10072. Pike County Bank (Bowling Green, MO)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
November 22, 1930
Location
Bowling Green, Missouri (39.342, -91.195)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
9df847f6

Response Measures

None

Description

Contemporary AP/newspaper items (Nov 22–23, 1930) report the Pike County Bank at Bowling Green, Missouri, as closed/suspended by the state finance department. No run or specific cause is mentioned in the articles; officers gave no reason. It appears to be a state-bank suspension that resulted in closure (no reopening reported).

Events (1)

1. November 22, 1930 Suspension
Cause Details
State finance department announced closing; officers gave no reason in the articles.
Newspaper Excerpt
the Pike County bank, at Bowling Green, in northeast Missouri, had $222,300 resources. No reason was given for its closing by its officers.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (4)

Article from The Oshkosh Northwestern, November 22, 1930

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Other financial institutions here which threatened the first unrest of depositors after Central Bank and Trust company closed reported increased deposits today Jefferson more Missouri state today the state department. One southeast Missouri, the State Doniphan, which had total while the Pike County bank Bowling northeast souri, resources. No reason was given for its closing by officers.


Article from The Washington Herald, November 23, 1930

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Nov. 22 Seven banks in four states suspended business raising to 139 the total that have closed in the South and Midwest in the last Until today, bank closings in this area had occurred at the rate of 22 day The consensus among State banking depart ment heads was that the situ ation has been eased. REOPEN Bank and boards of operated in efforts speed the of those in stitutions financial affairs are in better number Arkansas banks already have resumed business, several through mergers with other institutions. Statements by officials of the majority of 15 Kentucky banks that were closed indicated that most of them were solvent. The resources of these institutions were at to The Arkansas banking department arranged to take charge of more than 30 banks that did not reopen today at the expiration of the five-day limit placed temporary suspensions by the State law. total of 65 banks closed in the state since rumors and heavy caused two suspensions in Little Rock. 15 C. BANKS CLOSED Three banks closed North Carolina today. increasing the total of suspensions in the State to Two banks were closed Missouri, the Bank Doniphan and the Pike County Bank of Bowling Green. Eleven State banks and one national bank are shut in the Heavy withdrawals during the last few caused the First Na. tional Bank of Newport. Tenn. to close. A bank notice blamed "malicious and false rumors' for the run. The State Bank of Kinbrae, Minn., was closed of un collected notes. The number of banks closed in other States follows: Indiana. Illinois. 5: Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska.


Article from Chattanooga Daily Times, November 23, 1930

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TWO MORE STATE BANKS SUSPEND IN MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 22 (AP) -Closing of two more Missouri state banks was announced today at the state inance department. One in southeast Missouri, the Donibhan State bank, at Doniphan, which had $361,700 total resources, was closed emporarily, while the other the Pike County bank, at Bowling Green, in northeast Missouri, had $222,300 resources. No reason was given for its closing by its officers.


Article from Winston-Salem Journal, November 23, 1930

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Newport, Tenn., Bank Is Closed Jefferson City, Mo. of more Missouri state was announced today the finance The Doniphan State Bank at Doniwhich had total closed the the Pike County Bank at Bowling Green, had $222,300