, we ore
installing a modern machine posting system. Our
objective is foster service coupled with the maintenance of absolute accuracy.

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Condensed Report
OF THE STATE BANK OF ANTIOCH

As of December 31, 1959

ASSETS
Cash Reserve on Hand

LIABILITIES
585,391.71

U.S. and Municipal Bonds

3,937,164.67

Loans and Discounts

4,024,245.1 0

Capitol (Par Value per share $1 00.00) ............ $ 200,000.00
Surplus
Undivided Profits

Furniture and Fixtures

39,035.90

Other Liabi lities

Other Assets .... ............... .

21,664.53

Deposits

Total $8,607,501.91

200,000.00
37,454.56
68,722.67
8,101 ,324.68
Total $8,607,501.9 1

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COMPARATIVE GROWTH
December 31, 1935 .............................. $ 496,228.33
December 31, 1945 .............................. 2,198,991 .19
December 31, 1950 .............................. 3,205,3 60.41
December 31, 1955 .............................. 5,440,042 .1 0
December 31, 1957 .............................. 6,872,145.33
December 31, 1959 .............................. 8,607,50 1. 91

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CHECKING ACCOUNTS

State Bank Of Antioch
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PERSONAL LOANS

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SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

CHRISTMAS CLUB

REAL ESTATE LOANS
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SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES

COLLATERAL LOANS
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BANKING BY MAIL

2 4 HOUR ENVELOPE DEPOSITORY

NIGHT DEPOSITORY

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AUTOMOBILE FINANCING

BANK MONEY ORDERS
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BOAT AND MOTOR FI NANCING

TRAVELERS CHECKS
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WIRE AND CABLE TRANSFERS OF MONEY

LIFE INSURANCE LOANS

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REMODELING LOANS

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TO OUR CUSTOMERS:
In these pages we hove endeavored to tell you a little something of the history, the operation, the services and the staff
of our bonk.
We deeply appreciate the port that you hove ployed in our
development over the years and thank you for your patience
and cooperation through the trying days of our recent remodeling program.
Please make plans to attend our OPEN HOUSE - we're certain that you will enjoy a conducted tour of our new quarters.
Yours for the best in bonking,

THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND STAFF
STATE BAN K OF ANTIOCH

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