23186. First National Bank (Douglas, WY)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
3556
Charter Number
3556
Start Date
January 3, 1924
Location
Douglas, Wyoming (42.760, -105.382)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
2dd09bfc

Response Measures

None

Description

No article describes a depositor run. One article (Jan 3, 1924) notes First National Bank consolidated with Commercial Bank and Trust Company (name changed to Commercial Bank and Trust Company). A later (Jul 31, 1924) article refers to the closed First National bank at Douglas, Wyo. and reports convictions of its president and vice-president for falsifying statements to the Comptroller of the Currency. These items indicate the bank was closed/ceased operations (suspension/closure) for bank-specific malfeasance. Date of suspension/closure not explicitly given in the clips.

Events (4)

1. September 13, 1886 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. December 15, 1923 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic
3. January 3, 1924 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Douglas -- First National Bank consolidated with Commercial Bank and Trust company under name of Commercial Bank and Trust company.
Source
newspapers
4. * Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Officers convicted of falsifying statements to the Comptroller of the Currency; bank described as closed in reporting, indicating closure tied to adverse bank-specific misconduct
Newspaper Excerpt
D. A. Randall and C. D. Zimmerman, respectfully president and vice-president of the closed First National bank at Douglas, Wyo., were convicted by a jury in federal court at Cheyenen, Wyo., of falsification of statements to the comptroller of the currency
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from Rawlins Republican, January 3, 1924

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Article Text

Wyoming Weekly Industrial Review Country enters upon the new year with fair prospects in nearly all lines of industry-production of coal, oil, lumber and steel on fair levels and building operations pushing well into the winter-Unem ploy ment: not large. Douglas -- First National Bank consolidated with Commercial Bank and Trust company under name of Commercial Bank and Trust company. Laramie-State university to have petroleum research laboratory established by federal government. In 1923 Wyoming raised ten times as much corn as in any previous year. Lovell-Construction of new armory progressing steadily. Worland-First state corn show closes as unqualified success. Laramie- Empire Platinum Mining Co. incorporate with capital of $100,000, to work in platinum lead opened by Jacob Schnitzler. Casper-Foundation laid for new $150,000 Presbyterian church. Buffalo- Tarrant Company running casing in test well near town, gas pockets discovered. State mining congress to be assembled in near future to promote mining industry. Salt Creek-Ohio Oil Co. completes two new producers in local field. Casper-Building permits issued in November totaled 134, with aggregate value of $309,615. Newcastle-Construction of perm-


Article from The Filer Record, July 31, 1924

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Article Text

# TELEGRAPHIC TALES FOR BUSY READERS A RESUME OF THE WEEK'S DOINGS IN THIS AND OTHER COUNTRIES Important Events of the Last Seven Days Reporte by Wire and Prepared for the Benefit of the Buay Reader WESTERN Four persons were killed almost instantly when the new cabin monoplane California crashed to the ground at a commercial airport at Los Angeles after beginning an exhibition in the presence of hundreds of spectators. Charles Jackson, 5, died at Rock Springs, Wyo., two hours after he was struck by an automobile driven by Victor Nurmi. The boy was horribly mangled. Nurmi was drunk when arrested after attending a picnic at Green River, officers say. Feeling is running high, both against Nurmi and against existing liquor conditions. In a packed auditorium at Albuquerque, N. M., Carl S. Magee, editor of the State Tribune, delivered an address in which he brought in his trials and convictions for libel and contempt of court and reiterated his challenge to Judge David J. Leahy to meet him "any time, anywhere on neutral grounds." California is now ahead of every other state in the union in number of motor vehicles registered. The state division of motor vehicles has figures showing a gain in registration in California of 84,000, while New York shows a reported loss of about 45,000. Since July 1 California's registrations have jumped to 1,197,077, and the fall months are expected to bring heavier gains. Coal dust explosions of unusual size and importance are being planned for August 9 at Rock Springs, the date the Wyoming's first-aid and mine-rescue contest and the final day of the summer meeting of the Rock Mountain Coal Mining institute, according to K. L. Marshall, bureau of mines safety engineer, who is planning these demonstrations. D. A. Randall and C. D. Zimmerman, respectfully president and vice-president of the closed First National bank at Douglas, Wyo., were convicted by a jury in federal court at Cheyenen, Wyo., of falsification of statements to the comptroller of the currency concerning the condition of the four courts of an indictment returned by the May grand jury. Dr. Wiley M. Cragun, Ogden, Utah physician, was arrested upon a warrant charging him with performing an illegal operation upon a woman. He was released upon $2000 bond, fixed by City Judge D. R. Roberts. The bail bond was signed by Charles T. Jones and H. S. Ensign. GENERAL For the first time in history of the city of New York a woman—Magistrate Jean H. Norris—presided in homicide court. She disposed of three cases, holding one man for the grand jury and dismissing two others. She indicated after the session that she was being considered as the successor to Judge George W. Olvany recently elected Tammany chieftian, the court of general sessions. Supreme Court Justice Burr denied motion of Eamon de Valera and Stephen O'Mara as trustees of $2,-000,000 received at New York from the sale of Irish Republican bonds, for an order enjoining the Irish Free State from proceeding with the trial of a suit for that amount before the high court of justice in Ireland. A statement declaring that the 2,000,000 farmers' grain and elevator corporation, with headquarters in Chicago, which was recently incorporated in Illinois is a "gigantic attempt to fool the farmer" was issued in Oklahoma City by Carl Williams, president of the National Council of Farmers' Cooperative Market Associations. Pierrepont B. Noyes, who was Ireland commissioner for the United States has predicted the doom of the Dawes report and continued dead-lock between France and Germany unless the United States representative at the coming conference of premiers in London is instructed by the government to inform France that the United States desires that country to give up its "independent policy" in the Ruhr.