State Bank - Kechi, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: February 28, 1933
Location: Kechi, Kansas (37.796, -97.279)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: fdc0a94f

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Jefferson City Post-Tribune, 1933-02-28) reports the Kansas Banking Department announced the closing of the State Bank of Kechi. No run is described; closure appears to be by state banking department action.

Events (1)

1. February 28, 1933 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Closed by the Kansas Banking Department as announced in the report of bank closings.
Newspaper Excerpt: the State Bank of Kechi which in its last statement reported deposits of $92,500
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 28, 1933 Jefferson City Post-Tribune Jefferson City, MO

Article from Jefferson City Post-Tribune, February 28, 1933

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Article Text

BANK IN WICHITA KANSAS IS CLOSED Closing of the Merchants' Reserve State Bank, of Wichita, with deposits of about $1,000,000. and two other small banks was announced today by the Kansas Banking Dcpartment. The others were the State Bank of Kechi which in its last statement reported deposits of $92,500 and the Farmers Merchants State Bank of Muscotah with deposits of approximately $50,000.