Polk County Bank - Bartow, FL

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: *
Location: Bartow, Florida (27.896, -81.843)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 7bc88cf1

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Nov 15, 1929) states the Florida National Bank of Bartow opens, providing the city its first financial institution since the closing of the Polk County bank months earlier. The Polk County Bank had closed months before and was not described as reopening; no run is mentioned. Therefore this is classified as a suspension/closure with permanent closure implied.

Events (1)

1. * Suspension

Cause Details: Article only says the Polk County Bank had closed months earlier; no cause given or described in the story.
Newspaper Excerpt: the Florida National bank of Bartow which opens here next Monday. The bank which will provide city here their first financial since the closing of the Polk County bank months
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. November 16, 1929 The Macon Telegraph Macon, GA

Article from The Macon Telegraph, November 16, 1929

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Article Text

HAROLD DAY TO HEAD BANK Former Macon Man President of Bartow Institution BARTOW. Fla., Nov. 15 (P).-HarS. Day, formerly connected with the Fourth National bank of Macon, Ga., and later national bank receiver, will be president of the Florida National bank of Bartow which opens here next Monday. The bank which will provide citihere their first financial since the closing of the Polk County bank months was organized under direction Securities, Inc., which Alfred DuPont is presis dent. will have capital of $100,000 and surplus $50,000 George Tribble, assistant vice president the Florida National of will be Thomas also of the Fourth National at Mawill be cashier.