First National Bank - Bluefield, WV

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 4643
Charter Number: 4643
Start Date: February 7, 1933
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia (37.270, -81.222)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: a6e49fb6

Response Measures

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Description

OCR'd article reports the First National Bank in Bluefield as 'closed' with a receiver (Bennett) obtaining judgments. No mention of a depositor run; the bank was closed and placed in receivership. I corrected obvious OCR errors and used the article date for event dating.

Events (3)

1. October 9, 1891 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. February 7, 1933 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Bennett, receiver for the closed ... Judgments totalling ... returned federal today which developed from the closing First National Bank ... was suit Bennett, receiver for the closed ... the ten involved notes payable to bank. Upon disposition ... the court ... double indemnity stockholders. (OCR text truncated.)
Source: newspapers

3. February 7, 1933 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Bank was closed and a receiver (Bennett) appointed leading to legal actions and judgments.
Newspaper Excerpt: Judgments ... which developed from the closing First National Bank ... Bennett, receiver for the closed ...
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 7, 1933 The Roanoke Times Roanoke, VA

Article from The Roanoke Times, February 7, 1933

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Article Text

JUDGMENTS OBTAINED BY BANK RECEIVER Bluefield, W. Va., Feb. (Special) Judgments totalling returned federal today which developed from the closing First National Bank was suit Bennett, receiver for the closed All the ten involved notes payable to bank. Upon disposition of these cases. the court openhearings other which double indemnity stockholders.