[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 59312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29324]


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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 November 17, 1998.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (JoAnne F. Lewellen, 
Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue, P.O. Box 291, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291:
    1. Michael P. Finbraaten, Connie S. Hoff, and Curtis R. Sheely, all 
of Adams, Minnesota; to acquire voting shares of Adams Bancshares, 
Inc., Adams, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of 
Farmers State Bank of Adams, Adams, Minnesota.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice 
President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Knox Company FBO Harry Newlon, Individual IRA Account, Artesia, 
New Mexico; Knox Company FBO Nancy Newlon, Individual IRA Account, 
Artesia, New Mexico; Ronald K. Humphreys, Artesia, New Mexico; Knox 
Company FBO Ronald K. Humphreys, Individual IRA, Account, Artesia, New 
Mexico; Knox Company FBO W. Everett Crawford, Individual IRA, Account, 
Artesia, New Mexico; Knox Company FBO Belen Herrera, Individual IRA 
Account, Artesia, New Mexico; Knox Company FBO Sylvian Gillespie, 
Individual IRA Account, Artesia, New Mexico; Kenneth B. and Sharon E. 
Berry, Artesia, New Mexico; Susan K. and George E. Holmes, Artesia, New 
Mexico; Greg and Elizabeth Marrs, Hobbs, New Mexico; George M. and 
Marie E. Casabonne, Hope, New Mexico; Mike G. and Dewanna Casabonne, 
Hope, New Mexico; H. Crawford and M. Kay Culp, Hobbs, New Mexico; 
Russell Edward Guy, Artesia, New Mexico; Raye P. and Mary K. Miller, 
Artesia, New Mexico; Tom and Mary Jo Vandiver, Artesia, New Mexico; 
Brooks Holladay Trust B, Hobbs, New Mexico; Gilbert Gomez, Hagerman, 
New Mexico; Paul or Roetta Hudson, Artesia, New Mexico; Myco 
Industries, Inc., Artesia, New Mexico; William and Marilyn Mershon, 
Mayhill, New Mexico; James A. Ellett, Hope New Mexico; The First 
National Bank of Artesia as Trustee for the J.B. and Bereneice Runyan 
Trust, Bereneice Runyan, Trustee and Susan Holmes, Trustee, Artesia, 
New Mexico; Jackolin Runyan Jordan, Carlsbad, New Mexico; Clyde Guy 
Estate, Mary Jo Guy, Personal Representative, Artesia, New Mexico; and 
GenCon Corporation Profit Sharing Plan and Trust FBO Michael P. Clute, 
Mesilla, New Mexico; all to retain voting shares of First Artesia 
Bancshares, Inc., Artesia, New Mexico, and thereby indirectly acquire 
The First National Bank of Artesia, Artesia, New Mexico.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Maria Villanueva, Manager 
of Analytical Support, Consumer Regulation Group) 101 Market Street, 
San Francisco, California 94105-1579:
    1. Franklin Mutual Series Fund, Inc., Short Hills, New Jersey 
(``the Fund''); to acquire additional voting shares of Western Bancorp, 
Newport Beach, California, and thereby indirectly acquire additional 
voting shares of Santa Monica Bank, Santa Monica, California, and 
Southern California Bank, Newport Beach, California. Subsidiaries of 
Franklin Resources, Inc., San Mateo, California, including Franklin 
Mutual Advisers, Inc., Franklin Templeton Services, Inc., and Franklin/
Templeton Distributors, Inc., serve as investment adviser, 
administrator, and principal underwriter/distributor for the Fund, and 
provide additional services to the Fund.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 28, 
1998.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 98-29324 Filed 11-2-98; 8:45 am]
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