Citizens Farmers National Bank (Chickasha, OK)

Episode Information

Episode UID
554701599
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
55470 national
Charter Number
5547
Start Date
March 2, 1933
Location
Chickasha, Oklahoma

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
600035b0eb08550b

Response Measures

None

Events (2)

1. August 21, 1900 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. March 2, 1933 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Statewide three-day bank holiday/moratorium proclaimed by Oklahoma governor to restrict withdrawals and check runs
Newspaper Excerpt
Gov. W. H. Murray's three-day bank moratorium proclamation
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Chickasha Daily Express, June 14, 1917

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Get Your Liberty Bond Today--Don't be a Slacker--Be a Patriot FEELERS WILSON WARNS COUNTRY AGAINST PEACE Liberty Bonds Being Grabbed German Military Masters Left United ONE DEAD, FIVE DYING AND Up on Last Day of National Sale States No Chance to Be Neutral Banks Take in $18,800. The Chickasha banks have h THIRTY-FOUR MISSING IN City is Slacker to Extent of $81,200 crowded today with people availing With Total Subscriptions AmountCharacter of American Flag is Molded themselves of the last opportunity to Local Elks Throw Open Their to $158,800 to Date help out on the Liberty loan. After by Living Generations Declares PresRUINS TOO HOT TO BRAVE the mass meeting last night, enthusiDoors to Public Tonight ident Wilson in Flag Day Speech asm escaped its bonds somewhat and ed, the service opening at 8:30 o'clock: a large sale of the securities has been MAILING LISTS Music, piano and violin, Mrs. A. G. Annual Flag Day Anniversary Service to recorded today. About $18,800 worth Federal Officers Investigate Mysterious McKain and Roscoe Ates. of bonds have been taken out by the Be Conducted at Hall With Most HAILSTORM BLOOD OF MILLIONS CLOSE TONIGHT Address, "History of the Flag," by Explosion at American Sugar patrons of the five banks and the run J. W. Kayser, Interesting Program still continues this afternoon. Since Refining Plant MAY NOW BE SHED Solo by Miss Butler. yesterday noon, the Oklahoma NationQuartet, "Columbia, the Gem of the STARTLES al has sold about $6,550. the First NaSlackers Get Theirs at Mass Meeting; Ocean." Flag Day will be fittingly celebrated By United Press. tional $5,550, the Chickasha National Excellent Work Done by ComFlag service by officers of the lodge. tonight at the Elks club by their anNew York, June 14.-One of the President Explains Necessity for Driving $2,250. the Citizens National $3,000, Song, "Auld Lang Syne," led by quar nual Flag Day anniversary exercise. mittee Yesterday most dastardly plots of which German and the Farmers State bank $1500. German Armies Back in Order to tet. This is a milestone in the order's calCONGRESS agents have been suspected since the These are rather rough estimates as Break Power at Home Elks' tribute to the flag, by J. D. endar each year, loyalty to the flag outbreak of the war with Germany was the rapid sale does not remain staCarmichael. This is the last day on which suband good American citizenship being a mysterious explosion and fire which tionary for any length of time and do By United Press. Music, Mrs. McKain and Mr. Ates. among the cardinal aims of the Best scriptions may be bailed in by the occurred at the American Sugar Re. not include the subscriptions taken by Washington, June 14.-A hailstorm By United Press. Recitation, Helen Kayser, "Your People on Earth. banks to the Liberty Loan headquar finery plant today. As a result one is the committees. which visited Washington today was Washington, June 14.-Americans Flag and My Flag." Tonight's will be an open service to ters. Although the headquarters will dead, five are dying and thirty-four are Last Night's Meet. so severe that the house and senate Address, Alger Melton. which the public is invited. In addiare at war "in defense of our rights as receive subscriptions till noon tomorstill missing. It was several hours The local Liberty Loan committee, were forced to recess, the hail bein so tion to the regular ritualistic service "America," by all present. row there will be no way of sending before the ruins became cool enough a free people and our honor as a soverhaving fallen down on its promised noisy on the roof of the capitol. Open meeting. Public invited. the following program will be renderthem in from Chickasha except by to admit at a search for the missing, program for an extensive educational eign government,' President Wilson wiring at the expense of the subscribThe factory was making sugar to campaign in Chickasha. made up for stated this afternoon while explaining er.: The total amount subscribed to supply the allies. An investigation is lost time when it called the meeting at why America is fighting, in a speech date by Chickasha as far as can be esunder way, a German plot being the city hall yesterday and elected comsolemnly vibrant with warning of GERMANS PUSHED BACK ON timated is $158,800. Should the subHIGH COST pected by federal authorities. mittres to feel the pulse of the people. draining of blood and suffering which scriptions close at that figure this Everywhere except in the cases of a the country must endure, but a speech town will have been a slacker to the few business men was the response which carried a deep conviction that tune of $81,200. while Oklahoma City, Chinese Rebels most cordial and contributions the nation is fighting for the right. ALLSIDESBY ALLIED ARMIES PROBE ON Tulsa. and other oitles in Oklahoma most part spontaneThe president's address was delivquota. ous. Men and women whose Force Close of ered during the consecration of Flag Today several) By United Press. wages Mid not permit them to Day. His speech stung with bitterness Parliament were made but the names of the subChicago, June 14.-The government ON LONG WESTERN FRONT in the arraignment of Germany--not scribers are withheld. (Continued on Para Four new drive today against the


Article from Las Vegas Daily Optic, March 2, 1933

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SEVENTEEN STATES CHECK RUNS ON BANK Seven More Join Movement to Restrict Withdrawals of Deposited Moneys THREE AND FOUR DAYS TO BE TEMPORARY HOLIDAYS Situation Easing in Some States as Legislatures Planned Curb Laws Mississippi, Arizona, Nevada and in Oregon today joined the states. which there are limitations placed on the withdrawals of deposits from banks. in which limitations on withdrawals now exist. The proclamation of Gov. Ralph at San Francisco makes mandatory the closing of California banks (or three-day period ending Saturday The three-day holiday called Gov. Murray in Oklahoma for same period also is mandatory. The of Gov. Allen of Louisiana provides for the sation until the end of the week "all public business including Banks and other public enterprises." Mississippi the decree of state banking called only (Continued On Page Two)


Article from The Hobart Democrat-Chief, March 2, 1933

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Lone Wolf Open But Just 'Changing'; Others Closed CITY. Mar. Extension of Oklahoma's bank day until Wednesday was recommended today by Bank Commiss sioner J. Barnett as the state government placed legislative and executive protection over the 453 Oklahoma banks and their depositors. The first flurry of excitement over, following Gov. W. H. Murray's three-day bank moratorium proclamation, state officials pared new stabilizing bill. Assurance of safety both banks and depositors was the keynote of the situation in Oklahoma. The unusual spectacle of such great confidennce is local banks that the institutions remained open today in the face of heavy demands occasioned by the state wide holiday was enacted at Idabel, Durant, Enid, Valliant and Alva. Bankers in these communities declared their situations so sound they saw no need of inconveniencing depositors. The redrafted bill authorizing the bank commissioner to banks under a plan of restricwithdrawals was being drawn up. The senate was prepared to suspend all other and send bill through its first stage. Preparing for immediate action, Speaker Tom Anglin called the house into session this morning without waiting for the scheduled m. meeting time. The bank holiday was declared, Murray explained, to give the islature time to enact lieve the proposed bill the bank commissioner sweeping power delay payment of deposits all banks, trust companies, savings banks and segregate deposits from old deposits, with no restriction on the new deposits. The bank virtual dictator over financial stitutions with emergency author needed rules and ity to adopt any daily reports. require SIXTEEN STATES HOLIDAYS TODAY BANK to restrict with. The movement of bank deposits spread drawals rapidly through the south and west last night and today states operated under decrees for bank holidays. CaliforMississippi, Oklahoma, nia, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon ordered brief bank holidays to give time for legislatures to draw withdrawals legislation limiting deposits. Louisiana went farther by orderholiday for all iness. The New Orleans cotton cotton market change, largest was closed. the country, Executives announcing the new holidays for forcing the other states restructions by placing tension of banks which unusual strain on an to continue business sought mally. ONE BANK IN ONLY STAYS OPEN COUNTY The First National bank at Lone Wolf was the only banking tution in Kiowa county which mained open today, and was just "making change," according made by the Demosurvey Banks here, at Mountain Cooperton, Mountain View and Snyder were all closed, was the one at Rocky. OREGON TOO Ore., Mar. Governor Meier today declared three-day legal holiday state Oregon starting continuing through