Bank of Dover - Dover, OK

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 21, 1928
Location: Dover, Oklahoma (35.981, -97.911)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: abd02c4d

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Description

Article (June 21, 1928) reports the prior 'failure of the Bank of Dover' and the opening of a new 'Dover State Bank' the same week with a large opening-day deposit. No run is described; the original Bank of Dover appears to have failed/closed and been replaced by a new state bank. Cause of the failure is not given in the text.

Events (2)

1. June 21, 1928 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: Ed Fleming of the Enid Bank and Trust company made call on the Dover State Bank at the opening Saturday ... deposit of fifty three thousand eight hundred dollars was received in the one day.
Source: newspapers

2. June 21, 1928 Suspension

Cause Details: Article notes the 'failure of the Bank of Dover' but gives no reason or triggering cause.
Newspaper Excerpt: Doyer should be congratulated upon being able to have bank 80 soon after the failure of the Bank of Dover.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 21, 1928 The Kingfisher Times Kingfisher, OK

Article from The Kingfisher Times, June 21, 1928

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Article Text

DOVER NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Jim Forbes of Missouri visited at the John Miller and L. Puls morning. homes Mrs. Friday Lem Smith and little son of Enid are spending the week end with her folks, Mr. and Mrs. George Coleman. Mrs. Arthur Burns and baby of Kingfisher visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Van Horn, ednesday. Margaret Sherwood, Mrs. Anglin and niece, Jessie Burleson, were shopping in Kingfisher Mr. and Mrs. Saturday M. Haight and daughter Nola of Okarche were visiting in Dover Saturday morning. Willis Stanfill spent several days in Enid last week. receiving medical at tention Frank Rouch went to Hennessey Saturday to have some dental Coleman work done. and and Mrs. Nathan Mrs. Arthur Gray of Nebraska. Hennessey left Colorado Sat morning for urday and Montana to visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs. Orville McKissick and daughter of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Fay Rouch and Mr Russell of Wichita, Kansas, spent the week-end at the home of Mrs. Cora spending the been week Jason with Jones his brother. has who is ill in the Enid. General Frank hospital Rouch has in been very ill for the past Clyde Sherwood three and days. family and Jessie Burleson visited in Hennessey Friday evening. Cly Beck went to Hennessey Friday on business John Lillibridge and family motored to Kingfisher Puls spent Friday Tuesday and Wednesday business. Mrs. Cherokee Laura on Hartson and children of Lone are here visiting Coleman. her parents, George Mr. Gene and Sherwood Mrs. of Stillwater is visiting with her cousin, Clyde Sherwood, this week. Mrs. P. Van Horn made a business trip to Mrs. Hennessey John Anglin. Friday. Jessie Burleson and Margaret Sherwood were in Enid Wednesday shopping and attending the movies. Ed Fleming of the Enid Bank and Trust company made call on the Dover State Bank at the opening Saturday The Enid Bank and Trust company also sent a beautiful box of roses and ferns to the bank The opening was a great success. deposit of fifty three thousand eight hundred dollars was received in the one day. Doyer should be congratulated upon being able to have bank 80 soon after the failure of the Bank of Dover. also upon having competent and able financier as Mr McCoy in charge of it The people should all pull together to help snake bank success and spend as much money as possible with our home merchants. Co-operation is the secret of success. Roy Athey of the First National Bank of Hennessey called at the opening of the Dover State Bank Saturday Mr and Mrs. L. Puls and son Roy spent Sunday evening at the Ed Homier home. Mrs. Gus Ruth and children were shopin Kingfisher Saturday ping Eaton and Mrs Everett Mary Eggleston and Mrs. were shopping in Kingfisher Mrs. Friday Henry Pooler and children of Kingfisher visited at the S. H. Drew home Mr and Sunday Mrs. afternoon Ben Thorne of Hennessey visited Mrs. Guy in Dover Altizer Thursday and children of Kingfisher visited with her parents, Mr. and Sunday Mrs. Edgar M Benson, Eggleston came in Sunday afternoon Mrs. from Don Shawnee. Northup and daughter Edelweiss motored to Enid Monday Mr. and Mrs. Mack Shelton of Kingfisher visited at the Henry Prince home Sunday Mr. and Mrs J. Keith and little son attended the ball game at Hennessey Sunday. dition. Mr and Mrs. E. A. Morrison and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wensler drove to Guthrie Sunday to see Mrs. Groves, who in the hospital suffering from eye trouble Mrs. Groves is some better Mr. and Mrs. Lew Pope entertained G. E. McDowell and wife at Sunday dinner Mrs. A. Maxwell spent Monday af ternoon with Mrs. Cannon and daughter, Mrs. Orland Allen. George McDowell spent the week-end in Enid, returning home Monday Mrs. Jim Crist and daughter Erma spent Friday with Mrs. A. Crist. Mrs. Bert Wofford. who has been having serious trouble with severely sprained ankle, is worse at this writing. Mrs. C. C. Smith was taken to the General hospital of Enid, where she had her tonsils removed. She arrived home Saturday and is recovering. Mr and Mrs. C. Page returned home from their tour to Nebraska Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. G. Mathews and daughter Virginia of Enid spent Wednesday at the home of E. Young. Dale Watkins of Manchester, Okla. spent Sunday and Monday at the Rev. C. Wiggin home. Mrs. August Groenewold spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Van Annie Davis is spending few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gill. Mrs. W B. Kirtley and son Bayless returned to their home in Oklahoma City Saturday after a two weeks' visit with relatives and friends. Dale Watkins and Rochelle Wiggin metored to Crescent Monday to the new home that Rev. Wiggin is building. Miss Edith Holmes of Hennessey is spending few days the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Page made a business trip to Kingfisher Monday. Mrs. Linda Jared called on her mother, Mrs. Johnson, Bill Huddleston motored to Crescent on business Monday Earl Glazier and family were Sunday guests at the Davis home Leroy Williamson and family spent Sunday at the George McDowell home