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INDICTMENTS QUASHED IN CLOSED BANK CASE ments against officers the closed Highlands Bank Trust pany today by Judge Paul Albritton. of Sarasota. the Judge W. Barker disqualiJudge Albritton held the indictand the statute limitations further action against the bankers They were the state the the in 1929 Those named the bills Chesley Skipper Fairfax Haskins, and Walter Moyer, all Sebring, and Miss Myrtle Jack, of Punta Gorda, assistant cashier.
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Depositors Name Group To Advise Bank Receiver AVON PARK, Sept. 22.-(Special.) Rejecting a proposal for transfer of assets of the Highlands Bank & Trust company, Sebring. to a trustee. a depositors meeting yesterday afternoon voted to name committee of three to advise with the receiver. E. J Etheredge in matters of disposal of assets. The idea, one of the suggestions laid before the meeting by the receiver. was first advocated during the recent primaries by J. M Lee. democratic nominee for compC. Barrow. J. M. Berriman and C. F. Saunders. all large depositors. were named on the committee. The committee will have no legal standing but Receiver Etheredge said he would be guided largely by the committee.
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SEBRING BANKING OFFICIALS BILLED SEBRING. Circuit Judge Barker denied today motions quash chargformer Sebring with larceny, embezzlesecretion of $45,000 from Highlands counbank, which suspended April The bank now operating conservator. Skipper's trial for July The grand jury today returned charging Skipper and Etheridge, former state auditor. until recently receiver for the closed Highlands bank and Trust Co. with embezzlement and property of the bank. indictments wilmisapplication of bank funds were returned against Lien, of the Highlands county bank. The grand jury indicted Constable Franklin of Venus, embezzlement of county funds.
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TRIAL OF HIGHLANDS BANKER SET JULY Judge W. Barker today denied motions to quash charging Skipper, former Sebring with larceny, and of $45,000 from the Highlands bank, which April 21. The bank operating under conThe court reversed ruling petition change set Skipper's trial for The grand today returned another indictment charging Skipper Etheridge, former state who until recently was ceiver the closed Highlands Bank and Trust company, with ment conversion property of the bank. Two indictments charging wilful misapplication bank funds turned against Lien, president of the County
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SEABRING BANKER'S TRIAL SCHEDULED Grand Jury Returns Similar Indictments Against Others SEBRING, Fla., May 17. (P)-Circuit Judge Barker late today denied to quash indictments C. Skipper, former Sebring with conversion of from the Highlands Bank, which suspended April 21. The bank now operating under The court also reversed ruling petition change venue and Skipper's trial for July The grand jury today returned other indictment charging Skipper Etheridge, former who for the closed Bank and Trust Company, with and conversion of $15,000 note, property of the bank. Two indictments charging wilful misapplication of bank funds also returned against C. Lien. president of the Highlands county The grand jury Constable H. E. Franklin of Venus, for of county and to the that he remove Franklin from office.
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Trial of C. A. Skipper On Bank Fraud Charge Will Be Held July 6 Sebring. May 19.-Circuit Judge W. Barker has denied motions 10 quash indictments charging A. Skipper Sebring banker. with and secretion of $45,000 from the Highlands County bank which suspended April 21. The bank now operating under conservator The court also refused ruling on petition for change of venue and set Skipper's trial for July Two indictments charging wilfut misapplication of bank funds also were returned against E. Lien, president of the Highlands county bank Teh grand jury indicted Constable H. E. Franklin. of Venus, with embezzlement of county funds. and recommended to the governor that he remove Franklin from office. The grand jury today returned another indictment charging Skipper and E. Etheridge, former state senator until recently cashier for the closed Highlands bank and Trust company with and conversion of note. property of the
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BANK PAYING OFF SEBRING. July closed Highland bank immediately Martin yesterday March deposits more than $100,000. The difference today superior companies. they have and that debt kibitzing your shoulder. administration Street asked because they that opposition day and others they chance from within. bold Yorkers think Local pilgrims what about. observer president makes Japanese look off the demotion 1933.
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7 STATES GET ROAD FUNDS Plans for Spending $73,482.478 Are Approved The public works administrator yesterday approved plans for spending $73,482,478 on roads in seven states preliminary to early consideration of non-federal construction projects expected to aggregate almost 000 Secretary the public works administrator, said he had completed drafting recommendations for appointment of regional and state advisers to handle the public works advances to states and municipalities and ready to submit them to President Roosevelt for final approval. The bulk of the public works program. for which almost half of the $3,300,000.000 fund has been set aside to finance local governmental construction, has been held up pending the appointment of the regional advisers. President Roosevelt probably will approve the selections within a day or two. The road plan approvals today brought up to the portion of the located to such which has been passed upon by the Works Administration and the Bureau of Public Roads. Approval previously had been given to plans of 24 states for spending approximately The states which obtained action yesterday were Texas, Nesas, and New Mexico. TO PAY DIVIDEND. Sebring. July 21.-Depositors of the closed Highland County Bank will receive immediately 15 percent dividend, Conservator E. S. Martin has announced. The dividend authorized by Comptroller The suspended deposits 000.