22457. Tenino bank (Tenino, WA)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
October 21, 1932
Location
Tenino, Washington (46.857, -122.853)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
a4318daa

Response Measures

None

Description

All articles (Oct 1932) describe the Tenino bank as 'defunct' with a bank receiver and mention wooden scrip issued to relieve depositors and redeemable from dividends paid by the bank receiver. There is no description of a depositor run; the bank already appears closed and in receivership. Date of closure/receivership is not explicitly given in these clips; newspaper dates are Oct 21–23, 1932 and are used to date the receivership event.

Events (3)

1. October 21, 1932 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
The Tenino Chamber of Commerce announced 27,000 pieces of the money with face value of $6,800 were issued ... The wooden money was made to relieve depositors of the defunct Tenino bank.
Source
newspapers
2. October 21, 1932 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The wooden money was made to relieve depositors of the defunct Tenino bank and was redeemable from dividends paid by the bank receiver.
Source
newspapers
3. * Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Bank was closed and a receiver appointed (described as 'defunct' with dividends paid by the bank receiver).
Newspaper Excerpt
defunct Tenino bank
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (13)

Article from Anaheim Bulletin, October 20, 1932

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Tenino's Wooden Money Shows Tidy Profit for Makers Oct. 20 town Tenino has made nice profit, thank famous wooden money. The Tenino Chamber of Com merce today 000 pleces the money with face value of $6800 were Issued and that only about 20 per cent of the money appearing for demption due to the fact most of it sold hunters. The wooden money vented relieve depositors of the defunct Tenino bank and deemable from dividends the bank receiver.


Article from Morning World, October 21, 1932

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TACOMA, Wash., Oct. town Tenino has made profit on its famous money. The Tenino chamber of commerce announced pieces the money face value $6800 issued and that only about per cent the money appearing for demption due the that most of was sold to souvenir hunters. The wooden money was made relieve depositors the defunct Tenino bank and deemable from dividends paid bank receiver. The bank's depositors will get the profit.


Article from The Springfield Daily Republican, October 21, 1932

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Profit in Wooden Money Confounds Exponents Of Sound Money Programs Tacoma, Wash., Oct. The town has made nice profit on its famous wooden money. The Tenino Chamber of Commerce announced today 27,000 pieces of the money with face value $6800 were issued and that only about 20 per cent the money appearing for redemption the fact that most of it was sold to souvenir hunters. The wooden money was made to relieve depositors the defunct Tenino bank was redeemable paid the bank The bank's depositors will get the profit,


Article from The Tennessean, October 21, 1932

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Profit on Wood Money The town of Tenino has made nice profit on its famous wood money. The Tenino Chamber of merce announced today 27,000 of the money with face $6,800 were issued and about 20 per cent of the money appearing for redemption due the fact that most of it was to souvenir hunters. The wooden money was made relieve depositors of the defut Tenine bank and was redeemal from dividends paid by the ba receiver The bank's deposito will get the profit.


Article from The Miami News, October 21, 1932

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Wooden Money Brings Net Profit to Bank Depositors of Town TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 21.(P)-The town of Tenino has made nice profit on its famous wooden money. The Tenino Chamber of Commerce announced 27,000 pieces of the money with face value of $6,800 were issued and that only about 20 per cent of the money is appearing for redemption due to the fact that most of it was sold to souvenir hunters. The wooden money was made to relieve depositors of the defunct Tinino bank and was redeemable from dividends paid by the bank receiver. The bank's depositors will get the profit.


Article from Austin American-Statesman, October 21, 1932

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Town Earns Nice Profit on Wooden Money TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 21.-(AP) The town of Tenino has made nice profit on its famous wooden The Tenino chamber of commerce today that 27,000 pieces of the money with a face value of $6800 were issued and that only about 20 per cent of the money is appearing for redemption, since most of it was sold to souvenir hunters. The wooden money was made to relieve the defunct Tenino bank and was redeemable from paid by the bank receiver. The bank's depositors will get the profit.


Article from The Salt Lake Tribune, October 21, 1932

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Wooden Money Brings Profit The town of Tenino has made a nice profit on its famous wooden money. The Tenino chamber of commerce today that 27,000 pieces of the money with face value of $6800 were issued and that only about 20 per cent of the money is appearing for redemption, due the fact that most of it was sold to souvenir hunters. The wooden money was made to relieve depositors of the defunct Tenino bank and was redeemable from dividends paid by the bank receiver. The bank's depositors will get the profit.


Article from Okmulgee Daily Times, October 21, 1932

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WOODEN MONEY PROFITS TOWN The town of Tenino has made nice profit on its famous wooden money. The Tenino Chamber of Commerce today=that pieces of the with face value issued and that about 20 of the is for redemption due fact that most of sold hunters. The wooden money was made to relieve depositors the defunct Aenino bank was redeemable from dividends paid by the bank bank's depositors will get the ONLY ONE "X" FOR PETE The Detroit Tigers have Fox in its outfield next season. They're going give Fox, young outfielder, tryHe headed the Texas league batters with an average of 387 last year.


Article from The Idaho Statesman, October 21, 1932

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TOWN MAKES PROFIT UPON WOODEN MONEY TACOMA, Wash. (A)-The town of Tenino has made nice profit on its famous wooden money. The Tenino chamber of commerce announced Thursday that 27,000 pieces of the money with face value of $6800 and that only about 20 per cent of the money appearing for redemption due to the fact that most of it was sold to souvenir hunters. The wooden money was made to relieve depositors of the defunct Tenino bank and was redeemable from dividends paid by the bank The bank's depositors will get the profit.


Article from Tulsa World, October 21, 1932

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CITY MAKES PROFIT FROM WOODEN COIN Bulk of Issue Sold to Souvenir Hunters The has made profit on its famous wooden The Tenino chamber today that pieces the money with face issued and that about 20 per cent the appearing redemption due The money made relieve depositors defunct Tenino bank from the bank bank's will get the profit.


Article from Redlands Daily Facts, October 21, 1932

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WOODEN MONEY BRINGS PROFIT town of Tenino has made nice profit, thank you, on its famous wooden money. The Tenino Chamber of Commerce today announced that 27,000 pieces of the money. with face value of $6,800, were issued, and that only about 20 per cent of the money is appearing for redemption. due to the fact most of it was sold to souvenir hunters. The wooden money was invented to relieve depositors of the defunct Tenino bank and was redeemable from dividends paid by the bank receiver.


Article from The Atlanta Constitution, October 22, 1932

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Washington Town Makes Profit on Wooden Money The town of Tenino has made nice profit on its famous wooden money. The Tenino Chamber of Commerce announced today 27,000 pieces of the money face value of $6,800 were issued and that only about 20 per cent of the money is appearing for redemption due the fact that most of it was sold to The wooden money was made to relieve depositors defunet Tenino bank and was redeemable from dividends paid by the bank receiver. The bank's depositors will get the profit.


Article from The San Bernardino County Sun, October 23, 1932

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Town Makes Profit From Wooden Money (By Associated Press) TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 22.-The town of Tenino has made nice profit, thank you, on its famous wooden money. The Tenino chamber of commerce today announced that 27,000 pieces of the money with a face value of $6,800 were issued and that only about 20 per cent of the money is appearing for redemption, due to the fact most of it was sold to souvenir hunters. The wooden money was invented to relieve depositors of the defunct Tenino bank and was redeemable from dividends paid by the bank receiver. Dr. G. L. Mallet of Cincinnati hunts squirrels with a "flipper" and brings in a "kill" every time he goes hunting.