11008. Commercial National Bank (Hattiesburg, MS)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
12478
Charter Number
12478
Start Date
June 2, 1931
Location
Hattiesburg, Mississippi (31.327, -89.290)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
50fe08b2

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
35.0%
Date receivership started
1931-06-12
Date receivership terminated
1936-08-14
Share of assets assessed as good
24.5%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
48.8%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
26.7%

Description

Articles state the Commercial National Bank 'closed on June 2' and a receiver (Louis G. Selig) was appointed; later actions relate to receivership (filing claims, statements of condition, payment of a dividend, suit to collect stock). No article describes a depositor run prior to suspension or any reopening of the bank. Cause of suspension not explicitly given in the articles; insolvency/receivership implied, so classified as bank_specific_adverse_info.

Events (7)

1. December 29, 1923 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. June 2, 1931 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Bank closed and went into receivership on June 2, 1931; articles present later receivership administration and claims filing, implying insolvency rather than a rumor-driven run.
Newspaper Excerpt
Speed in filing claims was urged today by Louis G. Selig, receiver for the Commercial National Bank which closed here on June 2.
Source
newspapers
3. June 12, 1931 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
4. August 15, 1931 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
T. J Wills, George W. Currie, R. W. Heidelberg, T. C. Hannah, G. B. McDuff and Louis G. Selig, receiver for the Commercial National Bank, have returned to Hattiesburg from Yazoo City, where they attended federal court yesterday.
Source
newspapers
5. October 12, 1931 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
With only a short time remaining for the filing of claims against the Commercial National bank, which closed on June 2. this year, Louis G. Selig, receiver, today issued a statement of condition of the defunct institution as of September 30.
Source
newspapers
6. November 3, 1931 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Approximately one hundred and fifty thousand dollars be paid the 2,000 depositors of the funct bank who proved it today by Louis Selig, receiver. ... The exact percentage of the first dividend to declared since the bank closed last June was not closed by Mr. Selig but expect that will of substantial nature checks be issued well in advance of the Christmas
Source
newspapers
7. December 16, 1931 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Recovery of $5,000 from B. A. Weems, stockholder in the defunct Commercial National Bank of Hattlesburg, is sought in a suit filed in federal court here by Louis G. Selig, receiver
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (8)

Article from Hattiesburg American, August 15, 1931

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Seen and Heard Here and There About the City Mr. and Mrs. Sid Blackledge, Mable street, are visiting at New Orleans. Mr and Mrs. Hulon Fairchild, Annette and Emmett, have returned to the city from New Orleans, where they visited relatives. Miss Lorene Cubley, deputy circuit clerk, was back at work today after a week's vacation, most of which was spent visiting friends in Meridian. Mrs. J. M. Boyd, Miss Jessie Boyd, who is executive secretary of the local Red Cross chapter, and S. W Boyd, Fourth avenue, have returned from the Gulf Coast, where they vacationed for the last several days. C. H. Scovill, local merchant, and son, C. M., plan to leave the city Sunday for points in Alabama, Florida and Georgia. C. M. will enter school at Alabama Polytechnic College at Auburn. Mr. Scovill will be gone for about 10 days. T. J Wills, George W. Currie, R. W. Heidelberg, T. C. Hannah, G. B. McDuff and Louis G. Selig, receiver for the Commercial National Bank, have returned to Hattiesburg from Yazoo City, where they attended federal court yesterday. The regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Hattiesburg Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday instead of Tuesday, it was announced today by T. S. Jackson, secretary. The meeting date was changed, Mr. Jackson said, because of the fact that Mayor W. S. F. Tatum will be absent from the city Tuesday.


Article from Hattiesburg American, August 15, 1931

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Selig Urges Claimants Tδ Speed Up Their Filing Speed in filing claims was urged today by Louis G. Selig, receiver for the Commercial National Bank which closed here on June 2. Mr. Selig said today that nearly half the allotted time has expired for persons with accounts involved in the closure to formally apply for settlements. The time limit for filing claims is October 21, 1931. Claim blanks are available at the bank building on Front street and may be obtained in person or by mail.


Article from Hattiesburg American, October 12, 1931

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SELIG MAKES BANK SURVEY Condition of Commercial National as of Sept. 30, Is Outlined With only a short time remaining for the filing of claims against the Commercial National bank, which closed on June 2. this year, Louis G. Selig, receiver, today issued a statement of condition of the defunct institution as of September 30. All claims must be filed with the receiver within three months from July 21, the date on which claim notices were first published. Regarding the probable time of payment of the first dividend to creditors and the amount likely to be made available, the receiver is prohibited by the Treasury department from speculating Practically all major claims have been filed with the receiver, though it is estimated that approximately 3,000 smaller claims, some of them ranging from a few cents to a few dollars, will not be filed. This is the case in every bank failure, according to Mr. Selig, many depositors with inactive accounts neglecting to 0.00 0.00 file claims. Mr. Selig's statement of condition of the bank follows: Assets Bills Receivable $529,146.73 Cash on hand 4,000.36 Assets other than Bills receivable and cash on hand 373,028.90 Additional Assets acquired 716.16 Stock Assessment 100,000.00 Total of all Assets coming into the hands of the Receiver $1,006,892.15 Remaining Assets Uncollected Bills Receiv448,200.72 able Assets other Bills Receivable 116,891.57 Additional Assets ac70.59 quired Stock Assess91,958.15 ment Total Assets uncollected Liabilities Total claims proven on unsecured liabilities. 304,480.94 Total unproven unsecured claims. 76,043.03 Total secured liabilities outstanding unpaid 200,002.42 Total Rediscounts unpaid Total Bills Payable unpaid Total additional Liabilities 378.85 proven Total of all Liabilities Dividends paid during last quar0.00 ter Dividends paid prior 0.00 thereto Total Dividends paid to date Cash on hand Pat Greene, said to be of Pearl River county, was in Forrest county jail today awaiting arrival here of Pearl River county officers. He was arrested Saturday by Deputy Shert iffs H. K. McLemore and Frank Williams. He is held on a liquor possession charge. Postal Telegraph Office Equipment Much Improved Completion of extensive improvements in equipment of the local Postal Telegraph company office in Hotel Hattiesburg, was announced this morning by C. A. Cox. manager. For more than a week plant and equipment engineers were engaged in making new installations in the office and increasing volume capacity to accommodate recent increases in business recorded locally, Mr. Cox said. These improvements afford the local office ample facilities for 657,121.03 handling an increased volume of business, and caring for a number of special simplex sending-receiving stations installed in large business offices in the city. Besides its main office the Postal is operating a branch in the lobby of Forrest hotel. CROSLEY RADIOS SALES and SERVICE Tubes, Batteries, Aerials, etc. Polk Hardware & 580,905.24 Implement Co. You Don't Have to 0.00 119,236.19 Buy Tires


Article from Hattiesburg American, October 12, 1931

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CHURCH PLANT SALE ORDERED Special Committee Hopeful Finances Can be Raised to Save Property Though foreclosure sale of the property of Main Street Methodist church has been ordered and set for November 2, in an order published by G. B. McDuff, substitute trustee, of the board of stewards of the congregation are seeking to refinance the obligation, it was said today. Failure to meet installments due on bonds and to pay interest is given as reason for the sale order. Appointment of Mr. McDuff as substitute trustee was, effected recently, the Commer National bank, which suspend business June 2, having been the original trustee. All land, buildings and fixtures of the church are listed in the sale order. These include the Sunday school annex building, a heating plant, interior furnishings of the church proper and other properties. Workers composing a general committee to canvass all members of the congregation returned their first reports last night to Dr. z. T. Johnson, chairman. The result of the first effort, Dr. Johnson said this morning, was that approximately one-third of the rank and file of the membership was interviewed and approximately one-fifth of the needed sum was raised. "We are confident that we will be able to raise the money necessary to hold the church property,' Dr. Johnson said this morning. "It is test of the membership's desire to hold the property and we feel sure the finances will be raised. An indebtedness of approximately $35,000 underlies the present financial condition of the congregation it is declared. The church property as a whole was pledged as security for indebtedness incurred when the Sunday school annex was built, the church proper having been free of obligation at that time. it is said. The action by the substitute trustee in advertising the property for sale was not unexpected by church officials, members of the congregation said. All were hopeful, however, that arrangements would be made for refinancing the obligation and confidence was expressed that the property would be held intact and in control of the church.


Article from Hattiesburg American, October 24, 1931

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DOESN'T TIME FLY TWENTY YEARS AGO IN HATTIESBURG Dr. R. N. Whitfield, hook-worm specialist of Florence, is in the city. E. A. Harbison is suffering with a sprained ankle. E. H. for the past three years auditor of the Newman Lumber company in this city, has resigned and leave soon for Grand Rapids, Mich. where he will be employed. Mrs. Eugene Fly and daughter, Jeane, spending awhile with Mrs. Fly's mother, Mrs. Georgia Jenkins Durant. Mrs. Walton E. Bobo is ill at her home on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Wilson have rented part of the residence Mrs. M. E. Hawkins on Main street and on Nov. will go to Mrs. Fred Cline will be hostess of Trinity Guild Monday afternoon, entertaining at her home. TEN YEARS AGO IN HATTIESBURG The Mississippi Woman's College A: Department won two first prizes and two second prizes in the art contest at the recent Mississippi State Fair at Jackson. L. E. Faulkner, general manager of the Mississippi Central Railroad, left today for Chicago on business. Frank Scott of Jackson, one of the state's most prominent young attorneys, is in this city today on legal L. D. Woodruff of St. Louis president of the L. Furniture which is conducting the work of preparing the Tatum block to house the soon, is in Hattiesburg today inspecting the work. 'Gypsy Blood," featuring Pola Negri, will be the at the Strand theater tonight. which instrument appears of record Book page the the Clerk of Chancery of Forrest County, whereas. the undersigned was duly and properly appointed and trustee instrument the stead James ment appears record book page 455 the fice the Clerk Forrest Mississippi and, whereas, default made payment secured said deed the has directed and the undersigned as foreclose said and to sell the secured thereby: M. as the first Monday the offer for sale at the front door the Court in the legal highest and best bidder cash the following described real and being Forrest County the same property that covered the mentioned deed of trust, Lots Six in Block Four of the Mount the For est Missisof Winess October, my signatu e. this the 10th day M. MORRIS. Trustee NOTICE OF USTEE'S SALE Whereas, the Main Charge the the Annual Conference of Methodist EpiscoChurch, South, by and through duly constituted Board executed certain deed trust to the as Trustee. to secure the certain which indenture deed dated as June 1928, and in 247 inclusive and Land Forrest Whereas, the said Commercial National Bank has business and the of liquidation Louis been appointed the the said the Currency of States the duly and acting ceiver the said National the Louis Receiver for the said Bank as by an writing duly executed signed as trustee and trust deed from Street Charge the District of Mississippi Annual Conference Methodist Church. the Commercial and which said nation the the Chancery Whereas, said indenture the the Whereas, the was duly and appointed the holders Main the District Method mercial National day and ment writing Trust the of 1931, as strument Book 456 gages and Whereas, fault in the payment in the semi-annual interest said bonds due and payable December and June and also amounting $3500 due and payable December Whereas, majority of the holders Bonds sald denture trust have indebtedness the bondholders the ture requested the undersigned successor said foreclose and sell the property to the said the ity vested in me the of indenture deed day the day November, the House said for sale and will sell public auction highest cash. singular the or deed trust, and described as follows All Seventeen (17) and tion Lot in Block One Sixty the Survey of the City Hatbeing the Southeast Quarter the Quarter of Range Thirteen ning the South at the of Lots Sixteen (16) teen said Block One y-Five said said (120) feet Westone from the Lot Fifteen said Block. and running right that one hundred (150) feet stake in said Lot Sixteen tion with line Main Street ninety-one (91) feet the original East line said (17). thence Southern with said line 16) and Seventeen the ocrner this corner being about hundred ten feet from Main Street, thence direcwith Main Street fortytion to Southwest said Lot Seventeen Nor two hundred ten, (210) feet with Western line said Main this the most with Main ninetv (90) feet the point of beginning described part Lot in Block One Five to the Crittenden Official the Hattiesburg. and definitely describpoint the Boundary the said Lot teen (16) and being fixed as the point in certain deed Hawkins Page 253 of said old at hundred feet beginning: Sixteen Westerly interior degrees feet One Hundred an (72) (15) distance (50) and one seven degrees or point the feet South and side of said sidewalk line for fourteen (14) feet and four (4) the West Block One Five for of beginning this and point bethe side of the of and an Main stake Western Lot Five run Seventeen Block One Hundred Sixty the beginning on Main Street the and on The and Sunday thereto and and all all heating fittings, furnaces heather. pipes and their radiators gas and electric light fixtures and their all all and now said may after be said said property situated in the City ForOctober. Witness signature the 8th day of McDUFF Successor Trustee City of Hattiesburg. Mississippi per map on file the office Mississippi. MY this. 3rd day October. and pubposted with law on the latter date. J. K. DENHAM. Trustee.


Article from Hattiesburg American, November 3, 1931

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WILL PAID SOON TODEPOSITORS to be Prorated by Commercial National Receiver Among 2,000 Approximately one hundred and fifty thousand dollars be paid the 2,000 depositors of the funct bank who proved it today by Louis Selig, receiver. The exact percentage of the first dividend to declared since the bank closed last June was not closed by Mr. Selig but expectthat will of substantial nature checks be issued well in advance of the Christmas Preparations for paying the first dividend depositors have been pushed since receipt an order from Treasury Department Washington, Selig said. This instruction, which went every national bank in the nation, informed them of the ernment's desire to expedite dividends as rapidly possible another step in the emergency relief measures. Mr. Selig pointed out that ordinary custom for to funds before first dividend. Now, however, the is authorizing to prepare dividends for little five per cent. There are no preferred accounts among those given checks the first dividend. About 2000 perproved claims already. number of accounts have not been handled yet but these mostly are for very small amounts and majority of them were included the dormant account when the bank active.


Article from The Commercial Appeal, November 5, 1931

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Closed Hattlesburg Federal Institution Pays Off Early. Approximately $150,000 will be paid soon the 2,000 depositors the Commercial National Bank which closed its doors, June 2. of this year, since has in it Louis Seling for the under authority of the the Payment of the dividend instead following the custom of deferring payment until the has mulated large sums accord instructions the federal treasthem dividends restore frozen funds Percentage of the dividend has not determined This first dividend expected to be by The bank the suspension had approximately $800,000 on deposit.


Article from Hattiesburg American, December 16, 1931

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WEEMS IS SUED ON BANK STOCK Receiver for Commercial National Seeks to Collect $5000 By Associated Press) BILOXI, Dec. -Recovery of $5,000 from B. A. Weems, stockholder in the defunct Commercial National Bank of Hattlesburg, is sought in a suit filed in federal court here by Louis G. Selig, receiver The amount represents the par value of Weems stock in the bank. Mr. Weems is a resident of Purvis, Lamar county, but is in business here. He owned 50 shares of $100 par value in the Commercial National bank. The law provides for 100 percent collection from in federal bank failures and Mr. Weems is being sued by the receiver, who desires to collect the $5,000 alleged due on the stock, it was stated.