Army Bank of Fort Sam Houston

Episode Information

Episode UID: 30006071491
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: private
Bank ID: 3000607 routing
Routing Number: 30-0060
Start Date: March 25, 1924
Location: San Antonio, Texas (29.424, -98.494)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: e0548d94feab5d61

Response Measures

None

Description

Article refers to the bank as closing and to assignments to a trustee; exact suspension/receivership dates are not given.

Events (2)

1. March 25, 1924 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: suit was filed by Maj. J. H. Trinder as trustee and individually seeking judgment against E. A. Kelly, former head of the bank. The purpose of the suit...to prevent the statute of limitation running against the depositors.
Source: newspapers

2. * Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Bank closed and assets assigned to trustee; deed of assignment in 1920 and large overdrafts/notes indicated insolvency.
Newspaper Excerpt: Echo of Closing of Army Bank of Fort Sam Houston Heard.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 25, 1924 San Antonio Light San Antonio, TX

Article from San Antonio Light, March 25, 1924

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Article Text

# FILE SUIT TO COLLECT FROM FORMER BANKER Echo of Closing of Army Bank of Fort Sam Houston Heard. 100 HAD DEPOSITS Assignments Made to Trustee in Effort to Collect Money. A sequel to the closing of the old Army Bank of Fort Sam Houston, wherein many officers and men had deposits, appeared in the District clerk's office Monday when suit was filed by Maj. J. H. Trinder as trustee and individually seeking judgment against E. A. Kelly, former head of the bank. The purpose of the suit, as stated in the petition, is to prevent the statute of limitation running against the depositors. Former depositors in the bank, according to an exhibit attached to the petition, have assigned to Major Trinder as trustee some $19,873.50 for collection. This amount, it is claimed, is due about 100 depositors. Owned Stock in Local Concerns. The petition sets out that Kelley, in 1920 executed a deed of assignment to W. L. Clarke on all his property not subject to exemption. This was to go to the payment of the bank's creditors. Since that time the petition avers, virtually all the creditors have transferred their claims to Major Trinder. On November 5, 1923, Clarke, the petition sets out, wrote a letter to the bank's creditors, giving the condition of its finances at that time. The letter states that the assets consist of notes and overdrafts of $45,000, stocks and bonds in the Ideal Laundry company in the sums of $12,500, $43,000 and interest to the amount