Mossy Creek Bank - Mossy Creek, TN

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 18, 1929
Location: Mossy Creek, Tennessee (36.121, -83.481)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: ad6568de

Response Measures

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Description

Article (1929-06-18) describes the bank's collapse and sale of an asset by the receiver J.D. Hale. No mention of a depositor run or prior suspension details; receiver assigned and asset sale indicate permanent closure/receivership.

Events (1)

1. June 18, 1929 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: The first sale occasioned by the collapse of the Mossy Creek Bank was the sale of the Planters Hardware Co., which was owned and operated by the defunct bank. The receiver, J. D. Hale, sold it to the highest bidder, Grover H. Brotherton of this city, for $1260.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 18, 1929 The Knoxville News-Sentinel Knoxville, TN

Article from The Knoxville News-Sentinel, June 18, 1929

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Article Text

BANK'S STORE IS SOLD Special To News-Sentinel CITY, The first sale occasioned by the collapse of the Mossy Creek Bank was the sale of the Planters Hardware Co., which was owned and operated by the defunct bank. The receiver, J. D. Hale, sold it to the highest bidder, Grover H. Brotherton of this city, for $1260.