Guardian Trust Company

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: trust company
Start Date: March 3, 1933
Location: Houston, Texas (29.763, -95.363)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: eec09380

Response Measures

None

Description

Article lists Citizens State Bank among Houston banks that will not be open beginning March 3, 1933 under the Governor's five-day moratorium. This is a government-ordered temporary suspension (moratorium) rather than a bank-specific run or failure. The moratorium was temporary so classified as suspension_reopening.

Events (1)

1. March 3, 1933 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: State governor declared a five-day banking moratorium effective March 3, 1933; banks in Houston, including Citizens State Bank, closed temporarily under the proclamation.
Newspaper Excerpt: In obedience to the proclamation of the Governor of Texas declaring five-day moratorium, effective Friday, March 3, 1933, the undersigned banks of Houston will not be open for the transaction of any kind of business prior the of March morning... Citizens State Bank
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 3, 1933 The Houston Chronicle Houston, TX

Article from The Houston Chronicle, March 3, 1933

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Article Text

BANKS TO First National Bank State National Bank South Texas Commercial National City Bank Trust Company Bank Jacinto Trust Company In obedience to the proclamation of the Governor of Texas declaring five-day moratorium, effective Friday, March 3, 1933, the undersigned banks of Houston will not be open for the transaction of any kind of business prior the of March morning unless some change is made in the governor's proclamation meanwhile. Houston National Bank Houston Land Company Union National Bank Harrisburg National Bank Second National Citizens State Bank National Bank of Commerce Guardian Trust Company