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171)  "THE CONTINENTAL BANK  The Bank That Says "Thank You" member FDIC  The bank that gives an EXTRA measure of SERVICE"

The Encyclopedia of Cleveland mentions Continental Bank was "founded by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in 1926, had specialized in loans to small businessmen" It's Cleveland offices were taken over by Euclid National Bank in 1976. 

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