10234. Commercial Trust Company (Harrisonville, MO)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
trust company
Start Date
May 13, 1926
Location
Harrisonville, Missouri (38.653, -94.349)

Metadata

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gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
a1296256

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Description

Newspaper articles (May 13, 1926) report the Commercial Trust Company of Harrisonville went into voluntary liquidation and its affairs were turned over to Truman Richards as receiver/ liquidator. No run or depositor panic is described. OCR errors in Article 1 were corrected (e.g., 'recently' and phrasing around voluntary liquidation).

Events (2)

1. May 13, 1926 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Truman Richards of Lamar, Mo., arrived ... to take charge of the affairs of the Commercial Trust Company; Richards ... in charge liquidating financial affairs Trust Company.
Source
newspapers
2. May 13, 1926 Suspension
Cause
Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details
Board voluntarily asked for liquidation citing circumstances and obstacles (old slow paper bank) and decided voluntary liquidation was proper.
Newspaper Excerpt
it cently went into voluntary liquidation; board to voluntarily ask for liquidation
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Cass County Democrat-Missourian, May 13, 1926

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Audit of Commercial Trust Company's Affairs Completed-T. Richards in Charge. George H. Pahlman, who has been connected with the Commercial Trust Company in Harrisonville until it cently went into voluntary liquidation, with Mrs. Pahlman moving his household goods Kansas City, where will seek location. Mr. Pahlman been staying at the bank assisting the examiners complete the audit, furnishing and helping in way possible. The any audit been completed and the bank's affairs have been turned to Truman Richards of Lamar, Mo., special deputy bank final liquidation, so Mr. Pahlman feels that should working. The board of directors the bank, well the general public, feel that as could have done more or could man have been more faithful in discharghis duties than has Mr. Pahlman his connection here. Circumsince stances and obstacles, caused mostly coming from the old slow paper bank, prompted the board to voluntarily ask for liquidation, and seems the general sentiment that this the action to take, having proper met with the approval of the general public. Pahlman to Harrisonville Mr. came almost three years ago highly recommended and with good and that he asked the board the fact directors to close the bank when seemed to warrant, is to his ditions credit. He is hard worker, always dependable, enjoys the consistent and of his acquaintances and confidence the of never shirking has reputation no mater how heavy Harrisonville sorry to lose Mr. citizens. Howand Mrs. Pahlman as their clean habits and owing the life serviceable activities the good the community, they will of host of lastand friends for their future the Mr. Pahlman For present after some interests of pects to bank in Oklahoma. Yoder Return. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mr. and Mrs. Roy Yoder, who the several months spent past returned to their Lake Worth, Harrisonville Thursday home feeling and last They are the southern country very enjoyed glad get home yet were again. Mr. and Mrs. They report (Oscar) Dunn, other made the trip to Florida people who feeling fine, both with them, and not thinking excellent positions back for awhile of coming Mrs. Yoder have not least. Mr. definite plans for the fumade will in probability return ture, to Florida this fall. Rehearshing the Wedding." the "Womanless WedWork on to staged at the comedy Schnell Theatre on Wednesday under The cast ning, May way. 100 people has over been selected. This entertainment is being Woman's Council the sored by the Harrisonville Christian church. Tickwill be on sale next week. Harrisonville Hospital News. small of Mr. and Mrs. The Albert Lieseke submitted to minor operation last week. Stark near Freeman was Gladys to the last Friday brought hospital suffering from broken ankle. Oscar Price of Harrisonville submitted an operation Tuesday this small tumor being moved from his back. Mrs. Willis of Harrisonville of her daughter, James Howard Allen, family Hill Monday She reports Pleasant James Howard her grandson, from case of mumps.


Article from The Cass County Democrat-Missourian, May 13, 1926

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RECEIVER Richards of Lamar in Charge Liquidating Financial Affairs Trust Company. Truman Richards of Lamar, Mo., arrived in Monday take charge of the affairs of the Commercial Trust Company, relieving George both whom resent the State Finance Department. Mr. Richards states he remain until the financial fairs the trust are closed and hasten business of securing final much At the present time he possible. charge bank in coununtil its affairs are closed he absent from Harrisonville on Mondays and Tuesdays each week. He expects complete settlement of latter bank which will devote his time the Commercial Trust Company. assist deposits and were former of the trust These company today blanks filled in and returned the as soon Delay returning them delay the final closing the bank's take months complete the liquidation work. Miss Nelle Christy Brown to Leave. Miss Nelle Christy Brown, bookkeeper at the Pearson Grocery Store, soon for Kansas will teach in the Ruhl school the she school This school coming year. an outlying consolidated eight teachers being the district. Miss Nelle Christy's many friends will be learn of her good forHer mother. Mrs. Mable the Davis Silk employment Shop Kansas and they can together. Her Harry, remain here and from the local high school graduate next year. FARM LOANS. If in the market for Loan you are farm. or desire to renew the your already have. YOU THE before placing your busiWe the BEST the BEST TERMS and the BEST and you GET YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU WANT NEVER QUIT. the market for business, and your business is appreciated. When town. drop and us. BIRD. Manager. We are the Square, First Door East of the Allen Banking Company. Harrisonville, Mo. Blain Glendening's Father Dies in Eureka. Kans. Blain Glendening, 900 South street, Harrisonville, and of this city's popular and efficient called Eureka, Kans., Friday of last week on count the serious illness of Glendening. The elder Mr. was 76 and had been ill with cancer years the stomach for several death relieving his suffering May Burial was Hamilton, Kans. Deceased survived by eight children, all of whom were present funeral. This was the first time the children had assembled for thirty years. Blaine Glendening returned to Harrisonville Tuesday this week, accompanied brother, Fred of Larkin, Kans., the visitor returning home the following Wednesday.


Article from The Garden City Views, May 13, 1926

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Concerts Will be Held Band Scheduled the location of The rumpus over bandstand during the summer the and concert will has been be held each Thursday night, with the first Thursday ginning A rehearsal will be night June. held each Wednesday night Geo. R. Bennett of now on with Freeman directing. bandstand will be rebuilt The that it be moved in the can usual main street and place on moved as desired. away M. Kauffman went to Kansas morning to attend City yesterday the Undertakers' Convention. Feild was passenger to Kansas City yesterday morning business mission and also for visit with his son, Frank, in City, Kansas. Court Notes Circuit W. Niles Fred Rowley Comes defendant On account. attorney and personally and by which files bond for appearance, approved. Jack Pitts. AtSada Meyers Defendant files motion tachment. attachment and writ of quash dissolve it. Motion to quash Defendant given leave ruled. plead by May 15. Jack Pitts Leonard Meyers had and received. Property Defendants file motion for cost said motion set bond. Hearing on bond filed and for May and cost approved by the court. Phillip Renner et al vs. Court finds Staley. account. for plaintiff by judgment Kansas City Pump Co. VS. account. Alias sum Wiedman. On issued directed to the mons for defendant, returnable to the term of this Court. September Wm. Patterson. Com State assault. Cause Holt. HuntState George license. Cause diswithout missed. State James Daugherty. vs. Prosecuting attorney Gambling. Nolle account of death enters on of defendant. State Estel Simpson. Operatwhile intoxicated. Deing auto and by fendant appears personally and waives reading of attorney and pleads guilty. Fined formation $100. State Smith. Operatdevice. Defendant gambling pleads guilty and is fined $25. Rudolph Ries Julia Ries. Decree divorce. Custody of two minor children to defendant. County Court Notes the Court that It is ordered by due the closing of the to Company of Harrisoncial Trust which has been heretofore ville, the active depositdesignated as house for the and clearing ory Farmers Bank county funds, designated as the of Strasburg is depository for the county bank to be allowed funds. Said reduction of of per cent their original bid still depositOrdered the Allen Banking ory. shall act as clearing Company house the county funds, as with them by the Farmers ranged It is ordered Bank of Strasburg. bond of the the sureties on Commercial Trust Company securfor the funds in ing the county of said bank as county custody be notified that as said depository business and bank has suspended its obligations, the payment of county now looks to said bondsmen in full for all money for payment of said depository, custody which due the county. the county put steel Ordered and floor on the stringers new Small bridge in Big Creek Twp. the county build Ordered the east line of Sec. bridge on 45-32 known as Bill The rock be delivered on bridge without cost to the county. Ordered that the levy for county be at 28 cents on the revenue set valuation for the 1926 $100 year that said levy of 28 cents be and divided follows: 35 per cent bridge fund. 25 per fund. 25 contingent fund. per cent 10 cent salary fund. witness and election fund. Probate Court Notes E. R. Reid, The commission to Will of prove Reid returned and upon examination of the proof of Will, admitted to Probate. instrument The appointment of Thaddeus executor is confirmed Hutton, as filed and Kimberlin, Robert Smith and L. Burch are the witnesses apassist in making invenpointed and of the tory appraisement tate. Richard O'Bannon, deceased. Frances O'Bannon, administratrix files semi-annual settlement which approved. Obert, deceased. LetHenry ters of are refused on this estate for insufficiency of property. Lucinda P. Jones, deceased. H. Ross. executor. An order made fixing May 15 as the time for astransfer and inheritance sessing tax in this estate. James H. Daugherty, deceased. The to will heretofore issued in this cause, turned and such instrument is mitted to probate. This cause continued for appointment of executor. Margaret Bloom, deceased. Bloom files an instrument of writing to be the Will of Bloom, deceased. This Margaret cause continued for proof. AT THE ALAMO Saturday, May 15 "Mannequin" with Alice Joyce and Warner Baxter. Fannie Hurst's $50,000 erty magazine prize story. Admission 10c and 25c. Friday and Saturday May and Harold Lloyd in Heaven's Sake.' He rocks the world with laughter. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the of new Tudor sedan, purchased quite recently from the Motor Co. Mrs. Rebecca Berry received box of fruits, cake, etc., day recently from her daughter, Mrs. George Gross, of Minneola, Kanremembrance of Mother's Day. Archie Defeats Garden City In Slugfest Archie's in the ranks of baseball this summer house with the locals cleaned of 19 to 15 at the park the tune Sunday. threw rotten ball Both pitchers received ragged support, but and less said about the game the the better. and luck time. Sunday seemed be day of large scores, even big league circles. City will go to Pleasant Garden next Sunday. The box Archie: Childers, Feild, Standsbury, 1b Gross, If Stevens. Hodges, rf Totals From Son To Mother Fields of Long Beach, James Cal., penned his mother, Mrs. Fields, the following lines in of Mother's Day: vast and lovely ocean love, love reminds of your tide comes in and whose ever flows out. The serene and never skies remind me of your sunny cheer, good cheer perpetual good which, sunshine, warms all the life where move. The of bold and rock-ribbed mountains remind me of courundismayed by any hardship, age standing like gransorrow, ite all storms. The ever against and blooming flowers present mind of beauty of soul, me your that has made desire beauty revere all womankind. and that helps me to believe in Coats Underwent Mastoid Nadene Operation Miss Nadene Coats, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Coats of Kansas underwent mastoid City, of last week and tion Tuesday cording report yesterday she Miss Nadine's illdoing nicely. Garden City: started with influenza, later ness 3b with measles. For complicated Asbury, 1b time her condition was considered 2b critical. Buckley, ss-p Garden City Ice Plant to Operate Knowles, that the ice plant will The rumor Voyles, be started this year erronSome repairs are necessary Fitzgerel, it not be started as soon may Terry, p-ss it has been some however years, informs us the price of Mr. Dyar Totals will be the same as usual. Ice will delivered to part of bases, any the usual price of 80 cents 10. Sacri- town at Archie Garden City fice, Gross. Hit by pitcher. Voyles by Phillips. Home runs, Childers, Triples, Hayes, Kimberlin Hodges, Stevens. 2-base hits, Phillips, Standsbury HodgHelmuth. Asbury, Gross, FitzTerry by Shepp Struck by Terry Phillips Hits off Terry innings, Shepp in innings. Losing Terry. Umpires Smith and Russell. Time, 2:30. Beamer Reunion In the springtime month of May celebrate throughout the length and breadth of great land our Mother's wearing, some of that Lord's Day, white carnation in token her bore and nurtured through long drab years. But this enough for us to do Does cancel our debt to mother is only hollow sentimental mockery in comparison to our real debt which only in true of daily affection and constant solicitude? Such were the thoughts of the family of Mrs. Beamer as they met with her Mother's Day to do her homage. pienie dinner was served on the lawn from the baskbrought by those present. Mother Mine' and other selections sung by Marcie Beamer, were graduate in music. Song, and of days and jokes the time was gone all too soon. All members the family present except Mrs. James H. Smith Colorado Springs. How. of she there, in the too was beautiful carnations, card on which bore the names of herself and family Those present: R. Beamer, wife and sons, Forest, and daughter, Lee; C. Beamer and wife; Mrs. Lucy Beamer, daughters, Marcie and Eloise, all Kansas City; John Beamer, of H. Edwards, wife and daughter. Celestine, Bates City; Miss Birdie Edwards, Mayview: Mark Beamer, wife and son, GorGeo. W. Beamden, wife and daughter, Georgia East Galbraith and wife; Oberweather, Junior and Lee; Mrs. sons, A. Beamer and Mrs. Flora Smith. Mr. and Mrs Roy Yoder of Lake Worth, Florida, came few days visit relatives and on among friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Schrock the of baby boy, born parents Saturday night. For the books, fountain pens, stationery, tion toilet and Mrs. Vernon Ziegler of Mr. Hill, Kansas, spent Sunday Spring Martin tion here the home of Mrs. Ziegler. Yoder has very ill his home of this city for several days past with kidney Mrs. Henry K. Obert will hold is of household goods her home mile east of Lone Tree on Monday afternoon. May 17th. and Mrs. Robert Coe spent Sunday the home of their son and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coe, in Kansas City, who returned home them. Coffman left Rev. and law for visit in North MisMonday souri her mother and two daughters, Lucille and Fern. Mrs. Rockey who has been here several days visiting in the home of her mother, Mrs. R. returned to her home in Ramey, Kansas City, Monday. William Washington Byler of general salesman for the Chicago, Armour Leather Company, came in for visit in the home last evening of his Mrs. West, and family. At the North Pole Lieutenant discovered excellent many In view of this landing places. discovery there will doubtless be rush for filling station sites grand at that point. Mrs. Pearl Greaser, sister to the Gross brothers, is in Liberal, Kansas. and will al at within the undergo an operation few days. Her condition is next said to be critical. and Mrs. James M. Feild of Dr. Kansas City, came down Saturday visit in the homes evening on Feild's parents and sister, and Mrs. Morlan and Mr. and G. Kimberlin. Uncle Jim Harrington was just albout primed start the spinning rooster setting story one day but about the time week just he had all proofs subhe thought stantiated the rooster left his nest, 80 Uncle Jim all broken Mr. Hawes has about decided to be against the World acnews stories. However, cording to his entering the race previous for the Senate we understood he for the World Court. There the question of Hawes' sincerity Did he do it to catch votes now. is he sincere? tentatively agreed at the mass meeting one night last week that an of 20 cents per front foot be assessed against the owners of business property on main street for oiling purposes, and 10 cents per front foot in the residence portion of the town. The matter will be taken up in the Council at an early date. are told the City Council recently passed favorably on ordinance empowering the police authorities to prohibit person from driving car for sixty or ninety days who is guilty of careless and reckless driving. Splenif enforced. Some of did thing these days child or grownup is be killed some fellow going to by his "stuff" in who showing speeding. The other day received copy of the "Frisco Employes' MagaWe always look through carefully because know has great deal with it, he being chairman of the Frisco's labor organization, which whale of and one which job, "Mose" has been holding down for several years with increasing success. And, sure enough article, Road to over his name. It splendid article. it next sure and print read Term For Morwood Gets Embezzling Bates County Funds Clinton, Mo., May Morwood. former Republican treasBates county, pleaded urer of the county circuit guilty in Henry court early today to charge and sentenced to three in the penitentiary years brought here from The case was Bates change of venue county and tried before Judge Calvird. At the conclusion of Morwood's office, audit of his term an disclosed shortage of books proximately $46,000 surety contesting liability on the remainder. By consent of the court, stay granted until of execution was September to give Morwood an opportunity to look after private affairs before going prison. He provided $5,000 bond. Since Bates county Morlived in and wood had offices in the New York Life the Entertained Missionary Miss Mary Tee Bricken hostto the South Methodist ess sionary Society last Thursday. Eleven members and one visitor Mrs. Walton, were present. Miss Hutton conducted the busisession while Mrs. Ed. ness had charge of the devotional Gross Several reports and letters part. were read.- The report of the ference held at Jefferson City just was given. served Dainty by the hostess. The next meeting be with Mrs. G. B. Anderson. Money Figures Indicate Each Should Have $42.11 Washington, May of the United States should have had $42.11 May The on total of money in circulaand with was the population estimated at 115, 286,000 the capita in circulaper was $42.11, or exactly than each of us had cents more should have had) one month before. Mr. Schrock Is Better Today John Schrock improved today. Mr. Schrock seriously injured several was days as noted in our last ago, and since has been in very sue, critical condition. His many friends wish for his early recovery. Mrs. Pink Oglesby Is Dead Mrs. Pink of Oglesby, died suddenyesterday her home miles north of Knob Noster from heart trouble. WILL GO FOR OF MY WILL SELL MY ACRES ABOUT MILES EAST OF GARDEN CITY. FOR LARS CALL AT THE GARDEN CITY TRUST RICHARDS. 46-4t Noah Schrock has been confined his home for the past several days with rheumatism Mr. and Mrs. Noah Schrock add the name of their son-in-law. Edward Yoder, Argentine Station. Kansas City, Kansas, to the Big VIEWS Family birthday present. His birthday will be next Tuesday. On Thursday and Friday nights the senior will be given; Sunplay day night, baccalaureate at the Baptist church: Monday night, Rooms and Tuesday night Rooms III and IV; Thursday night next week, graduation exercises. Geo. A. Richards of Joliet, is here visiting looknois, who ing after business matters, us that farming conditions in that state more backward than he are has ever seen. and Mrs. Fewell of Warrensburg, have been guests the past few in the home of their and husband, Dr. and daughter Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. Robert Baker left for Springfield Tuesday for visit in the home of her parents.