2565. Bank of Tampa (Tampa, FL)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
January 19, 1911
Location
Tampa, Florida (27.948, -82.458)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
18173111

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles report the Bank of Tampa closed January 19, 1911 and a receiver (A. Griffin) filed a final report in Oct 1931 showing depositors paid in full and remaining balance turned over to the state treasury. No contemporaneous run is described in these clippings—this is a historical receivership/closure followed by final accounting.

Events (2)

1. January 19, 1911 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Bank closed and a receiver was appointed (A. Griffin) on January 19, 1911; closure led to a receivership and permanent winding up of the bank's affairs.
Newspaper Excerpt
Bank of Tampa closed January 19, 1911, and Griffin was appointed
Source
newspapers
2. October 13, 1931 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Today he filed his final report, showing all depositors had been paid the full amount of their deposits and eight per cent interest. After that was done, balance of $3,095 left was paid over to the State treasury.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (5)

Article from The Berkshire Eagle, October 13, 1931

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ALL DEPOSITORS OF TAMPA BANK PAID IN FULL TAMPA, Oct. Bank of Tampa closed January 1911 and Griffin was Today he filed his final report, showing all paid the of posits and eight per cent interest After all that was done, and paid over to the state treasury.


Article from The Los Angeles Times, October 14, 1931

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Bank Receiver Pays in TAMPA (Fla.) Oct. 13. Bank of Tampa closed January 19, 1911, and Griffin was appointToday filed his final report, depositors had been the full their deposits and per cent interest After that was done, balof $3095 left. This was paid over to the State treasury. OHIO BISHOP DIES CINCINNATI, Oct. 13. Theodore years age, of the diocese Southern Ohio, died today.


Article from Tallahassee Democrat, October 15, 1931

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FLORIDA FACTS Winter College has increased this session, Dr. Hamilton Holt announced. and there registered 479 students, compared with 433 last year. West Palm General Cary D. Landis has accepted an invitation to address the district Kiwanis convention in West Palm Beach October 26-28. report in the receivership of the Bank of Tampa, which closed more than 20 years ago, was filed in Circuit court here by A. Griffin. president of the Exchange Nar tional bank and receiver of the long defunct Bank of Tampa. The report showed that all depositors had been paid in full and that stockholders had been paid 50 per cent of the amount of their stock assessments. Lake Worth's infant pineapple industry which gan planting in June, gives promBasford. president of the Florida Pineapple products who has just announced planting of another 217,000 slips on 20-acre tract south of Lake Worth. The company expects to ship about 8000 crates of pineapples from this development in the next 12 month, he said. New York firms having contracted for the entire output of the 20 acres. league of Jacksonxille is advocating adoption of the city manager plan which would abolish the city commission and cut the city council from 21 to members. City Commissioner Acosta says the change would save the taxpayers of Jacksonville more than 000 per year. The new plan also proposes putting all city employes on a civil service basis. is now going forward on the new naval stores experiment station near Olustee. in Baker county. The is under the supervision of Dr. Veitch. of the United States bureau chemistry. Congress appropriated $40,000 for the erection of this plant. Winter college plans conservatory of music in the near future. flying field located just north of the Seaboard railway tracks, was dedicated recently. WDBJ to reservations already applied for at the Hialeah park racing plant of the Miami jockey club. the full stable will be filled during capacity Miami's racing season this winter. This will mean upwards of 3000 employes at Healeah park during operation of the track. jockey club officials say, as the average requirement two men to race horse. The 24-stable capacity is 1440 stalls. Gainesville. "Take tomato juice instead of sweet. will be the next slogan. says the Medical Herald. It said that many "old topers" are beginning to find solace in drink of orange or tomato juice. The cool. acid taste quickly allays the thirst. while the rich vitamin and mineral


Article from The Gaffney Ledger, October 15, 1931

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Five Arrested In Chesterfield Killing Chesterfield, Oct. field county and constable today five county the Sunday Bodies of the two, identified yesterday Lucas Fred Chewning, Peal Mill night Seaboard Air passed over them Gillespie An inquest was until further testified cold just the ran over them that the blood the victims had attachthe governor's county followed the report given them that Smith Chewning "gambling and drinking' Sunday afternoon the under arrest: Purvis, Simon Boan, John Perdue Lacy Futril. Final Report Made. Tampa, Oct. new sort of story about failures. The Bank Tampa closed January Griffin Today filed his final report, the full amount of their and eight cent interest per sides. After that done, ance of $3,095 left was was paid over the state


Article from The Ravenna News, October 16, 1931

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A Reporters Dream Or Heaven Earth? on We have tried to figure out just Bank Receiver's Paradise what would be like. But the next time we see Assistant Receiver Frank McGrew of the Citizens Bank we are going show him the following clipping, and that isn't his idea Heaven then will be badly disThis dispatch came over Associated Press wire Wednesday of this week follows: Tampa, Florida, Oct. Tampa closed January 19, and Grffin receiver. Today he filed pointed final report, showing all paid full and eight positors besides. all that done, balance of $3,095 was left and this was paid the state treasury. this dispatch had not come over the "highest of the authority on news, the Associated Press, would not hesitate long in calling reporter's dream. But there plain black and white. Any day are expecting item from Tampa, Florida, the effect that citizens running around streets with their hands full money just looking for bank that looks like might close and receivership. Eight percent investments are rare these days. And safe! Say, you ever to get money out ed bank? Its about trying to tear down Rock of Gibraltar with your fingernails.