Nebraska National Bank (Grand Island, NE)

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Episode Information

Episode UID
1342401594
Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
134240 national
Charter Number
13424
Start Date
October 13, 1932
Location
Grand Island, Nebraska

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
dbc5063bce4c514f

Response Measures

None

Description

A 1932 robbery is reported but unrelated to the March 1933 statewide banking suspension ordered by the governor.

Events (4)
1. February 8, 1930 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. October 13, 1932 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
robbed the Nebraska National bank of Grand Island at Thursday morning, escaping with $38,000 in currency and $8,000 in bonds.
Source
newspapers
3. March 30, 1933 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Governor Charles Bryan ordered a Nebraska banking day / moratorium and directed arrangements for notifying banks and plans for reopening.
Newspaper Excerpt
ordered Nebraska banking day to protect the state's financial institutions
Source
newspapers
4. March 15, 1934 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. October 13, 1932 The Wood River Sunbeam Wood River, NE

Article Text

LOOT TAKEN, PARTLY BONDS IS PLACED AT TIRE LOSS INSURED. Robbery Was Conducted With PrecisBank Quarters For Taken A group of five or six bandits, armwith machine guns and revolvers. robbed the Nebraska National bank of Grand Island at Thurs. day morning, escaping with $38.000 in and $8,000 in bonds. They currency in the bank about minutes. goodly portion of the currency and the bonds was taken from small safe, used for current business, but the robbers did not get into the main safe, Guendel, president of the bank stated, after rough check of been made. The entire the loss had loss is covered by insurance. So well organized, the robbery was executed with perfect precision. Ofof the bank had fisers and employes to touch off tear gas no opportunity the bank's burburglary equipment or glar alarm. the bank, the bandits Entering with two machine ered the employes automatics, forced the guns and 44 about 16 people in the employes and bank at the time to lie flat on the floor counter cash. while they scooped up took three young women employes of the bank with them, and made their black or blue getaway in large dan which witnesses say bore Nebras2-23650. As additional cuska license were accorded came they tomers similar treatment. had put the telephone The bandits commission and bank out of in the Jack Steeger, Omaha, who chanced to the bank with be passing by the robbers Stivers, Chicago, just the alarm. As he left, spread Detlef Meves, cashier of the bank and window and acquaintance, raised Steeger call the cops. asked Take Girls as Shields. After scooping the cash the bandits forced three women employes of Schierkolk, Marie the Klever running board of the car, on the their Two other they made getaway. women employes of the bank were the car started west up leased before back of the bank. the alley taken to the The three women were the Ernest bakery. intersection near two blocks west of the bank, where they were released. Bandits kept the three covered with automatics during released them unharmed. ride, but Officers were immediately notified and call sent to the airport to disto pick up the patch plane at once trail possible.

2. March 30, 1933 The Banner-Press David City, NE

Article Text

Abed Five Months, Nevertheless Has Carried On. Associated Press Dispatch Omaha Lincoin Neb. March generally have trouble enough legislatures when but Governor Charles Bryan of Nebraska has pushed his program from sick Elected governor for the third November, bed election night with cold and basn't able to his since: His has been missing from the capitol but not his influence From his bed where he took the oath of office he has kept in close touch with the legislature, submit ted embodying his pledges and through his political lieutenworked enactment his program: He sent his inaugural message the legislature few days after heart attack and submitted his budget recommendations earlier usual, When hundreds Nebraska farmers marched on the capitol, the sick governor directed arrangements to receive them the legislative chambers and duced bill for mora- torium mortgage foreclosures which was enacted promptly the banking situation to grow serious over the na Bryan had telephone stalled by his bed and on March ordered Nebraska banking day to protect the state's financial institutions From telephone, directed arrangements for notifying banks and started plans for their reopening bill giving him tatorial power over state banks for two years was rushed through the legislature his request with dissenting votes One of the most vigorous tests with the legislature came truck fees and regulations Governor Bryan pledged work for and increases weights but legislature An attempt by the governor the trucking question tied passengerfee reduction wantby the legislature Bryan withheld his signature separate passenger car the legislators also passed the sired trucking legislation Early the session he approve his recommendations for abolition of the party circle for ratification of the duck amendment, for revaluation estate year and several measures in line campaign Bills embodying all of his inaugural suggestions the house which early approved his plans for repeal of the intan gible tax law. repeal deficiency judgment law, reduction of legal interest rates. revision the ministrative departments under the governor and several other measures for reorganization government Although Bryan's third term, been the first had The Test of Loyalty. (Edgar Howard in Columbus Telegram.) the days since the birth of the an exhibition of intense the people now displayng toward President The home folks writing to interesting evidence of the loyal everybody Fremont high school boy writes follows: President Roosevelt could be ted king of America he should ask people The evidence loyalty to our new comes from charming lady in Tekamah. She writes as follows: "So strong and so wonderful the devotion of our to Presipeople dent Roosevelt that really lieve every one in Nebraska would instantly obey the president should issue proclamation calling upon the citizens to assemble given stated hour the public parks and stand on their heads for one full minute.' reckon these word pictures the loyalty of the home folks may just little overdrawn, but am ready to believe that president of the United States ever enjoyed in time of peace such stant and intense loyalty on part the people as in this hour idenced in every nook and corner the county in behalf of President Roosevelt