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Unique Plan of Detroit Bank to Affect 136,000 Persons. Detroit, Feb. one day of anniversary momentous bank notice issued today that with the Guardian National Bank Commerce closed, will full through plan believed one year ago tomorthat Governor William Comstock signed the request the state's banking associations, ordering all bank functions suspended for eight days. Before that period had elapsed, the bank holiday had spread other states, to be climaxed March presidential proclamation closing banks in the coun- Today's announcement told completion whereGuardian National their c'aims share eight per cent financed by Finance Corporation loan make possible depositors all their All itors already have in payments 60 per The new the will begin about February This payment will amount about $8,000,000. The holiday tied up $698,544,766 in banks alone, and of the National and First National did not open Since then, Guardian depositors received while First have ceived 50 per cent their