20524. Wallace State Bank (Wallace, SD)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
August 1, 1931*
Location
Wallace, South Dakota (45.086, -97.476)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
ca290f39

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR-corrected fragments indicate the Wallace State Bank suspended in August 1931 and remained closed; state banking department reported a dividend paid to creditors on March 1, 1932. No mention of a depositor run in the articles. The suspension appears to be a regulatory action/closure followed by receivership dividend.

Events (2)

1. August 1, 1931* Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Suspension/closure reported by the state banking department in August 1931 (regulatory action leading to closure).
Newspaper Excerpt
The bank suspendAug. 1931.
Source
newspapers
2. March 1, 1932 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
PAY DIVIDEND PIERRE March first dividend of ... being paid creditors the closed Wallace State Bank ... the state banking depart reported today. The bank suspendAug. Wallace State bank Wallace, Codington county, the state banking depart reported today. The bank suspendAug. 1931. (fragmented OCRed text indicating dividend paid March 1, 1932.)
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Daily Plainsman, March 8, 1932

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Article Text

PAY DIVIDEND PIERRE March first dividend of per cent amounting to about being paid creditors the closWallace State bank Wallace, Codington county, the state banking departreported today. The bank suspendAug.


Article from Rapid City Journal, March 8, 1932

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Article Text

PAY DIVIDEND dividend of 10 per cent, amounting to about being itors of the closed Wallace State Bank of Codington counthe state department reported The bank suspendAug. 1931.