[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63951-63952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31664]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks 
or Bank Holding Companies

    The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank 
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.  225.41 of the Board's 
Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. 
The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth 
in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
    The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal 
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for 
inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons 
may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for 
that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must 
be received not later than December 16, 1997.

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    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Jeffery Hirsch, Banking 
Supervisor) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566:
    1. Andrew Godby, Melvin Godby, Sr., Custodian; Bill David Godby, 
David H. Godby, Custodian; Christopher L. Godby, David H. Godby, 
Custodian; The Clell Dean Godby Living Trust, Clell Dean Godby, 
Trustee; David H. Godby; Joshua H. Godby; Melodie Godby; Melvin M. 
Godby, Sr.; Melvin M. Godby, Jr.; Vicki Godby; Clellan Prewitt; and 
Leora Prewitt, all of Somerset, Kentucky; to acquire voting shares of 
First Commerce Bancorp, Inc., Somerset, Kentucky, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Cumberland Security Bank, Inc., Somerset, Kentucky.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (D. Michael Manies, 
Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 
64198-0001:
    1. Jack L. Grimmett, Jr. and Robert B. Grimmett, Pauls Valley, 
Oklahoma; to acquire voting shares of Valley Bancshares, Inc., Pauls 
Valley, Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly acquire Pauls Valley National 
Bank, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.
    2. Alan C. Porter, Chester Nebraska; Warren V. Porter, Houston, 
Texas; and Timothy H. Porter, Olathe, Kansas; to acquire voting shares 
of Chester Insurance Agency, Inc., Chester, Nebraska, and thereby 
indirectly acquire State Bank of Chester, Chester, Nebraska.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Western Bank, Las Cruces, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Western 
Bank, Bruce Streett, Samuel Goldman, and Kelly Dunn, Trustees, all of 
Las Cruces New Mexico; to acquire voting shares of Western Bancshares 
of Las Cruces, Inc., Carlsbad, New Mexico, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Western Bank, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 26, 
1997.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-31664 Filed 12-2-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F