Farmers National Bank (Clarksville, AR)

Episode Information

Episode UID
1158001570
Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
115800 national
Charter Number
11580
Start Date
October 3, 1930
Location
Clarksville, Arkansas (35.471, -93.467)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
b3bcf6d46030b53b

Response Measures

Capital injected, Full suspension

Other: Reorganized and reopened under temporary management from an outside trust company; capital and surplus strengthened by outside interests from Fort Smith and Little Rock.

Description

Articles indicate run after failures of two other institutions and a subsequent reorganization with outside backing.

Events (4)

1. January 17, 1920 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. October 3, 1930 Run
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Run began after the failure of two other financial institutions in the area, triggering withdrawals.
Measures
Planned reorganization; outside interests later involved.
Newspaper Excerpt
BANK CLOSES FOLLOWING RUN CLARKSVILLE, Ark., Oct. Farmers National Bank. financial institution here after the failure of two open others closed today run that began last night.
Source
newspapers
3. October 3, 1930 Suspension
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Suspension was precipitated by the run triggered by failures of other banks.
Newspaper Excerpt
The bank, which suspended Oct. 3, in the face of a run, was able to work out a reorganization...
Source
newspapers
4. October 18, 1930 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
The Farmers National bank of Clarksville reopened for business Saturday of last week with G. S. Jernigan...in charge temporarily.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from Reno Gazette-Journal, October 3, 1930

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Article Text

BANK CLOSES FOLLOWING RUN CLARKSVILLE, Ark., Oct. Farmers National Bank. financial institution here after the failure of two open others closed today run that began last night. Morgan, president the bank would reorganized.


Article from The Mountain Air, October 25, 1930

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Article Text

Twelve hundred shopmen of the Frisco system last week returned to work at the Springfield, Mo, shops Saturday after being laid off since Sept. 22. Officials of the railroad said they believed the men would have steady work the balance of the year. The Farmers National bank of Clarksville reopened for business Saturday of last week with G. S. Jernigan, vice president of the Union Trust company in Little in charge temporarily. An active executive probably will he named later. The bank, which suspended Oct. 3, in the face of a run, was able to work out a reorganization, strengthened by outside interests from Ft. Smith and Little Reck. It was reopened with a capital stock of $60,000 and a surplus and reserve of $35,000.