19165. Roxboro Trust Company (Philadelphia, PA)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
trust company
Start Date
October 13, 1931
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (39.952, -75.164)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
1562bed3

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR / user-provided name 'Roxboro' appears to be a typo; contemporary newspapers consistently call it 'Roxborough Trust Company'. Articles (dated 1931-10-13) report the bank was closed by the State Department of Banking/examiner. No run or depositor panic is described in the provided clippings — this is a government-ordered suspension/closure.

Events (1)

1. October 13, 1931 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Closed by the State Department of Banking / examiner authority; formal suspension/closure ordered by regulators
Newspaper Excerpt
The Manayunk Trust Company and the Roxborough Trust Company were closed today by the State department of banking
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from Times Herald, October 13, 1931

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Article Text

2 Philadelphia Banks Closed by Examiner PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13 (I.N.S.) The Manayunk Trust Company and the Roxborough Trust Company were closed today by the State department of banking


Article from Evening Star, October 13, 1931

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Philadelphia Banks Suspend. PHILADELPHIA, October 13 (P).The Manayunk Trust Co. and the Roxborough Trust Co., compartively small institutions in outlying sections of Philadelphia, closed their doors today.


Article from The World-News, October 13, 1931

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