11153. Merchants & Farmers Bank (Starkville, MS)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
state
Start Date
April 11, 1931
Location
Starkville, Mississippi (33.450, -88.818)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
2656b403

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles (AP) report the Merchants & Farmers Bank of Starkville 'closed several months ago' and 'reopened today' (April 11, 1931). No run or depositor agitation is described. The suspension is placed in context of a wave of suspensions last year, so I classify the cause as macro_news (systemic banking troubles). 'State' bank chosen from naming convention (Merchants & Farmers) though charter type is not explicitly stated.

Events (2)
1. April 11, 1931 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
the Merchants and Farmers bank of Starkville ... reopened today.
Source
newspapers
2. * Suspension
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Closed during the earlier wave of suspensions affecting Mississippi banks in the prior year; part of systemic banking distress rather than a bank-specific run.
Newspaper Excerpt
which closed several months ago
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. April 12, 1931 Abilene Daily Reporter Abilene, TX
Article from Abilene Daily Reporter, April 12, 1931

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Article Text

33 Mississippi Banks Reopened The Associated Press) JACKSON. Miss., April 11. -The Merchants and Farmers bank of Lexington, the Merchants and Farmers bank of Starkville and the Peoples bank of Calhoun City, large financial institutions which closed several months ago, reopened today. With these resuming business, a total of 33 Mississippi banks have reopened since the wave of suspensions last year WELL BLAS TSHAKES CITY OKLAHOMA CITY, April 11 The southeastern part of the city was shaken early today by an explosion when the Number Trumbley well on the T B. Slick estate blew off sand trap and went wild Workmen shut the well in. how. ever, before damage resulted.

2. April 12, 1931 Abilene Daily Reporter Abilene, TX
Article from Abilene Daily Reporter, April 12, 1931

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Article Text

33 Mississippi Banks Reopened (By The Associated Press) JACKSON. Miss., April The Merchants and Farmers bank of Lexington, the Merchants and Farmers bank of Starkville and the Peoples bank of Calhoun City, large financial which closed several months ago. reopened today. with these resuming business, a total of 33 Mississippi banks have reopened since the wave of suspensions last year.