Bank of Shorewood - Shorewood, WI

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: August 23, 1932
Location: Shorewood, Wisconsin (43.089, -87.888)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: d671a4c9

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR errors corrected (headline reads 'DECIDE TO LIQUIDATE BANK OF SHOREWOOD'). Article (Green Bay Press-Gazette, 1932-08-23) states the bank was closed and a conference decided to liquidate it. No run or depositor panic is described. Liquidation/receivership appears to be a regulatory/official action.

Events (3)

1. August 23, 1932 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: DECIDE TO LIQUIDATE BANK OF SHOREWOOD; ... The depositors have hand Fred deputy attorney general: Frank stabilization director the banking ... inquiry ... be asked state for information ... money to depositors, said.
Source: newspapers

2. August 23, 1932 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: DECIDE TO LIQUIDATE BANK OF SHOREWOOD
Source: newspapers

3. * Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Bank was closed and state banking officials, stabilization director and deputy attorney general held a conference deciding to liquidate the closed bank.
Newspaper Excerpt: Liquithe closed Bank of Shorewood was decided conference Madison between acting commissionof and committee here day.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. August 23, 1932 Green Bay Press-Gazette Green Bay, WI

Article from Green Bay Press-Gazette, August 23, 1932

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Article Text

DECIDE TO LIQUIDATE BANK OF SHOREWOOD Liquithe closed Bank of Shorewood was decided conference Madison between acting commissionof and committee here day. The depositors have hand Fred deputy attorney general: Frank stabilization director the banking and Thomas Herried acting banking will with District George whose Doe inquiry the fairs of be asked state for information concerning all county banks out money to depositors, said.