This Week in Odessa History

New businesses were opening regularly early in the last century. One such was the Farmers and Merchants Bank, which was to serve Odessa for many years.

This report was in the December 10, 1915, issue of The Record:

The Farmers and Merchants Bank, Odessa’s newly organized banking institution, which was recently granted a charter for conducting business, opened its doors for business in temporary quarters in the Kleeman Millinery store in the Turner Building yesterday.

The new bank begins business with a capital stock of $25,000, and undivided profits of $2,500, which will make it a very substan...