Article Text
Newton Bank Closes Farmers Bank of Newtown. Sullivan County, was closed today by the board of directors according to word received by the State Finance department here.
10504. Farmers Bank (Newtown, MO)
Bank Information
- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- state
- Start Date
- April 16, 1926
- Location
- Newtown, Missouri (40.376, -93.335)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini
- Short Digest
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Response Measures
None
Description
Article (Macon Chronicle-Herald, 1926-04-16) states the Farmers Bank of Newtown, Sullivan County, was closed today by the board of directors. No run or reopening mentioned. Closure appears to be a board-ordered suspension/closure (voluntary action), so classified as suspension leading to permanent closure.
Events (1)
1.
April 16, 1926
Suspension
- Cause
- Voluntary Liquidation
- Cause Details
- Board of directors ordered the bank closed; article gives no indication of a depositor run or government receivership.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- Farmers Bank of Newtown, Sullivan County, was closed today by the board of directors according to word received by the State Finance department here.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (1)
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