The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on July 8, 1965
First National Bank To Open In New Location On Monday
Moving day for the First National Bank of Luverne is this weekend.
First National will move to its new building at Main and McKenzie over the July 10 weekend and will be open for business as usual at the new location Monday morning.
The Grand Opening is scheduled for July 16 and 17. On Friday morning a colorful ribbon cutting ceremony is planned to officially open the bank.
Area residents will receive in the mail “mystery teller cards.” The cards can be read only by the mystery teller in a booth at the bank. The public can present their cards at the mystery teller window on either side of the open house days.
Prizes include a 16-piece set of stainless flatware, an electric hostess server, a set of stainless mixing bowls and a blanket.
A pleasing change from the architecture along Luverne’s Main Street, the new First National Bank is unique in its round design.
It has a diameter of 74 feet. The dome at the apex is 21 feet above the bank floor. A row of clear and red glass celestial windows add a flair of color and brightness to the interior immediately beneath the dome.
With entrances on both Main and McKenzie streets, the parking area has room enough for 19 cars. The bank offers drive-up teller service with the entrance on Main and exit on McKenzie.
First National Bank of Luverne is an affiliate of First Bank Stock Corporation and was organized and chartered on April 21, 1931, as the Luverne National Bank. Capitalization at the time was $65,000.
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