11406. Rock Creek State Bank (Joliet, MT)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
*
Location
Joliet, Montana (45.485, -108.970)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
a5263a33

Response Measures

None

Description

Newspaper excerpts (1948) state that John W. Corwin was appointed receiver for Rock Creek State Bank at Joliet and that the bank was being liquidated. There is no mention of a depositor run in the provided text. Date of receivership/liquidation is not given in the clips, so dates are left null.

Events (2)
1. * Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Some years ago he successfully served as receiver of the Laurel State bank and the Rock Creek State bank at Joliet when they were being liquidated.
Source
newspapers
2. * Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
A receiver was appointed and the bank was being liquidated (official receivership following suspension)
Newspaper Excerpt
He was appointed receiver for the Rock Creek bank at Joliet
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. February 25, 1948 Laurel Outlook Laurel, MT
Article from Laurel Outlook, February 25, 1948

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Article Text

of the Methodist church, now known as the Women's Society of Christian Service. Soon after coming to Park City, Mr. Corwin engaged in the mercantilé business, which engaged his attention some 25 years. He was the first representative of Stillwater county in the state legislature after the county was created in 1913. was re-elected representative in 1915 and served during three other sessions as senator from Stillwater. He was appointed receiver for the Rock Creek bank at Joliet and the Laurel State bank, which he suc(Continued on Page Twelve)

2. December 15, 1948 Laurel Outlook Laurel, MT
Article from Laurel Outlook, December 15, 1948

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ROTARY CLUB TO NOMINATE CORWIN Group Here To Offer Name Of Founding President For District Governor Pres. Oliver Wold of the Rotary club announced at the weekly noonday meeting Tuesday that the Laurel club will nominate its John W. Corwin for governor of the 112th district at the annual convention next year. The 112th district comprises the state of Montana. Corwin was the Laurel club's first president when it was organized in 1935. The president appointed Campbell Calvert, R. B. Packard and Paul Wold as a committee to acquaint other Rotary clubs of the district of Laurel's intention and to arrange for offering Corwin's name in nomination at the convention. Corwin's business career began in Montana in 1898 at Park City I when he opened a drug and mercantile business. Later he became an officer in the Park City State bank and for a number of years he has been vice president of the Yellowstone banks at Laurel and Columbus. Some years ago he successfully served as receiver of the Laurel State bank and the Rock Creek State bank at Joliet when they were being liquidated. He has been active in politics and served in the legislature as senator from Stillwater county. At present he is h chairman of the Montana liquor a control board. Because of his f long public career and wide experience in business he is reW garded by fellow club members W as good material for the district W governorship. r) President Wold also announced a a meeting of the Commercial club M for Thursday evening of this h week at the Odd Fellows hall. Fred W. Graff, member of the ca December program committee, eo presented a program that reviewhi ed the contents of the current issue of the Rotarian magazine. m Such reviews are recommended a by district and Rotary Internain tional officials. Beginning with an editorial, the discussion sketched the highlights of the principal articles of general interest. One 7 had to do with a stone tower in fa Newport, R. I., which may have m been built by Norsemen centuries a before Columbus made his first ni voyage to America. It is reha garded as possible that the strucex ture was erected by the same at party that carved the Kensingry on stone, found in Minnesota and an recently described here by O. M. an (Continued on Page Eleven.)