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The Southern National Bank of Wynnewood
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Contributed by: Otis Lamont Frost, Jr.
The picture is probably of the second bank to be organized in Wynnewood and
was called
"The Southern National Bank" of Wynnewood. It was granted a Charter in March,
1901 with a capital of $50,000.00.
Among the first stockholders was H. D.Knight (possible older brother of
T.L.Knight) In May 1902 H.D. KNIGHT was elected Vice-President of the
bank. January 1903 the bank purchased Lot No. 7, Block No. 207, on the corner
of Main and Commercial and that year constructed a bank building (probably
the building in the picture). In 1906 T.L. KNIGHT was elected Assistant Cashier
and in 1910 elected Cashier.
On June 1, 1914 T.L. Knight resigned (that may be when he moved to another
town in OK and opened a drug store.
The very stout man in the Teller window is my grandfather T.L.Knight (note
he has no left arm and also appears young).
The framed pictures I can read using a 10 power glass state:
1.Over Teller window: Protected Against Burglary and Robbery
Bankers Mutual Casualty Co.
then four lines I cannot read
2. Sign to our right of the Teller window:
Endorse CHECKS Before Presenting
3.Sign to our left under the cougar:
Ask for Accomodation Where You Keep Your Deposits
The back of the picture is made up as a Post Card with the usual designated
places for a stamp, address, and correspondence. I have no idea who the other
gentlemen in the picture are.
I think the above street names have been changed and are now called; Robert
S. Kerr Blvd. (a former U.S.Senator from Oklahoma who died of a heart attack
while in office in the early 1960ties) Dean A. McGee Ave.who I presume is
the other person in the oil refinery at Wynnewood owned by the Kerr McGee
Oil Co.
In earlier days the main corporation was the Southland Cotton Oil Company
which went broke in the great depression that started in the late 1920ties.
It has been completely demolished but was located, I think, at the southwest
corner of McGee Ave and South St.
The last time I was in Wynnewood was in 1988, as I recall, and the lapse
before that was about 60 years, so there could be changes.
Contributed by: Otis Lamont Frost, Jr. frosty@primenet.com
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