10881. Citizens Bank (Warrenton, MO)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
May 29, 1930
Location
Warrenton, Missouri (38.811, -91.142)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
b739462b

Response Measures

Full suspension

Other: Bank closed by its board of directors after a several-day run; article does not mention receivership or reopening.

Description

Newspapers (May 29–30, 1930) report a multi-day run on the Citizens Bank of Warrenton; the board closed the bank. The articles identify it as a state bank and list resources/deposits. No reopening or receivership is mentioned in these items.

Events (2)
1. May 29, 1930 Run
Cause Details
Article reports a run of several days but gives no specific trigger or cause for the withdrawals.
Measures
Board of directors closed the bank after several days of withdrawals.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Citizens Bank of Warrenton closed today by its board of was directors following run of days duration
Source
newspapers
2. May 29, 1930 Suspension
Cause Details
Bank was closed by its board following the multi-day run; article does not indicate government action or voluntary liquidation explicitly beyond the board's action.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Citizens Bank of Warrenton was closed Thursday by its board of directors after run of several days' duration.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. May 29, 1930 Jefferson City Post-Tribune Jefferson City, MO
Article from Jefferson City Post-Tribune, May 29, 1930

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Article Text

The Citizens Bank of Warrenton closed today by its board of was directors following run of days duration, according received today by Cantvice ley, state finance commissioner. The bank, which the 31st state bank close its doors this year to had total resources of loans of $373,000, capital and total deposits of The president of the bank Showengerdt and the cashier Delventhal.

2. May 30, 1930 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, TX
Article from Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 30, 1930

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Article Text

RUN CLOSES MISSOURI BANK--31ST OF YEAR JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., May 29. WITHOUT OBLIGATION The Citizens Bank of Warrenton was JOHN E. QUARLES CO closed Thursday by its board of directors after run of several days' duration. 90 Jennings Ave QUALITY The bank. which is the thirty-first state bank to close its doors this year. had total resources of $540.000. loans $15,000 and total deposits of $365,000.