Farmers & Merchants Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: November 19, 1931
Location: Dillsburg, Pennsylvania (40.111, -77.035)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 84bfb87f0c44c692

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Description

OCR errors in original text corrected (e.g., 'Dillaburg' -> Dillsburg). Article reports the state appointed receivers for Farmers & Merchants Bank, Dillsburg, indicating the bank closed and a receiver was named. No mention of a depositor run; action was government appointment of receivers.

Events (1)

1. November 19, 1931 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Receivers have been appointed the state department banking ... for Farmers and bank Dillsburg ... liquidators appointed were: Showalter, for Dillsburg Farmers Merchants' bank ... until appointment Mr. Showalter made known.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. November 19, 1931 The Gazette and Daily York, PA

Article from The Gazette and Daily, November 19, 1931

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Article Text

STATE APPOINTS BANK RECEIVERS Receivers have been appointed the state department banking, William Gordon, for Farmers and bank Dillsburg: the Shrewsbury Savings the Littlestown Institution, all of which recently closed the state. liquidators appointed were: Showalter, for Dillaburg Farmers Merchants' bank: Joseph Kettering, of adelphia, the Shrewsbury Charles Gebbard, anon, for the institution. The affairs the bank the hands Special Deputy Walter Brandt until appointment Mr. Showalter made known.