6492. Citizens State Bank (Belle Plaine, KS)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
September 3, 1931
Location
Belle Plaine, Kansas (37.394, -97.281)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
f77a0f19

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (1931-09-03) reports the Citizens State Bank of Belle Plaine fails. A 1932 article notes the state bank receiver paying a dividend, indicating the bank went into receivership and remained closed. No mention of a depositor run; cause of failure not specified in the articles, so classified as 'other'.

Events (2)

1. September 3, 1931 Suspension
Cause Details
Article only states the bank 'fails'; no specific trigger (no run or cause given).
Newspaper Excerpt
Kansas Bank Fails. (By the Associated Press) Sept. the Citizens State bank. Belle Plaine, announced today bank had deposits of $93,640.
Source
newspapers
2. June 24, 1932 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Topeka, June 24-C. W Johnson, state bank receiver, will pay a per cent dividend to the Citizen State bank of Belle Plaine today.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, September 3, 1931

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Article Text

Kansas Bank Fails. (By the Associated Press) Sept. the Citizens State bank. Belle Plaine, announced today bank had deposits of $93,640.


Article from Council Grove Republican, June 24, 1932

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Article Text

MAKE BANK PAYMENTS Topeka, June 24-C. W Johnson, state bank receiver, will pay a per cent dividend to the Citizen State bank of Belle Plaine today. The Commercial State at Lindsborg will receive 10 per cent June 30, the Peoples State of Hoisington 20 per cent the same day, the Buffalo State and the Webber State 10 per cent each on July 2.