Meyer Kiser Bank - Miami, FL

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: May 22, 1935
Location: Miami, Florida (25.774, -80.194)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 943ddbb5

Response Measures

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Description

Article (May 22, 1935) refers to the closed Meyer-Kiser Bank and names a receiver and trustees for a holding-company subsidiary. No run is described; a receiver and court action indicate suspension/closure by authorities. Dates are taken from the newspaper publication.

Events (2)

1. May 22, 1935 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Thomas Garvin, Meyer-Kiser receiver, chosen by Judge Cox; ... Three successor trustees were chosen for the Puritan Investment Co., Miami, Fla., a holding company subsidiary of the closed MeyerKiser Bank.
Source: newspapers

2. May 22, 1935 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Court-appointed receiver and trustees named for the bank's holding-company subsidiary, indicating closure under court/receiver action.
Newspaper Excerpt: closed MeyerKiser Bank
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. May 22, 1935 The Indianapolis Times Indianapolis, IN

Article from The Indianapolis Times, May 22, 1935

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Article Text

TRUSTEES NAMED FOR MEYER-KISER FIRM Three Chosen to Manage Affairs of Bank Subsidiary. Three successor trustees were chosen for the Puritan Investment Co., Miami, Fla., a holding company subsidiary of the closed MeyerKiser Bank. yesterday at a meeting of Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox. Probate Judge Smiley Chambers and the Lincoln Loan Co. The new trustees are Thomas Garvin, Meyer-Kiser receiver, chosen by Judge Cox: Frank McKinney, county treasurer-elect, chosen by Judge Chambers, and Louis E. Ostheimer, 619 Parker-av, named by the loan firm.