[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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[Federal Register: February 22, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 

Hancock Bancorp, Inc., et al.; Formations of; Acquisitions by; 
and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

    The companies listed in this notice have applied for the Board's 
approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 
1842) and Sec.  225.14 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) to 
become a bank holding company or to acquire a bank or bank holding 
company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications 
are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).
    Each application is available for immediate inspection at the 
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted 
for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices 
of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views 
in writing to the Reserve Bank or to the offices of the Board of 
Governors. Any comment on an application that requests a hearing must 
include a statement of why a written presentation would not suffice in 
lieu of a hearing, identifying specifically any questions of fact that 
are in dispute and summarizing the evidence that would be presented at 
a hearing.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received not later than March 18, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Hancock Bancorp, Inc., Plymouth, Illinois; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Community State Bank of Plymouth, Plymouth, Illinois.
    2. Ida Grove Bancshares, Inc., Ida Grove, Iowa; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of P.S.B. Corporation, Odebolt, Iowa, and 
thereby indirectly acquire Liberty Bank & Trust, Odebolt, Iowa.
    3. LSBancorp, Inc., LaSalle, Illinois; to acquire 100 percent of 
the voting shares of Community Bank of Utica, Utica, Illinois.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. First Banks, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of Farmers Bancshares, Inc., Breese, Illinois, and 
thereby indirectly acquire State Bank of Breese, Breese, Illinois, and 
Farmers State Bank of Valmeyer, Valmeyer, Illinois.
    2. Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; to acquire at 
least 66.7 percent of the voting shares of C.B. Bancshares, Inc., St. 
Louis, Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire Century Bank, St. 
Louis, Missouri.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Community Investment Services, Inc., North Branch, Minnesota; to 
acquire 94.43 percent of the voting shares of A & P Bank Holding 
Company, and thereby indirectly acquire 84.51 percent of the voting 
shares of Community National Bank, North Branch, Minnesota, and 
directly acquire 7.66 percent of Community National Bank.
    2. Kelliher Bancshares, Inc., Kelliher, Minnesota; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Citizens State Bank of Kelliher, Kelliher, Minnesota.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 15, 
1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-3845 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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