State Bank - Kempton, IL

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: July 27, 1933
Location: Kempton, Illinois (40.936, -88.237)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 3c08d6a3

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Description

Article (1933-07-27) states that the receiver of the State Bank at Kempton is active and traveled to Springfield to attend a meeting of state bank receivers. This indicates the bank was in receivership (closed) with no mention of a prior depositor run in the article.

Events (1)

1. July 27, 1933 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: receiver of the state bank at Kempton traveled to Springfield ... to attend a special meeting of state bank receivers called by state treasurer Edward J. Barrett.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. July 27, 1933 Sibley Journal Sibley, IL

Article from Sibley Journal, July 27, 1933

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Article Text

Flew To Springfield "Barney" Wilson, well known fly. ing enthusiast and receiver of the state bank at Kempton, flew to Sibley today (Thursday) in bis new Stinson monoplane and was accompanied to Springfield by E. D. Cameron and son, William, who are also receivers in state banks at Gibson City and Melvin respectively, to attend a special meeting of state bank receivers called by state treasurer Edward J. Barrett. Goodness and Beauty What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon also be beautiful. -Sappho.