Article Text
BANK RECEIVER NAMED TALLAHASSEE, Dec. Comptroller Ernest Amos today confirmed appointment of W. A. Shands, Gainesville, as receiver for the Citizens' Bank of Williston which closed its doors a short time ago.
2615. Citizens Bank (Williston, FL)
Bank Information
- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- state
- Start Date
- December 1, 1927*
- Location
- Williston, Florida (29.387, -82.447)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini
- Short Digest
c5d68003
Response Measures
None
Description
Newspaper items (Dec 21, 1927) report the Citizens' Bank of Williston closed its doors a short time ago and the comptroller confirmed a receiver. No article mentions a depositor run; only closure and appointment of a receiver are reported. Bank type not stated in the text, so set to unknown.
Events (2)
1.
December 1, 1927*
Suspension
- Cause Details
- Article states the bank closed its doors but gives no reason or trigger for the suspension/closure.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- the Citizens' Bank of Williston which closed its doors a short time ago.
- Source
- newspapers
2.
December 21, 1927
Receivership
- Newspaper Excerpt
- Comptroller Ernest Amos today confirmed appointment of W. A. Shands, Gainesville, as receiver for the Citizens' Bank of Williston which closed its doors a short time ago.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (2)
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Article Text
Williston Bank Receiver Affirmed Tallahassee, Dec. 21.-Comptroller Ernest Amos has confirmed the appointment of W. A. Shands, of Gainesville, as receiver for the Citizens' Bank of Williston which closed its doors a short time ago.