Bank of Scandia - Scandia, KS

Episode Information

Episode UID: 2063518491624
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Bank ID: 206351849 hash
Start Date: April 18, 1935
Location: Scandia, Kansas (39.794, -97.784)

Metadata

Model: gemini-3-flash-preview (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 8ce32d50ab118e8b

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Description

The article only mentions a dividend payment by the state bank receiver, confirming the bank had previously failed and was in liquidation.

Events (1)

1. April 18, 1935 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: The bank of Scandia is receiving 10 per cent today.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. April 18, 1935 Council Grove Republican Council Grove, KS

Article Text

PAYS FINAL DIVIDEND Topeka, Apr. 18.—C. W. Johnson, state bank receiver, paid a 8.9 per cent dividend to the Farmers state bank at Sylvan Grove today. It is the final dividend and gives depositors 58.9 per cent of their original balances. The bank of Scandia is receiving 10 per cent today. April 22 the Buffalo bank will be paid 13 per cent, making a final total of 48 per cent. On April 24 depositors in the Hoisington bank will be paid 10 per cent, which brings their total up to 80 per cent.