Washington County Bank - Fort Calhoun, NE

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: September 25, 1930
Location: Fort Calhoun, Nebraska (41.456, -96.026)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 9938a86b

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Sept 25, 1930) states the Washington County Bank of Fort Calhoun was taken [by] the state department of trade and commerce recently, indicating closure by government action and assignment to banking examiners/commissioner. No run or depositor panic is mentioned.

Events (2)

1. September 25, 1930 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Bank examiner Mc Lain charge. Washington county bank ... was taken the state department of trade and commerce recently, Bank Commissioner Woods announced. deposits totaled $130,capital $30,000 and surplus $6,000. Officers Rix, president: Ernest Rix, cashier: Cook, assistant cashier. Bank examiner Mc Lain charge.
Source: newspapers

2. September 25, 1930 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Taken into control by the state Department of Trade and Commerce (bank commissioner intervened).
Newspaper Excerpt: Washington county bank of Fort Calhoun was taken the state department of trade and commerce recently, Bank Commissioner Woods announced.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. September 25, 1930 Springview Herald Springview, NE

Article from Springview Herald, September 25, 1930

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Article Text

Work progressing the erection pressed brick building the north side of Main street at Blue Springs by William Buchanan, which will be leased for postoffice. It expected to have the building near enough completed office into by November Washington county bank of Fort Calhoun was taken the state department of trade and commerce recently, Bank Commissioner Woods announced. deposits totaled $130,capital $30,000 and surplus $6,000. Officers Rix, president: Ernest Rix, cashier: Cook, sistant cashier; Cook, assistant cashier. Bank examiner Mc Lain charge. Gordon Beck, regional manager of work announced Omaha on from Washington that regional veterans' bureau not moved Lincoln previously planned, least for the present. Beck made the after he had conference Colonel George Ijams, director the bureau, whom he quoted saying that the feeling of General Hines, veterans' affairs, that opportune time move the office. Constitution week will be observed September 14 to Charles Taylor announced in letters county and city superintendents and teachers of Nebraska.