gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
696b4e95094ec11c
Response Measures
None
Description
Articles state directors 'shut their doors to conserve assets' but do not specify reopening or receivership; additional local coverage could confirm permanence.
Events (1)
1.June 9, 1931Suspension
Cause
Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details
Directors voluntarily closed the bank to conserve assets (shut doors on June 9, 1931).
Newspaper Excerpt
Directors of the State Bank of Vesta ... said they had shut their doors to conserve assets.
THREE MORE CLOSE St. Paul, Minn June 9. Three Minnesota banks with total deposits of $1. 170,000 closed today Directors of the State Bank of Vesta, the Lac Qui Parle County Bank and the Madison State Bank said they had shut their doors to serve
THREE MORE CLOSE Three Minnesota banks with total deposits of $1,470,000 closed today. Directors of the State Bank of Vesta, the Lac Qui Parle County Bank and the Madison State Bank said they had shut their doors to conserve assets.
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