18766. Bedford County Bank (Montvale, VA)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
December 10, 1930
Location
Montvale, Virginia (37.385, -79.731)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
b7c9a5eeacb77d1f

Response Measures

None

Description

Multiple contemporary notices (Dec 1930) report the Bedford County Bank of Montvale closed its doors and a receiver (Landon Lowry) was appointed. Articles are duplicates/reprints with OCR errors; capital reported $20,000, president named Price, cashier Caldwell. No mention of a depositor run—closure appears to be a suspension followed by receivership/closure by court.

Events (2)
1. December 10, 1930 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Landon Lowry of Bedford County was receiver for the Bedford County Bank Montvale which failed on Wednesday to open its doors and said yesterday. Landon Lowry ... was appointed today by circuit receiver the Bedford County Bank at Montvale.
Source
newspapers
2. December 10, 1930 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Bank failed to open for business and was closed; court appointed a receiver for the bank.
Newspaper Excerpt
This bank closed its doors Wednesday.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (5)
1. December 12, 1930 Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, VA
Article from Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 12, 1930

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Man Freed From Institution in Which He Had Never Been STAUNTON Dec though he had never within its gates Painter Page County secured his from the Western State Hospital here through corpus before Judge Richard Ker in Corporation Court here Painter's action was against Sheriff E. Lucas Page County and Dr the State While he had been committed to hospital was revealed that the man had never shown up at the institution Receiver Named for Bank. BEDFORD Dec of the firm of Lowry and was pointed yesterday for the Bedford County Montvale This bank closed its doors Wednesday

2. December 12, 1930 Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, VA
Article from Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 12, 1930

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Landon Lowry Named County Bank Receiver Landon Lowry of Bedford County was receiver for the Bedford County Bank Montvale which failed on Wednesday to open its doors and said yesterday The bank was capitalized at

3. May 29, 1931 The Cozad Local Cozad, NE
Article from The Cozad Local, May 29, 1931

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MONTVALE BANK RECEIVER Landon Lowry, Bedford Attorney, Is Appointed by Circuit Court Dec. 10 was appointed today by circuit receiver the Bedford County Bank at MontThis bank closed its doors Wednesday. Richmond, Dec. BrisState announced today that the Bedford County Bank, Montvale, had closed for business, as receiver had been appointed for the Mr. Bristow said, effort was being made by Ritchie, the office, vestigating the status of the bank to for The bank was capitalized at $20,000. Price was president and Caldwell, cashier. Bristow said in the absence of detailed report from Mr. Ritchie, he for bank's condition, except prevailing business conditions The Montvale the first Bedford county bank close its in recent years, the commissioner said.

4. September 4, 1931 The Diller Record Diller, NE
Article from The Diller Record, September 4, 1931

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Man Freed From Institution in Which He Had Never Been STAUNTON Dec though he had never within its gates Painter Page County secured his from the Western State Hospital here through corpus before Judge Richard Ker in Corporation Court here Painter's action was against Sheriff E. Lucas Page County and Dr the State While he had been committed to hospital was revealed that the man had never shown up at the institution Receiver Named for Bank. BEDFORD Dec of the firm of Lowry and was pointed yesterday for the Bedford County Montvale This bank closed its doors Wednesday

5. October 8, 1931 The Alliance News Alliance, NE
Article from The Alliance News, October 8, 1931

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MONTVALE BANK RECEIVER Landon Lowry, Bedford Attorney, Is Appointed by Circuit Court Dec. 10 was appointed today by circuit receiver the Bedford County Bank at MontThis bank closed its doors Wednesday. Richmond, Dec. BrisState announced today that the Bedford County Bank, Montvale, had closed for business, as receiver had been appointed for the Mr. Bristow said, effort was being made by Ritchie, the office, vestigating the status of the bank to for The bank was capitalized at $20,000. Price was president and Caldwell, cashier. Bristow said in the absence of detailed report from Mr. Ritchie, he for bank's condition, except prevailing business conditions The Montvale the first Bedford county bank close its in recent years, the commissioner said.