Rockford State Bank - Rockford, IA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 1, 1928*
Location: Rockford, Iowa (43.052, -92.949)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 105cfdd8

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR corrected 'Rockorfd' to 'Rockford'. Article (Feb 18, 1928) refers to the bank as already closed and a trustee/receiver/account auditor was appointed in January 1928. No mention of any run; the bank is in receivership/closed.

Events (1)

1. January 1, 1928* Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: alleged shortages which took place when he was managing trustee of the remaining assets of the closed Rockorfd State bank. Selby Russell Nora Springs was appointed the court in January to audit the ...
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 19, 1928 The Des Moines Register Des Moines, IA

Article from The Des Moines Register, February 19, 1928

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Article Text

F. P. Jorgenson Asked to Explain Shortages Register's Special Iowa News Charles City, Feb. 18.-F P. Jorgenson was called into today to explain alleged shortages which took place when he was managing trustee of the remaining assets of the closed Rockorfd State bank. Selby Russell Nora Springs was appointed the court in January to audit the and among the apparent errors he found no accounting for the purchase of house and lot in Jorgenson's name and the purchase from trust funds of an automobile by relative.