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5 Bank Charter After a year of planning, the new Bank of Everett was chartered on June 27, 1962. Governor Albert Rosellini presented the charter in his office in Olympia. There were over 300 stockholders, all from Snohomish County, who raised $900,000 for the charter. Officers included William D. Carpenter of Eclipse Lumber Co., Clarence J. Coleman, Lewis A. Bell, and Grover Ahmann. BANK of EVERITT DIRECTORS and OFFICERS: WILLIAM D CARPENTER, DIREC- TOR and CHAIRMAN of THE BOARD CLARENCE J COLEMAN, DIREC- TOR and PRESIDENT ROBERT S POLACHEI+I, DIRECTOR and EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESI- DENT GROVER ARMANN, DIRECTOR and VICE-PRESIDENT LEWIS A BELIE DIRECTOR and SECRETARY LAWRENCE BICKFORD, DIRECTOR STEPHEN L CHASE, DIRECTOR TOM ECKSTROM, DIRECTOR WILLIAM B GORBUTT, DIRECTOR E P HENNESSEY, DIRECTOR PAUL MARTINIS SR, DIRECTOR MOE MICHELSON, DIRECTOR BRUCE MILLER, DIRECTOR GEORGE K MOORE, DIRECTOR LEO J MULLEN, DIRECTOR SIMON NEWLAND, DIRECTOR HARRY W STUCHELL, DIRECTOR HAROLD WALSH, DIRECTOR CALIFORNIA AT WETMORE TELEPHONE AIRine 94171 1963 Polk Directory listing of the new Bank of America. Chartered June 27, 1962. Temporary bank building at 2724 Wetmore The new bank opened, after a grand ceremony, in a temporary building at 2724 Wetmore Avenue. The grand celebration was held on June 11, 1962 and was attended by Governor Rosellini, Mayor George Gebert and many other dignitaries. The temporary building was intended to give an old-fashioned atmosphere as a hometown bank. It had a false front style, antique lettering, old roll top desks and fixtures, and other antiques on display. The bank gave away a tandem bicycle and US savings bonds as prizes. An antique auto parade left the bank after the opening ceremony.