Elk City Bank - Elk City, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: December 12, 1930
Location: Elk City, Kansas (37.289, -95.912)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 25db62c2

Response Measures

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Description

Article (Council Grove Republican, 1930-12-12) reports the state bank receiver arranging dividends for depositors of the Elk City bank (25% on Dec 18), indicating the bank was in receivership/closed. No mention of a depositor run in the excerpt. Classified as suspension leading to closure/receivership.

Events (1)

1. December 12, 1930 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Depositors of the Elk City bank will receive a 25 per cent dividend on Dec. 18, a final dividend of ... (state bank receiver announced).
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. December 12, 1930 Council Grove Republican Council Grove, KS

Article from Council Grove Republican, December 12, 1930

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Article Text

PAYMENT IN FULL Topeka, Dec. 12.-By way of a Christmas present, C. W. Johnson, state bank receiver, has promised dividends in full to depositors of the Crestline state bank on Dec. 24. Depositors of the Elk City bank will receive a 25 per cent dividend on Dec. 18, a final dividend of