Since that was 54 years ago, the unclaimed property may have been forfeited to the state. Depends upon that state's law.
I have not been to Hudson since my teen partying years. I'm sure it's no longer in the same spot as it was.
I once raced my best friend down Route 9 leaving Hudson to the south. My Camaro-engined 1979 Skylark vs. her Quad 4, which was a ridiculously fast 4cyl when GM dropped it. Amazing little engine. Long, straight, fast road; had my foot held to the floor for probably four or five minutes. No idea how I survived those years.
Banks are allowed to change the conditions of an account after the fact. When you open an account you sign a contract and they can change that contract without notice. Indeed, when you opened the account you were probably assured no administration fees and 3% interest in perpetuity. At that time it was a criminal offense for anyone in the country to charge more than 7% interest annually. Taxes on the top banker were set at 91% of income and bonuses. Now the banker pays lower taxes than his secretary and charges customers 31.000% interest while paying depositors .005% interest. See how that works!
Got my answer... "If there was one dollar in it, it was closed and no interest would have accrued" That settles that! So I went out and bought two Powerball tickets feeling so bad about this so maybe I will still have the last laugh. If I win I will buy and close their bank down .
I must be one tight bastard with money, I have never ever found any "lost" money from accounts. I check all the different states I have lived in and still nothing. I did once find $500 that my sister had in a long lost account.
Doesn't sound like you were tight, sounds like you kept pretty good track of what you had so there is none to be found. That's a good thing!