19987. Farmers Bank (Clarksburg, WV)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
May 1, 1930
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia (39.281, -80.345)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
1863950c5b684eb5

Response Measures

None

Description

Multiple contemporaneous newspaper dispatches (dated May 1, 1930) report the State Banking Commissioner appointing a receiver for 11 closed banks, explicitly listing the Farmers Bank of Clarksburg. No article mentions a depositor run prior to suspension; the bank was closed and a receiver named (government action). OCR errors in the clips (truncated words, garbled town names) were corrected when extracting dates and the receiver appointment.

Events (2)
1. May 1, 1930 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
State Banking Commissioner L. R. Charter Jr., today appointed John H. Barringer, examiner, receiver for 11 closed banks. The institutions are: The Clarksburg Trust Company and the Farmers Bank, both Clarksburg
Source
newspapers
2. May 1, 1930 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
State Banking Commissioner appointed a receiver and closed the bank as part of action involving 11 closed banks.
Newspaper Excerpt
State Banking Commissioner L. R. Charter Jr., today appointed John H. Barringer, examiner, receiver for 11 closed banks. The institutions are: The Clarksburg Trust Company and the Farmers Bank, both Clarksburg
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)
1. May 2, 1930 The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, OH
Article from The Cincinnati Enquirer, May 2, 1930

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Article Text

BANK RECEIVER NAMED. ENQUIRER BUREAU SPECIAL DISPATCH. Charleston. W. May 1-State Banking L. R. Charter Jr., today appointed John H. Bar. ringer, an be receiver for 11 closed banks. The institutions The Clarksburg Trust Company and the Farmers Bank, both Clarksburg: Bank of Jacksonburg. Jacksonburg the Tunnelport Bank, the Lumberman Pullman: the Auburn Exchange Bank of Auburn: the Bank of Cairo: the M. and M. Savings Bank of Grafton: the Commercial Morganand the Peoples Bank of Phil-

2. May 2, 1930 The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, OH
Article from The Cincinnati Enquirer, May 2, 1930

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Article Text

BANK RECEIVER NAMED ENQUIRER Charleston, W. Va., May 1-State Charter Jr., appointed John H. Barringer, examiner, receiver for closed banks. The institutions are: The Clarksburg Trust Company and the Farmers Bank, both Clarksburg: Bank of Jacksonburg, Jacksonburg: the Tunnelport Bank, Tunnelton: the Lumberman Bank. Pullman: the Exchange Bank the Bank of Cairo: the M. and M. Savings Bank of Grafton: the Bank of Morganand the Peoples Bank of Phillippi.

3. May 2, 1930 The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, OH
Article from The Cincinnati Enquirer, May 2, 1930

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Article Text

BANK RECEIVER NAMED. BUREAU SPECIAL Charleston, W. Va., May 1-State Banking Commissioner L. R. Charter Jr., today appointed John H. Barringer. examiner, be receiver for 11 closed banks. The Institutions are: The Clarksburg Trust Company and the Farmers Bank, both Clarksburg: The Bank of Jacksonburg. Jacksonburg: the Tunnelport Bank, Tunnelton: the Lumberman Bank. Pullman: the Auburn Bank of Auburn: the Bank of Cairo: the M. and M. Savings Bank of Grafton: the Morganthe Peoples Bank of Phillippi.