Huston Banking Company - Blandinsville, IL

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: October 1, 1932*
Location: Blandinsville, Illinois (40.556, -90.866)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 7e3a8d80

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Description

Article (Raritan Reporter 1932-10-27) refers to the failure of the Huston Banking Company at Blandinsville and explicitly calls it a suspension; no contemporaneous run is described. The piece links a depositor's suicide to the bank's suspension/failure. No reopening or receivership date is provided in the excerpt, so classified as suspension leading to closure. Bank type inferred as a state bank from the local 'Banking Company' name (not explicit).

Events (1)

1. October 1, 1932* Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Article states the bank 'failed' and 'suspended' (bank-specific insolvency/failure); no mention of rumor, wider panic, or government-ordered closure.
Newspaper Excerpt: the failure of the Huston Banking Company at Blandinsville. in which the deceased had most of his life's savings at the time of the bank's suspension
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 27, 1932 The Raritan Reporter Raritan, IL

Article from The Raritan Reporter, October 27, 1932

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Article Text

Henry S. Myers Hangs Himself Despondent because of ili health and financial reverses, Henry S. Myers a former well-known and industrious farmer of the Raritan community committed suicide on Sunday afternoon, October 23, by hanging himself in a hay mow at the family home on the Harry Simmons farm one mile east of Swan Creek. At the coroner's inquest held at the home Monday morning it developed that the failure of the Huston Banking Company at Blandinsville. in which the deceased had most of his life's savings at the time of the bank's suspension, had prayed heavily upon his mind and no doubt was a contributing cause of his rash deed. The only witnesses heard at the inquest were a son, Keith Myers, and Harry Simmons, owner of the farm on which the family lives. The son testified that he went to the home of a neighbor at 2 o'clock Sunday aftérnoon, returning about four. He did the chores and not having seen his father, he and his mother began a search. They found him in the hay mow, he having used a rope attached to the fork to bring about his death. At the time the body was found life was extinct. Mr. Simmons testified that he had talked with the deceased early Sunday afternoon, and that at that time he was despondent and appeared not to be his normal self. Henry S. Myers was born near Springheld, Kentucky, February 28, 1877, and was the son of Will Albert and Sarah Frances (Campbeil) Myers. He came to Blandinsviile, Illinois, in October; 1886, where he attended school, grew to manhood and on December 21, Huff. To them five children were and born, four of whom together with the wife survive him, viz: Claude Irven of Macomb, Glenn of Swan Creek, Mrs. Eva Doris Byland of near Roseville, and Keith Henry at home. A son, Roy Cecil, died in infancy. There are three brothers, and one sister, Newton H. of Sciota, Harry N. of St. Louis, and Ewing, whose present address is unknown, and Mrs. Mollie Lockett of Prentice, Illinois. For several years the family resided upon the Hickman farm 21/4 miles southeast of Raritan, moving from their to the vicinity of Swan Creek some fifteen years ago. Funeral services were held in the Baptist Church at Blandinsville, Tuesday morning and the interment was made in the cemetery at that place. Many Raritan friends sympathize with the bereaved wife and children. Mrs. Henry Gregory is at the is not well. Pauline and Mae Brown entertained a number of their young friends with a masqued party at their home east of Jackson Corners last Friday evening. Had you noticed that the new head