Central Banking & Security Company

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: October 10, 1917
Location: Parkersburg, West Virginia (39.267, -81.562)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 7a24a168

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Description

Article is a court summary (The Richmond Virginian, 1917-10-10) referring to a case styled P. E. Wagner, receiver, et al., vs. Central Banking and Security company, indicating the bank was in receivership. The piece does not describe any run or an earlier suspension explicitly, but the presence of a receiver implies the bank closed and was placed in receivership. No reopening is mentioned in the article.

Events (1)

1. October 10, 1917 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: P. E. Wagner, receiver. et al., appellants and cross-appellees, vs. Central Banking and Security company, appellee and cross-appellant; crossappeals from the district court of Parkersburg. W. Va.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 10, 1917 The Richmond Virginian Richmond, VA

Article from The Richmond Virginian, October 10, 1917

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Article Text

Court News Collected by the Daily Record. U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The United States circuit court of appeals reconvened yesterday at 10:30 clock, with Circuit Judges Pritchard. Knapp and Woods and District Judge Connor in attendance. The court announced and handed down its opinion in the following case: The Ferries company, owner and claimant of ferry boat "Rockaway" et al. appellants, VS. Bannie Barnes. appellee; appeal from the district court at Norfolk. Va. Opinion by Judge Knapp. Affirmed. Case argued yesterday was that of P. E. Wagner, receiver. et al., appellants and cross-appellees, vs. Central Banking and Security company, appellee and cross-appellant; crossappeals from the district court of Parkersburg. W. Va. Argued by Mr. Connor Hall and Mr. D. C. T. Davis, Jr., of Charleston. W. Va., for the op. pellants and cross-appellees, and by Mr. C. D. Merrick and Mr. B. M. Ambler, of Parkersburg. W. Va., for the appellee and cross-appelalnt, and submitted. Cases in call today are as follows: Byes H. Howard. plaintiff in eror, vs. Clinchfield Coal corporation. defendant in error; error to the district court at Roanoke, Va. Wm. H. Worth, of Tazewell. Va., for the plaintiff in error, and Morison, Morison & Robertson. of Big Stone Gap. Va., for the defendant in error. To be dismissed by agreement of attorneys. Alfred T. Peterson. plaintiff in error. vs. the United States of America, defendant in error: error to the distriet court at Big Stone Gap, Va. Bond & Bruce, of Wise, Va., for the plaintiff in error, and R. E. Byrd, U. S. attorney, of Roanoke. Va., for the defendant in error. To be submitted on briefs by agreement of attorneys. State Corporation Commission. The following charters were granted yesterday by the state corporation commission: Liberty Coal corporation. Big Stone Gap, Va.-$100,000; coal business. Ben H. Taylor, president: R. J. Morris, vice-president: J. S. Gillespie, secretary, all Johnston City, Tenn. Amendment to charter of the Norfolk Bank for Savings and Trusts, Norfolk, Va., changing name to Trust Company of Norfolk. The Hopewell Record, Inc., Hopewell. Va.-$25,000; publish a newspaper. J. O. Heflin, president: I. M. Warren, secretary, both Hopewell, Va. The Home Grocery Company, Inc., Bristol, Va.-$5,000; grocery business. J. 8. B. Fugate president: Robert