Article Text
HOME TRUST COMPANY RE-OPENS MARCH 30 Kiefner President of New Board. The Home Trust Company of Perryville, closed since February on account of shortage in the accounts, was re-opened for business Monday afternoon. March 30. has fully paid capital stock of $50,000 and surplus of $13,000. Charles E. Kiefner of Perryville, former congressman, was elected president the institution and John Geile acting as temporary secretary. With Geile in the bank are Charles E. Cashion, William Blechle and Miss Cleta Difani assistant secretaries. These appointments, however, are considered temporary. Members of the board of direcelected Monday morning by the stockholders, are as follows; Charles William Huber, Meyer, John Lottes, John Geile, Henry Ochs, Jr., Joseph Lurk, Ferd Bergman and Charles Hunt. The business at the bank has been satisfactory, according the officials, and there has "run." The bank, it will be remembered, closed by the old board of directors following the discovery of shortage of $$38,400 in the counts. Ben Obendorfer was secreat the time and Roy Kiefner and Miss Cleta Difani were assisant secretaries. Kiefner arrestMarch 15 charge of bezzlement signed by John Geile director of the bank and will brought for trial at the April term of circuit court.
