Hartington State Bank - Hartington, NE

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: October 1, 1931
Location: Hartington, Nebraska (42.622, -97.264)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 87fa9a36

Response Measures

Full suspension

Other: OCR errors in source; inferred specific dates (Tuesday before Oct 1, 1931) and that closure was permanent from wording 'Hartington Bank Closes.'

Description

OCR of article is poor. Article headline 'Hartington Bank Closes.' and text states the State bank closed its doors after a heavy run following closing of the Cedar County State Bank. No mention of reopening; therefore classified as run leading to suspension and closure. Dates taken from newspaper publication (1931-10-01).

Events (2)

1. October 1, 1931 Run

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Heavy withdrawals followed the recent closing of the Cedar County State Bank; panicked depositors withdrew funds from Hartington State Bank.
Newspaper Excerpt: State bank closed its doors the witness stand during the after Tuesday morning after heavy noon by Dowd's attorney to testirun following closing of the Cedar fy that they never witnessed any County State bank last week Deposits were over 400 thousand dollars.
Source: newspapers

2. October 1, 1931 Suspension

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Bank suspended/closed its doors after the heavy run triggered by the recent failure/closing of the Cedar County State Bank.
Newspaper Excerpt: Hartington Bank Closes. Special Dispatch ... State bank closed its doors ... after heavy run following closing of the Cedar County State bank last week Deposits were over 400 thousand dollars.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 1, 1931 Omaha World-Herald Omaha, NE

Article from Omaha World-Herald, October 1, 1931

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Article Text

Say Rainbow's End Was "Pot of Gold" The rainbow which spanned the skies early Tuesday really ended in a pot of gold, according to who it from the top of the Woodmen of the World building They said it looked as though were resting atop the First National bank Hartington Bank Closes. Special Dispatch The Herald my life Several neighbors were called to dyce State bank closed its doors the witness stand during the after Tuesday morning after heavy noon by Dowd's attorney to testirun following closing of the Cedar fy that they never witnessed any County State bank last week Decruelty on his part toward either posits were over 400 thousand dol- the children or Mrs. Dowd. lars.