Headrick State Bank - Headrick, OK

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: March 24, 1933
Location: Headrick, Oklahoma (34.628, -99.138)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 826dd2ec

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Description

Article (Mar 25, 1933) reports a state banking examiner ordered the closing of the bank on March 24 and that the bank president fatally shot the examiner when he attempted to close the institution. The piece indicates government-ordered closure; no reopening or run is reported in the text provided.

Events (1)

1. March 24, 1933 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: State banking examiner (from the banking department) ordered the closing of the bank; closure was a government action and precipitated the confrontation in which the president shot the examiner.
Newspaper Excerpt: ordered the closing ... examiner ... accompanied the examiner to Headrick ... had just out banker's office ... Brock had been telling what they until have They still talking left bank on errand for Mr. Brock She said when returned to the Ernest lying on the ... then of the bank screaming for help.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 25, 1933 The Roanoke Times Roanoke, VA

Article from The Roanoke Times, March 25, 1933

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Article Text

Bank President Kills Examiner Brock Said To Have Killed Ernest When He Ordered Institution Closed March 24 the Bank Headrick tonight by officers to admitted fatally shoot examiner today after ordered the closing The banker. in the Jackson county Altus quoted saying thought had menting the killing E. Ernest the Ernest was shot in the head as he turned from telephone advising State Bank Barnett City that have found Brock only details the affair entirely clear given by Barnett concerning his telephone with the Miss Virginia Doane, stenographer for the banking department, who accompanied the examiner to Headrick from Altus this had just out banker's office the been sitting Brock had been tell what they until have They still talking left bank on errand for Mr. Brock She said when returned to the Ernest lying on the The then of the bank screaming for help.