First National Bank - Williston, ND

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 5567
Charter Number: 5567
Start Date: July 6, 1933
Location: Williston, North Dakota (48.147, -103.618)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 5ff928d1

Response Measures

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Description

Article (Plentywood Herald, 1933-07-06) reports the First National Bank of Williston was closed and depositors (60-70%) have signed a petition to the banking board to reorganize and reopen. No run is mentioned; the piece describes a plan and petition to reopen. The exact suspension date is not given in the article.

Events (4)

1. August 31, 1900 Chartered

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2. July 6, 1933 Suspension

Cause Details: Article simply states the bank was closed; no cause (run, government action, or insolvency) is specified.
Newspaper Excerpt: Between 60 and 70 percent of the depositors of the closed First National Bank of Williston have signed a petition to the banking board that a new chapter be granted to reorganize.
Source: newspapers

3. August 19, 1933 Voluntary Liquidation

Source: historical_nic

4. * Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: Members of the depository committee have worked out a plan for reopening, and state that boards in charge of public deposits have also agreed to sign the petitions.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. July 6, 1933 Plentywood Herald Plentywood, MT

Article from Plentywood Herald, July 6, 1933

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Article Text

NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS Gleaned from Exchanges that Reach Our Desk SIGN TO REOPEN BANK-Between 60 and 70 percent of the depositors of the closed First National Bank of Williston have signed a petition to the banking board that a new chapter be granted to reorganize. Members of the depository committee have worked out a plan for reopening, and state that boards in charge of public deposits have also agreed to sign the petitions. MANY ATTEND CELEBRATION - Medicine Lake's celebration in commemoration of the highway, staged last Saturday was enjoyed by hundreds from all sections of this state and North Dakota. Principal spekers of the day were Rep. Harry Sparling and Hon. S. E. Paul. A ball game, bowery dance and a huge display of fireworks added to the enjoyment of the visitors. MAKING ADDITIONAL SURVEYS-A crew of government engineers will spend most of the summer making additional surveys and doing exploratory work on the Fort Peck Dam site 20 miles southeast of Glasgow, stated J. L. Murphy of Kansas City, assistant engineer with the war department in the Missouri river basin. No official information has been received as yet as to possibility of the dam's construction. GO AFTER ROBBERS-Sheriff Henry Lowe and Ed Johnson, jailer, of Roosevelt county have gone to Minneapolis to bring back with them Peter Soulas and Tom Bastos, charged with complicity in the robbery about two weeks ago of Jim Frank, a section hand at Snowden. Frank was tided to a fence post and robbed of $993. NICE PROFITS MADE-Net earnings of $5226.63 were reported at the annual stockholders meeting of the Farmers Elevator Co., of Brockton last week. Dividends declared were 1 cent on wheat, 1 cent on gas and distillate, 5 cents on lubricating oils and 10 percent on stock. TORNADO BLEW AWAY LICENSE-B. Kirtch, hotel proprietor. at Bainville lost everything, including his license to sell begr-in the tornado which hit there some time ago. "I dont' want anyone to think I am bootlegging 3.2 beer' he wrote the state board of equalization. Please send me a duplicate license." GLENDIVE BOY IS VICTIM-Lloyd Steele of Glendive met sudden and violent death at Boulder Dam, Nevada last Monday evening. He was employed in running a skip or hoist on the huge project and it was in this line of work that he met his death. Steele was a former Montana university football star. WANT EARLY DUCK SEASON-Numerous recommendations that duck hunting season in North Dakota be opened around the middle of September, including one proposing a date of September 16, have been laid before the department of agriculture at Washington by Senator Frazier of that state. BOY SCOUTS TO CAMP-Boy Scouts of Northeastern Montana will go into camp July 9 at Poplar." The camp is an annual event for this section, when Scout troops assemble for a weeks outing. Clarence M. Orner of Poplar is camp d'rector this year. ROOSEVELT COUNTY TO HAVE FAIR-Plans were completed this week for the annual Roosevelt county fair to be held at Culbertson this fall. The fair according to plans, will be enlarged to a great extent.