Bank of Thomasville - Thomasville, NC

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: *
Location: Thomasville, North Carolina (35.883, -80.082)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 2c058703082059aa

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Description

The article mentions a receiver of the Bank of Thomasville (T. J. Finch) in litigation, which indicates the bank had been placed in receivership (i.e., closed) prior to the publication. There is no description of a depositor run or reopening in the excerpt, so this is classified as a suspension leading to closure/receivership. No date for the receivership is provided in the text.

Events (1)

1. * Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: mistrial being ordered in case of T. J. Finch: receiver of Bank of Thomasville, and others against J. L. Armfield, former bank president, and wife, in which it was sought to invalidate deed to property valued at $50,000.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 13, 1923 Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal Atlanta, GA

Article from Atlanta Tri-Weekly Journal, October 13, 1923

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which Bishop Collins Denny, Richmond, Va., participates. HICKORY.-Z. Huffman, white, aged 40, jumps from motor truck to speak to friend, falls and skull is crushed, death resulting few hours later. REIDSVILLE.-Prices in early days of season are regarded as disappointing by Old Belt tobacco growers. RALEIGH.-Supreme court hears arguments on appeal of J. H. Hightower, former president of Central Bank and Trust company, of Raleigh, under prison sentence for receiving deposits knowing bank to be insolvent. RALEIGH.-Dr. W. S. Rankin, secretary of state board of health, is granted year's leave of absence to engage in extensive research work under auspices of American Public Health association. THOMASVILLE.-Ninety eighth annual session of North Carolina Methodist Protestant conference convenes here October 31, Dr. A. G. Dixon, of Greensboro, being president. MOUNT AIRY.-Miss Ada Jones, county health nurse, resigns to join nursing staff of Greensboro schools, where she will specialie in work with under-weight children. WINSTON-SALEM.--Twenty-five thousand persons attend opening day of Forsyth County fair. RALEIGH.-Eddie E. Hurt, army deserter, tried for murder in connection with death of soldier, Angelo Kanaris, at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, is acquitted in federal court here. RALEIGH.-Theater owners defy federal agents and show films of Dempsey-Firpo fight. District Attorney Tucker declares showing "an outrageous violation of law" and promises to investigate manner in which films were brought into state. WINSTON-SALEM.-Mrs. Bertha Hester, widow, is found dead in yard of home near Kernsville by neighbors. ASHEVILLE.-Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hood, Miss Mamie Hood, all of Florida, and Mrs. R. L. Maynard, of Asheville, are taken to hospita suffering from severe injuries received when automobile leaves road and turns over. GRAHAM.-Col. Jacob A. Long, 80, retired attorney, suffers second stroke of paralysis and is in critical condition. GREENSBORO.-Albert Young elderly white man, of Rockingham county, is in Guilford county jail charged with assaulting 16-year-old white girl near Draper. He was brought here because of intense feeling in Draper community. GREENSBORO.-Juror J. A. Dean is struck by motor car and painfully injured, mistrial being ordered in case of T. J. Finch: receiver of Bank of Thomasville, and others against J. L. Armfield, former bank president, and wife, in which it was sought to invalidate deed to property valued at $50,000. RALEIGH.-James Miller, negro, convicted slayer of John Sutton Lenoir county farmer, is electrocuted, five brothers of slain man witnessing execution. GREENSBORO.-Alleging negligence on part of North Carolina Public Service company resulted in death of Lineman John W. Kimball suit for $25,000 damages is instituted in Guilford county superior court by widow, Mrs. Della Kimball, against company. WINSTON-SALEM.-Four negroes, under sentences ranging from 18 months to ten years, saw out two sections of iron bars and escape from Forsyth county prison. HIGH POINT. Loss estimated at $75,000 is caused by fire of unknown origin which destroyed machine room and chair room of Ideal Table company. HENDERSONVILLE.-Dr. Columbus Few, 75, native of Greenville, S. C., Confederate veteran, dies after extended illness. RALEIGH-Supreme court terminates long-drawn-out litigation when it upholds order of Superior Court Judge McElroy's order granting power rights on Hiawassee river to Carolina-Tennessee Power company through priority of claim, denying contention of Hiawassee Power company, respondent. # ALABAMA LINEVILLE.-Leslie Cole, third-year student in secondary agricultural school here, grows 60 bushels of Irish potatoes on half acre and sells them for $76. FLORENCE.-W. S. Estep is re-elected mayor, and following officers elected: Lester Norwell, treasurer; O. B. Hill, attorney; T. B. Smith, clerk; Donald White, fire chief; O. T. Calahan, superintendent of streets; T. W. Curtis, sanitary department; James Kilburn, building and plumbing inspector. ALEXANDER CITY. Fall is ushered in with building boom. More than 50 new residences are being built, 22,000 spindles are added to Avondale cotton mills and new water works system is being installed. EUFAULA. Claud H. Davis opens one of the largest poultry farms in Alabama near here. He buys 600 hens and will add 400 more soon. TUSKEGEE. Continued dry weather causes all streams in Macon county to practically dry up. Live stock suffers for water and many fish die. DECATUR.-Considerable excitement prevails here as result of finding strong oil indications in well