Bank of Vanceboro - Vanceboro, NC

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 7, 1935
Location: Vanceboro, North Carolina (35.308, -77.154)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 3b8d5ddd

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Description

Article (June 7, 1935) reports the bank as 'defunct' and refers to a receiver; a true bill charging embezzlement was returned against the receiver. No run or temporary suspension is described in the article — the bank appears to have closed and been placed in receivership.

Events (1)

1. June 7, 1935 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: A true bill charging embezzlement of $14,000 from the new defunct Bank of Vanceboro was returned against Henry P. Whitehurst, New Bern attorney, by, a grand jury Thursday. Whitehurst, who was receiver for the bank, was indicted by a previous jury, but a typographical error involving $250 was discovered in the first true bill,
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 7, 1935 The Times-News Hendersonville, NC

Article from The Times-News, June 7, 1935

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Article Text

RETURN NEW BILL IN EMBEZZLEMENT NEW BERN, June 7.-(UP)A true bill charging embezzlement of $14,000 from the new defunct Bank of Vanceboro was returned against Henry P. Whitehurst, New Bern attorney, by, a grand jury Thursday. Whitehurst, who was receiver for the bank, was indicted by a previous jury, but a typographical error involving $250 was discovered in the first true bill,