Farmers Bank - Allendale, MO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: February 22, 1928
Location: Allendale, Missouri (40.486, -94.289)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 9d994008

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Description

Article (Worth County Tribune, 1928-02-22) states the State Finance Commissioner and a special deputy (Bert Miller) were in charge of the Farmers Bank of Allendale and that the commissioner ordered sale of land belonging to the bank — indicating state regulatory takeover and likely permanent closure/receivership. No explicit run is described in the text. Classification: suspension leading to closure under government action.

Events (2)

1. February 22, 1928 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Bert Miller, special deputy commissioner in charge Farmers Bank of Allendale. Special deputy files application to sell land belonging to said bank which application is by the court sustained and commissioner is ordered to sell said land at private sale as per form filed.
Source: newspapers

2. February 22, 1928 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: State Finance Commissioner placed a special deputy in charge of the bank and the commissioner petitioned (and was ordered by the court) to sell bank-owned land — regulatory takeover/receivership action.
Newspaper Excerpt: Bert Miller, special deputy commissioner in charge Farmers Bank of Allendale. Special deputy files application to sell land belonging to said bank which application is by the court sustained and commissioner is ordered to sell said land at private sale as per form filed.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 22, 1928 Worth County Tribune Grant City, MO

Article from Worth County Tribune, February 22, 1928

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Article Text

COURT HEARS BANK CASE (Continued from 1st page.) R. L. Gross al vs. Worth County, Mo., interpleader, continued by agreeR. Gross et al vs. Worth County, Mo., interpleader, continued. State VS. Herman Womack, tax suit, settled by County Court. Chas. A Drummins et al vs. J. F. Dawson. John Ewing, pending appeal, continued. Frank Kish vs Henry Picket et al. attachment suit, continued. Frank Kish vs Henry Pickett, et al. pending appeal. continued. Lameraux Bros. Co., vs Frank Locke. sheriff, attachment suit, continued. City of Grant City vs Cornelia Munn. condemnation suit, plaintiff withdraws motion for retrial: defendant withdraws motion for new trial: judgment on verdict. J. Dawson. W Hauber and Clark Gardner. each allowed $5 as service as commission. Judgment as per form filed. Plaintiff files motion to retax cost. William Triplet VS Milton Engle, application for additional bond. continued. Joseph O'Neil vs 0 B. Hudson, sewer tax suit. continued. Volley Carroll vs C. R. Wylie, damages, plaintiff dimisses suit. Irene Williams vs Chas. A. Dye et al, suit on note, summons ordered on Chas A Dye and Maudie Dye. Joseph Jackson Vs ne, to set aside deed. plaintiff dismisses suit. O. B. Hudson. Ex. estate Thos. Robinson, deceased. VS C. E. Fouts, Alex Fouts. suit on note, continued by agreement. F. Wilson Vs Grant Calkins, suit on note. continued by agreement. P. Anthony vs Russell V. and J. Larmar Marshall, suit on note, continued by agreement. Anna O'Howell Samuel O. Miller. Roy Miller, pending appeal. F. O. Eaton et al vs Earl T. Eaton et al. suit on note, continued. S. W. Combast vs Byron Engle and Cornelius Engle, suit on note, judgment for $2891.00 at 8 per cent. Execution stayed for six months. O. P. Hempy trustee VS Milton Engle, Adm Jesse Engle & Sons partnership. suit on note. continued. O. B Hudson, Adm. estate Thomas Robinson, deceased vs C. T. Richardson, suit on note, contiued. Effie Maylon et al V8 Glee V. Maylon and Fay Maylon, assignment of dowery. plaintiff has leave to file amended petition on or before the 1st day of April. 1928. Ira W. Barnes, Adm. estate Elizabeth E. Barnes. deceased vs J. C. Powers et al, suit on note, settled. Ira W. Barnes, Adm. estate Elizabeth E. Barnes, deceased. VS B. F. Barnes and Calista Barnes, suit on note, settled. First National Bank, Maryville VS Byron Engle and Milton Engle, suit on note, settled and cost paid. Farmers Bank, Sheridan VS M. A. Huff Malissa R. Huff. suit on note. judgment for plaintiff for $402.65. Worth County VS Frank B. Slater, continued by agreement. Selz Schwab & Co. VS Elmer Smith. suit on account, judgment for Elizabeth Locke, collector of revenue Chas. Marshall and Lucaster Marshall. tax suit, continued. In Re application of Cantley State Finance Commissioner. Bert Miller. special deputy commissioner in charge Farmers Bank of Allendale. Special deputy files application to sell land belonging to said bank which application is by the court sustained and commissioner is ordered to sell said land at private sale as per form filed. It appears that the sheriff has in his possession quantity of intoxicating liquor obtained by search warrants use in evidence and some glass bottles used as containers of liquor and he is ordered to publicly destroy the same as provided by law. and veals indicated little change. sausage bulls sold freely at $7.25 to 7.75 and choice vealers topped at $15. Stockers and Feeders: Fair demand and moderate supplies held prices steady fore part of the week. Choice lightweight finishing steers frequently reached $12 with the bulk above $11. few stock cows went at down, while thin heifers were scarce. Hogs Sharp frequent price changes featured the week. Values dropped to new low for the year on heavy deliveries. recovered when demand became extensive and finished mostly steady to 10c lower than a week ago Heavy butchers and all half fat de scriptions indicated the losses. The late top stood at $8.20 for 180 to 200 lb. weights. Most 170 to 240 lb. averages cleared at $7.90 to 8.15. The majority of 250 to 330 lb butchers made $7.65 to 7.85. Packing sows bulked at $6.75 to and smooth light weights reached $7.25 sparingly Desirable stocker and feeder pigs turned at $6 75 down. Sheep Fat lamb prices showed 20 to 30 advances compared with a week ago. Choice handyweight wooled western lambs topped at $15.70, the highest price attained since June last year. Most handyweight woolskins were turned from $15.50 to 15.60: while 98 to 192 lb. kinds cleared at $14.80 to 15. Fall clipped lambs were ted at $13.50 Feeding lambs sold up to $14.50. Yearlings and aged stock remained unchanged. choice wooled yearlings earned $13 to 13.50. hoice wooled wethers old at $11.25, and the majority of fat ewes moved at $9 to 9.25. with the latter price top. m. Sunday we continued on about 30 miles to Topleka. At 12 we pulled into Wichita, where we had lunch and feasted our eyes on what was once the great plains but now is a rich and prosperous farming country. For miles one look on great wheat fields and beautiful homes, modern in every way. When we reached Enid Okla., we realized that Kansas had nothing over this country. The wheat fields and the homes were equal in every respect to those around Wichita. Late in the evening we were at Arapaho, the county seat of Custer County, the home of sunshine and flowers. We are located on our farm about 1-2 mile north of Arapoha on the state highway No. 14. On Monday, Feb. 6. our boys started in school. There are about four hundred in at tendance. There was an epidemic of small pox and the boys were vaccinated the second day. Please change our paper from Grant City to Arapaho, R. 1. for we could not get along without the TriBest regards to all the old friends. Yours for prosperity, Mrs. Minnie Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Farrell, east of Denver, were Tuesday hub traders. Mrs. Sam Nail went to Albany Sat. urday morning to visit her son, Fred and family She reports that Fred is getting along very well and has many friends in Grant City that will be glad to hear of his improvement.