First State Bank - Plain City, OH

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: February 6, 1933
Location: Plain City, Ohio (40.108, -83.267)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: ae84db4a

Response Measures

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Description

Article (Feb 7, 1958) recounts a 1933 item: state superintendent of banks announced first dividend to general claimants of the defunct First State Bank of Plain City. No run is mentioned; bank is described as defunct and paying dividends to claimants (receiver action). Classified as suspension_closure because the bank had failed/closed and a receiver handled dividends.

Events (2)

1. February 6, 1933 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: first dividend of 10 percent will be paid to general claimants of defunct First State Bank of Plain City
Source: newspapers

2. February 6, 1933 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: J. Fulton, state superintendent of banks announces the first dividend of 10 percent will be paid to general claimants of defunct First State Bank of Plain City.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 7, 1958 Madison County Democrat London, OH

Article from Madison County Democrat, February 7, 1958

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Article Text

IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK 1933-TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO-1933 FEBRUARY 5-Freak snowstorm and blizzard with ice and sub-zero weather sneaks up on county drops to 14 below during week. FEBRUARY 6-1. J. Fulton, state superintendent of banks announces the first dividend of 10 percent will be paid to general claimants of defunct First State Bank of Plain City. FEBRUARY 7-Judge Roscoe G. Hornbeck becomes presiding judge of Second District Court of Appeals upon retirement of Judge James I. Allread, Columbus. FEBRUARY 8-Laura Ellen Geer appointed official stenographer for Second District Court of Appeals succeeding Mrs. Sue Boland who resigned to devote entire time to position of stenographer for Madison County Common Pleas Court. FEBRUARY 9-Two "walkaways from London Prison Farm held in Montevideo, South America. FEBRUARY 10-Mrs. Clara Lohr Pierce, 81, of pioneer family dies at home in London. FEBRUARY 11-Comedy-drama in three acts presented by cast for benefit of Paint Township Farmers Institute. 1948-TEN YEARS AGO-1948 FEBRUARY 5-Ohio Bell Telephone Company asks boost in rates. FEBRUARY 6-Xerxes Farrar, 86, president of Central National Bank dies. Mathew L. Rea, 89, for many years a director in Central National Bank dies at home on North Main Street. Both resided on North Main Street, a few squares apart; both were directors in bank and Madison County Children's Home, and died only few hours apart. FEBRUARY 7-Cold wave grips town, mercury 6 below. FEBRUARY 8-Lt. Mary A. Tope, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cary C. Tope, Sedalia, assigned dietitian with 37th Station Hospital at Command on Okinawa. FEBRUARY 9-Harold Siegel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Siegel, member of Troop 104 London, made Eagle Scout, highest honor in Scouting. FEBRUARY 10-Life magazine publishes photograph of automobile "wrapped around a tree" taken on North Oak Street, London by "Russ" Byerly. FEBRUARY 11-Reverend Greer S. Imbrie, minister London Presbyterian Church, tells London Rotary Club of experiences while studying in Scotland.