167. Farmers & Merchants Bank (Kinston, AL)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
January 25, 1927
Location
Kinston, Alabama (31.216, -86.171)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
2f847034

Response Measures

None

Description

Two near-identical newspaper notices (Feb 3 and Feb 10, 1927) state the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Kinston has gone into voluntary liquidation and a liquidating agent was appointed by the State Superintendent of Banks on January 25, 1927. No run or agitation is mentioned. OCR typos corrected (e.g., 'perconcerned' -> 'per concerned').

Events (1)
1. January 25, 1927 Suspension
Cause
Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details
Bank went into voluntary liquidation and a liquidating agent was appointed by the State Superintendent of Banks on January 25, 1927.
Newspaper Excerpt
Notice is hereby given to all perconcerned that the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Kinston, Alabama has gone into voluntary liquidation, the undersigned having been appointliquidating agent by the State Superintendent of Banks
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. February 3, 1927 The Elba Clipper Elba, AL
Article from The Elba Clipper, February 3, 1927

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Article Text

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF FAR. MERS MERCHANTS BANK OF KINSTON, ALABAMA. Notice is hereby given to all perconcerned that the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Kinston, Alabama has gone into voluntary liquidation, the undersigned having been appointliquidating agent by the State Superintendent of Banks, and all creditors of this bank are hereby notified and requested to come in, prove their claims against the bank and receive such amounts as may be due them by the bank. Witness my hand, this January 25, 1927. 27-3-10 J. MIXSON, Liquidating Agent.

2. February 10, 1927 The Elba Clipper Elba, AL
Article from The Elba Clipper, February 10, 1927

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Article Text

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF FAR. MERS & MERCHANTS BANK OF KINSTON, ALABAMA. Notice hereby given to all perconcerned that the Farmers Merchants Bank of Kinston, Alabama has gone voluntary liquidation, the undersigned having been appointliquidating agent by the State Superintendent of Banks, and all creditors of this bank are hereby notified and requested to come in, prove their claims against the bank and receive such amounts as may be due them by the bank. Witness my hand, this January 25, 1927. MIXSON, 27-3-10 Liquidating Agent.