11724. Farmers State Bank (Humphrey, NE)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
state
Start Date
March 2, 1933
Location
Humphrey, Nebraska (41.692, -97.484)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
6d6e7c59fe946a16

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles (dated 1933-03-02) report the Farmers State Bank of Humphrey had been closed after it ran short of cash and that it has now reopened under a new Nebraska state law permitting banks to do a limited business. There is no explicit mention of a depositor run; the closure is described as officers deciding to close when short of cash. No receivership or permanent failure is mentioned.

Events (2)
1. March 2, 1933 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
Secretary Luikart ... announces opening of the Farmers State bank of Humphrey, under the new state law which permits banks to do a limited business.
Source
newspapers
2. * Suspension
Cause Details
Officers closed the bank after it ran short of cash; no explicit cause (e.g., run or government action) given.
Newspaper Excerpt
the bank's officers thought it best to close the institution when it ran short of cash.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. March 2, 1933 Arlington Review-Herald Arlington, NE
Article from Arlington Review-Herald, March 2, 1933

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Article Text

HUMPHREY BANK OPENS tary Luikart of the state department of trade and commerce announces opening of the Farmers State bank of under the new state law which permits banks to do a limited business. Mr. Luikart said the bank would not have been closed under ordinary circumstances, but the bank's officers thought it best to close the institution when it ran short of cash. McDONALD IS PROSECUTOR Pierce, Neb.-(Special) -K. W. McDonald. former Pierce man, has been named deputy prosecutor in San Pedro, Cal., his brother. County Judge B. McDonald, has been notified here. The California McDonald once was candidate for governor of Nebraska. He has been lawyer for 25 years and was district attorney in Morrill county, Nebraska, eight years. He has been practicing law in San Pedro three years.

2. March 2, 1933 Sumner News Sumner, NE
Article from Sumner News, March 2, 1933

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Article Text

HUMPHREY BANK OPENS Lincoln, (Special) -Secretary Luikart of the state department of trade and commerce announces opening of the Farmers State bank of Humphrey, under the new state law which permits banks to do a limited business. Mr. Luikart said the bank would not have been closed under ordinary circumstances, but the bank's officers thought it best to close the institution when it ran short of cash.