Farmers & Traders Bank - Wrightstown, WI

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: March 3, 1934
Location: Wrightstown, Wisconsin (44.326, -88.163)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 02455e1a

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Green Bay Press-Gazette, 1934-03-03) states the Farmers & Traders Bank, Wrightstown, was operating on deferred payment (a suspension) and was authorized by the (state) department to resume full operations, releasing tied-up deposits. No run or depositor panic is mentioned; the action appears to be a regulatory-authorized suspension and reopening.

Events (2)

1. March 3, 1934 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: authorized by the department today full operations... thus releasing $420,000 of tied up de... the Farmers and Traders bank Wrightstown, $82,000.
Source: newspapers

2. * Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Placed on deferred payment (authorized by the department), i.e., regulatory-ordered suspension of full payments
Newspaper Excerpt: operating on deferred payment
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 3, 1934 Green Bay Press-Gazette Green Bay, WI

Article from Green Bay Press-Gazette, March 3, 1934

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Article Text

TIED UP DEPOSITS OF THREE MORE BANKS IN WISCONSIN RELEASED MADISON Wis. Three operating on deferred payment authorized by the department today full operations. thus releasing $420,000 of tied up deThe banks and the amount of deposits released each The Iron Exchange bank $219,000 the Walworth State bank Walworth. $119.000 and the Farmers and Traders bank Wrightstown, $82,000. The sale debentures to the Reconstruction Finance corporato provide capital the stabilized banks is proceeding About banks out of 270 have been placed of them without any help from the