The statement of condition of the First National Bank of Morris in 1972 stated that the bank was in its "seventy-ninth year." In 1973 the merger was announced bringing the run of the Morris bank up to 80 years. This was a larger newspaper ad running 8.5 x 14 inches. Clipping and Statement of Condition supplied by Mary Valentine. Click Read More below to see the 1972 statement of condition. They warn that it is only a partial list -- but they leave off "Business Loans," as a category. Seems like they would have wanted to push that.
We have Joyce Foote to thank for this photograph of the Wellman Block on Main St in Morris. The building was razed about 1965 to make way for an automatic telephone exchange. Clippings shared by Mary Valentine.
Main St was .still without pavement in photo shared by Gary Norman on Facebook on March 3, 2023.
A discussion of the photos captured on FB can be viewed in the .txt file linked below.
