First National Bank - Kansas City, MO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 3456
Charter Number: 3456
Start Date: February 1, 1930*
Location: Kansas City, Missouri (39.100, -94.579)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 68684ac0

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Description

Article (Kansas City Journal, 1930-03-10) states the bank was closed by the board of directors about month ago and its assets are being liquidated. No run or depositor panic is mentioned. Closure appears voluntary by the board and leads to liquidation.

Events (1)

1. February 1, 1930* Suspension

Cause: Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details: Board of directors closed the bank about a month before the article and assets were being liquidated; indicates voluntary board-ordered closure/liquidation.
Newspaper Excerpt: The bank was closed by the board of directors about month ago and its assets are now being liquidated.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 10, 1930 Kansas City Journal Kansas City, MO

Article from Kansas City Journal, March 10, 1930

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Article Text

Rowan Sentenced to Federal Prison in 1920 scion of one of this was years in the penitentiary for his part in the daring holdup of the Jackson street substation in Rowan. at his trial. was alleged to have the mind in ning the of reserve of about $2,000,000 in curOf the five men who actually was killed an auto later was killed an attempted jail break and the others were tried A was shot to death by the Rowan's father died after Albert went to prison. BANK OFFICIAL DIES. March Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Charles L. Hann, cashier of the defunct First National bank here. who died after stroke of apoplexy at his home here yesterday afternoon. The bank was closed by the board of directors about month ago and its assets are now being liquidated. Hann was years Jud Tunkins says when everybody has his own airplane there is going be lot of hard work for new kind of traffic Star.