Continental National Bank - Salt Lake City, UT

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 9403
Charter Number: 9403
Start Date: July 31, 1931
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah (40.761, -111.891)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 2395e3a9

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals

Description

Newspaper (Deseret News) on 1931-07-31 reports a run at Continental National Bank in Salt Lake City with about $30,000 withdrawn and all demands promptly met. No suspension, reopening, or receivership mentioned.

Events (2)

1. May 7, 1909 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. July 31, 1931 Run

Cause Details: Article does not give a clear cause or trigger for the withdrawals; only reports the run and amount withdrawn.
Measures: All withdrawal demands were promptly met; the bank paid out about $30,000.
Newspaper Excerpt: The unfamiliar scene in Salt Lake run on the bank enacted at the Continental National bank Before the opening hour hundreds of men, women and children gathered the doors, and before noon about $30,000 withdrawn. Every demand, however promply met.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. July 31, 1931 Deseret News Salt Lake City, UT

Article from Deseret News, July 31, 1931

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Article Text

Twenty Years JULY 31. The unfamiliar scene in Salt Lake "run" on the bank enacted at the Continental National bank Before the opening hour hundreds of men, women and children gathered the doors, and before noon about $30,000 withdrawn. Every demand. however promply met. special dispatch to The News from announced the death there of Judge Sutherland, father United State Senator George SutherUtah was born In England 1838 and came to Utah in 1863, cating Springville, The dry goods and millinery store Temple street, entered Lurgiars during the night, and ostrich and birdplumes valued at more than stolen. After building operations had been for weeks. Walter H. Seely, associate of Samuel made the that materials had been obtained and work on Newhouse hotel would be resumed in The old Salt Lake Collegiate Institute Second East street, passed into the hands of local labor organizations. The property was sold by the Salt Lake Presbytery for consideration $40,000, and the first payment $10,000 was