2946. Fort Dodge National Bank (Fort Dodge, IA)

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Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
2763
Charter Number
2763
Start Date
July 10, 1932
Location
Fort Dodge, Iowa (42.497, -94.168)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
cb63444f6584e3e0

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles (July 1932) describe a local 10-day business moratorium / business holiday in Fort Dodge that included Fort Dodge National Bank; the holiday began July 10 and ended about July 20, 1932. This appears to be a temporary, community-organized suspension (not a failure or receivership). OCR in Article 1 likely misreads a detail saying depositors were asked to waive withdrawals for three years — context and Article 2 suggest a short moratorium (10-day business holiday). I do not infer any bank run from the text.

Events (3)
1. August 5, 1882 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. July 10, 1932 Suspension
Cause Details
Community-organized 10-day business moratorium / business holiday; depositors were asked to waive withdrawals (temporary measure).
Newspaper Excerpt
the business holiday in Fort Dodge ... had been in effect since July 10.
Source
newspapers
3. July 20, 1932 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
The business holiday in Fort Dodge ended today with the Fort Dodge National bank and First State Bank and Trust Company. holiday had been in effect since July 10.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. July 5, 1932 The Waukesha County Freeman Waukesha, WI
Article from The Waukesha County Freeman, July 5, 1932

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Article Text

TEN DAY BUSINESS STARTS FT. DODGE, 10-day business moratorium was in effect here today as the community chest organization sought pledges from depositors Dodge National bank and in the First State Bank Trust company. Depositors were asked to waive withdrawals for three years. Mayor Findlay ordered closed all businesses but those cessary for the necessities of life. Coolidge, spending the summer his here he was born, observed his 60th birth day indoors of heavy and attack of fever. The hay developed upon his arrival from 10 days ago and kept him abed several days last week.

2. July 20, 1932 Deadwood Pioneer-Times Deadwood, SD
Article from Deadwood Pioneer-Times, July 20, 1932

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Article Text

BRIGHT SPOTS OVER THE NATION [By The Associated Press] Reading. Pa. One hundred sevmen. all old employes, returned to work at plants of the Reading Iron company today. Hollywood The ranks of filmdom's jobless lost 500 recruits today when Columbia studios put the men work. The company's payroll was more than Those newly employed were carpenters, electricians. painters, prop men and truck drivers. Boston The Lowell and plants of the Nashua Manufacturing company blanket manufacturers. reopened today after being shut down since July About 2,000 perare employed at both plants. Conn. Rubber factories Naugatuck are operating double shifts. with the largest payroll in three years, state department of labor reported today. Ala. Smoke spiraled from chimneys of Gulf States Steel company today bringing tidings of renewed activity in the industry The booming rod. and nail mills sumed production today and bar mill and two blast furnaces placed in operation last week continued on tailed schedule. Springfield, Mo. hundred ployes the Oberman Manufacturing plants here will return work Thursday morning after six weeks layoff, announctoday. Fort Dodge Iowa The business holiday in Fort Dodge ended today with the Fort Dodge National bank and First State Bank and Trust Company. holiday had been in effect since July 10.