Bloomfield Bank - Bloomfield, MO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: November 29, 1930
Location: Bloomfield, Missouri (36.886, -89.929)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 06c84dda

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Dec 5, 1930) states simply that The Bloomfield and Puxico banks closed. No explicit run on Bloomfield is described; closure appears contemporaneous with regional runs (Portageville) and examiner action elsewhere. No mention of reopening; classified as suspension leading to closure. Date estimated from newspaper (closure reported the week of Dec 5, 1930).

Events (1)

1. November 29, 1930 Suspension

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Closed contemporaneously with a heavy run and closure at nearby Portageville; appears caused by local banking distress/contagion.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Bloomfield and Puxico banks closed.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. December 5, 1930 Portageville Southeast Missourian Portageville, MO

Article from Portageville Southeast Missourian, December 5, 1930

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Article Text

The Portageville Bank Closed by Depositors' Heavy "Run" The Portageville Bank-old est of the two banks in the city -was closed by its directors last Saturday morning to business when the onrush of depositors during the week had almost drawn out the deposit resource of the bank and it was then placed in the hands of State Bank Examiner C. V. Estes, who, up to this day has werked on the adjustment of the institution, the closing of which created wide-spread surprise among the patrons and general public. The bank had *224,340 loans; $161,886 deposits; *60,000 bills payable; $20,000 capital stock: $30,000 surplus. Public funds on deposit amounted to $51,519. The officers of the bank are Alphonse DeLisle, president; Jonah DeLisle, vice-president; Arthur W. Fields, cashier: Mary Emma Delisle and Wayne DeLisle, assistant cashiers. We have it from reliable in formation that the bank will probably be able to reopen. The Bloomfield and Puxico banks closed.