Fort Calhoun State Bank - Fort Calhoun, NE

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 13, 1933
Location: Fort Calhoun, Nebraska (41.456, -96.026)

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Short Digest: b7fd5451

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Description

The Fort Calhoun State Bank suspended in January 1933 (articles give Jan. 13 or Jan. 18) and reopened for limited operations under H.R. 167 / state banking department authority in early March 1933. No article describes a depositor run as the cause; reopening was limited banking under emergency legislation.

Events (2)

1. January 13, 1933 Suspension

Cause Details: Article states suspension but gives no cause or links it to a run; likely regulatory/financial stress during banking crisis but unspecified.
Newspaper Excerpt: This bank suspended January 13, 1933.
Source: newspapers

2. March 2, 1933 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: The Fort Calhoun State Bank, Fort Calhoun, Neb., opened Thursday for the purpose of doing limited banking business as provided under house roll 167. This bank suspended January 18 of this year. The bank will be operated under the same management, the state department of trade and commerce announced.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (6)

1. May 19, 1932 The Custer County Chief Broken Bow, NE

Article from The Custer County Chief, May 19, 1932

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State Capitol Parke Keays State Treasurer Bass has remitto the approximately counties their share of various the tax for This money used for local road construction and ago Red Willow county appealed to the supreme court in suit to recover of money had been paid former sherthere various services. supreme court declined to interpret the that the claims had been approved by the county board that such the board The hearing the western grain which the opposing the increase asked by railroads adjourned after then resumed Kansas City. Nearly four weeks sumed the hearing up the present time. The United States had favorable balance trade approximately 24 million dollars for March. This balance greater than the balance March last year, although total exports this March than last. Rough grading of the state capigrounds nearing completion are to let for sodding of portion of the grounds during the early months. and statute the side of the capital on grounds will remain Work going with the construction of granite flagging around monument the west and the leading the building and plaza, feet wide, leading the entrance of the building on the north. The supreme court opened its session Monday of this week. One the principal cases before the deals with the question of body whether state bank that has been reorganized liable tee fund assessments ing and unpaid by the bank before failed. total of BIX quarantines for anthrax have been placed on tle herds in northeast Nebraska spring. Depositors of failed banks of Winside, Holdrege and Fort Calhoun received $200,000 dividends Contracts have been let for the machinery go into the state plate factory the reformatory. The building house the equipment now under construction and will cost about The equipment other About mains the fund aside for will used the purpose.

2. May 20, 1932 The Pender Republic Pender, NE

Article from The Pender Republic, May 20, 1932

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THOS. ARENDS Wonder About Mars wonder those folks on Mars Live like earth people do; Do regret mistakes they made frown the whole day Do they berate each other much Make and slay and kill? Or they love and laugh and sing And live like good men will? I'm to think that some of them prone just above the apes;; Perhaps some live in tree tops still And live on nuts and grapes. But strong like iron men, some must play the mart, And must teach the younger sprouts To get the proper start. Perhaps they have their taxes, too, And rent and autos, grand; Depression may have hit them There's want every hand. They not ask or know the way may Of life's great message will send to them, 'Pep up, on your When you about spilt milk, you might well bark at the moon. Old roosters selling for 10 cents each haven't anything to crow about The fellow who offered 15 cents for building was taking long chance taxes and upkeep 'Lighter clothes needed in public," headline. Perhaps thinking of Nudist convention. steal from Golden Rule Perhaps got lemon for Golden Rule He wanted police cold Headline says, Prisoner Hides Ice House hospital Philagelphia handing out installment babies fond mothers. Figure it out the fellow boasts Chances about strong whiskers cousin the fellow boasts about weak When speak of ing underworld, perhaps mean shooting will be done on the square and not on side street. question more important than anything has in mind "what effect will depression have on this seasons bathing suits." There must be lots of crude in crude when you can buy at 10 cents barrele, but the folks uncrude must lots of fine in for it's 25 cents quart when refined. Grandpa did fairly well when came to establishing stable nation, but dad getting things mussed up bit just Son will have to do better or the nation will get too hot for him. Smith elects Hoover as ported, will be roasted on both sides. Democrats will roast him for putting too much pepper in their political gravy and Hoover will want revenge putting him into diffiProblem for high school graduates: takes two and half American dogs years China, how long will take and half Chinese dogs to dig to Are you you right? Let me have your answer. Lindy's baby was found dead and our hearts go out sympathy to bereaved parents. They have just one consolation where their baby But folks do get all het up thing and then forget all about wants fill the well after the baby drowned. Large sums be given to finders of kidnapers, strict laws will be passed, lice hunt Then. regardless of results, to sleep again. Lindbergh's baby wasn't the first one kidnaped, but government having pleasant dreams about material prosperity. Material prosperity impossible evil We need more alarm clocks. Depositors of failed state banks of Winside, Hoskins, Holdrege and Fort Calhoun received $200,000 in divi dends recently.

3. March 2, 1933 Lincoln Journal Star Lincoln, NE

Article from Lincoln Journal Star, March 2, 1933

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BANK REOPENED. The state banking department that the Fort Calhoun State Fort opened for the of doing limited provided under 167. This bank Jan. It will be unthe same management.

4. March 3, 1933 Kearney Hub Kearney, NE

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BANK IS REOPENED. Lincoln, Neb., March 1.-The Fort Calhoun State bank, Fort Calhoun, Neb., opened Thursday for the purpose of doing limited banking business as provided under house roll 167. This bank suspended January 18 of this year. The bank will be operated under the same management, the state department of trade and commerce announced.

5. March 4, 1933 Nebraska Legal News Lincoln, NE

Article from Nebraska Legal News, March 4, 1933

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BANKING NEWS BANK DIVIDENDS Hooper State Bank, Hooper, $23,262.14 or 10% first dividend Febru10. ary Nebraska State Bank, Republican City, $1,995.87 or 5% February 20. Prior payments $7,983.24 or 20%, $9,979.11 25%. total payments 15% of original deposits paid during going bank period. The Farmers Bank, Dunbar, reopened February 28 for the purpose of doing a limited banking business as provided by H. R. 167. This bank has been suspended for ten days and will be managed and operated by the same officers and directors. The Germantown State Bank, Garland, reopened March for the purpose of doing a limited banking business as provided under H. R. 167. This bank suspended February It will be operated by the same officers and directors. The Farmers and Merchants Bank, Byron, reopened March for the purpose of doing limited banking business as provided under H. R. 167. The bank suspended July 7, 1932 and reopened under the management of A. Pailing. The Fort Calhoun State Bank, Fort Calhoun, reopened March 2 for the purpose of doing limited banking business as provided under House Roll 167. This bank suspended January 13, 1933. The bank will be operated under the same management.

6. March 9, 1933 The Alliance News Alliance, NE

Article from The Alliance News, March 9, 1933

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News Flashes and Dashes From State and Nation Wahoo, Neb.: Despite the pleas of relatives and friends, three Omaha youths were sentenced to the penitentiary when they pleaded guilty here to charges arising "rom two robberies of Joe Kuska, furmer living near here. Raymond Kakowski, 18, and Stanley Gredys, 21, were sentenced to five years in the state penittntiahry. Blair, Neb.: Hurled from an auto trailer in which she was riding, Miss Oreta George, 19, of this city, was killed almost instanity. Miss George, a Dana college student, was riding in the trailer with two other co-eds, who received minor Injuries. Omaha, Neb.: Jule Rachman, Omaha theatre man who shot and killed Harry Goldberg and fatally wounded Sam Goldberg, brothers who were associat ed with Rachman in theatre enter prises, Thursday was sentenced to serve two 15-year terms in the state penitentiary. The judge ordered that the terms ran concurrently. Washington The next speaker of the house, Representative Rainey 0* Illinois, was announced last Friday He made plans for divesting that high office of much of its power and giving it to the democratic majority. Lincoln: Business reached Its lew. ebb last July and has been gradually improving ever since, J. C. Penney. founder and chairman of the beard of the J. C. Penney Co., told Kiwannis club members at a luncheon here Fri. day. He recently opened a large depart ment store in Omaha where record crowds gathered the opening day. Omaha A district court jury, deliberating one hour, found Mrs. Anna Slunicko, guity on a charge of perform- Ing an illegal operation. She was tried in connection with the death of Vera Marr. 16, 0* Omaha. Mrs. Bonita Todhunter, arrested on the same case, will be tried at a later date. -0- Fremont, Neb.: Free Time People's college, probably the first of its kind be established in the middlewest. will be opened here this week. under the auspices of the Midland college, assisted by the Y. M. C. A. and Fremont high school. The college is primarily for unemployed persons who desire to continue their educations. Manilla, P. I.: Three policemen were assigned to keep a twenty-four hour mura. Japanese consul general, after guard over the home of Atsusshi KIhe received anonymous threats written in Chinese. Chicago: Rubber bathing sults will be O. k. on Chicago benches this summer. Walter W. Wright, superintend ent of playgrounds and beaches viewed the new rubber models as worn by three young women and gave them his approval. Chicago: A packet of gilt-edged bonds with face value of $9.700 was pulled out of the drainage canal by a janitor "ishing for a species of water fleas with which to feed his prize tropleal fish. Roy Van Heck, the janitor. turned the securities over to detee- Lincoln: The state-banking department announced that the Fort Calboun Stae Bank has opened for the purpose of doing limited banking business as provided under House Roll 167. The bank was suspended January 13. It opened under the same management.