Logansport Loan & Trust Company (Logansport, IN)

Episode Information

Episode UID
4144463191581
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
trust
Bank ID
414446319 hash
Start Date
September 1, 1931*
Location
Logansport, Indiana (40.754, -86.357)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
2bc9039efe01b394

Response Measures

None

Description

Closure followed the death of the bank president; petition for receiver filed 1931-10-01.

Events (2)
1. September 1, 1931* Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Closed after the bank's president, George Hilton, was found shot to death in September.
Newspaper Excerpt
petition for appointment of receiver for the Logansport Loan and Trust Company which has been closed since George Hilton, President, was found shot to death
Source
newspapers
2. October 1, 1931 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
filed petition for appointment of receiver for the Logansport Loan and Trust Company ... Judge John B. Smith, designated October 6 as the date for hearing on the petition.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. October 1, 1931 The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, OH
Article from The Cincinnati Enquirer, October 1, 1931

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Article Text

ASKS FOR BANK RECEIVER Logansport Ind. September Luther State Bank Comtoday filed a petition for appointment receiver for the Logansport Loan and Trust which has been closed since found shot to death in his car near Smith designated 6 as the for hearing on the

2. October 1, 1931 The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, OH
Article from The Cincinnati Enquirer, October 1, 1931

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Article Text

ASKS FOR BANK RECEIVER Logansport, Ind. September Luther F. State Bank missioner, today filed petition for appointment of receiver for the Logansport Loan and Trust Company which has been closed since George Hilton, President, was found shot to death in his car near here, September Judge John B. Smith, designated October 6 as the date for hearing on the petition.