State Bank - Girard, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: July 5, 1930
Location: Girard, Kansas (37.511, -94.838)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 59d23dc1491e8bbd

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Council Grove Republican, 1930-07-05) reports a state bank receiver (Johnson) paying dividends to depositors of the Girard State Bank, indicating the bank was in receivership/closed. No mention of depositor run is present. Date of receivership not given in the article; dividend payment reported July 1930.

Events (2)

1. July 5, 1930 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Johnson, state bank receiver, announced ... will be paid ... in the Girard State depositors bank ... fourth dividend ... those the Bank of Powhattan . (Council Grove Republican, 1930-07-05) . (OCR text)
Source: newspapers

2. * Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Bank placed in receivership (receiver named) prior to July 1930, indicating suspension/closure by regulatory action
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. July 5, 1930 Council Grove Republican Council Grove, KS

Article from Council Grove Republican, July 5, 1930

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Article Text

TO PAY FOUR Topeka, July of will be paid July in the Girard State depositors bank, so Johnson, state bank receiver, announced. nal dividend of will be paid the State bank, to the Angola band positors and fourth dividend $7,000 those the Bank of Powhattan.