Farmers State Bank - Larned, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: September 30, 1922
Location: Larned, Kansas (38.181, -99.099)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 024dfe02

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Description

Articles describe the Farmers State Bank as 'defunct' and name a receiver (P. A. Moyers) appointed Sept. 30, 1922; later articles report the arrest of the former president on embezzlement charges. There is no mention of a depositor run prior to suspension; the bank was placed in receivership and did not resume operations in these reports, so this is classified as a suspension followed by closure/receivership.

Events (3)

1. September 30, 1922 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: MOYERS IS NAMED RECEIVER. ... received notice of his appointment as receiver for the defunct Farmers' State bank in Larned ... will go there tomorrow to begin his duties.
Source: newspapers

2. September 30, 1922 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Bank placed in receivership; receiver appointed to take charge of the defunct bank.
Newspaper Excerpt: P. A. Moyers, an experienced banker of this city, today received notice of his appointment as receiver for the defunct Farmers' State bank in Larned and will go there tomorrow to begin his duties.
Source: newspapers

3. November 6, 1922 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: W. L. Earl, former president of the defunct Farmers State Bank of Larned, was arrested Saturday night on two complaints, a total of eight counts charging embezzlement of $26,000 in connection with the failure of the bank.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

1. September 30, 1922 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS

Article from The Topeka State Journal, September 30, 1922

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MOYERS IS NAMED RECEIVER. Smith Center Man Will Take Charge of Bank at Larned. Smith Center, Kan., Sept. 30.-P. A. Moyers, an experienced banker of this city, today received notice of his appointment as receiver for the defunct Farmers' State bank in Larned and will go there tomorrow to begin his duties. Mr. Moyers was cashier of the Smith County State bank 127 this city for many years prior to last spring, when the bank changed hands.

2. November 6, 1922 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS

Article from The Topeka State Journal, November 6, 1922

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# BANK HEAD UNDER ARREST W. L. Earl, of Larned, Is Charged With Embezzlement. Larned, Kan., Nov. 6.-W. L. Earl, former president of the defunct Farmers State Bank of Larned, was arrested Saturday night on two complaints, a total of eight counts charging embezzlement of $26,000 in connection with the failure of the bank. A bond in the sum of $15,000 on each of the two complaints was fixed which he was unable to furnish and he was committed to jail. The complaints were sworn to by I. A. Webb, former president and director of the bank when it failed, and W. S. Young, also a director of the bank at the time of the failure. Earl previously had been arrested charged with falsification of the bank's records and at present is under bond for his appearance at the November term of the Pawnee county district court in the sum of $10,000. Earl is generally blamed for the failure of the bank, which now is in the hands of a receiver.

3. November 9, 1922 Abilene Weekly Reflector Abilene, KS

Article from Abilene Weekly Reflector, November 9, 1922

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ARREST BANK PRESIDENT / Larned, Nov. 6.-W. L. Eart, formerly president of the defunct Farmers' State benk of Larned, was arrested Saturday night on two complaints, a total of eight counts, charging embezzlement of $26,000 in connection with the failure of the bank. A bond of $15,000 on each of the two complaints was fixed. but he was unable to furnish the amounts and was committed to jail. The complaints were sworn to by I. A. Webb, a director of the bank when it failed, and W. S. Young, also a director of the bank at the time of the failure. Earl previously had been arrested, charged with falsification of the bank's records and at present is under $10,000 bond' for his appearance at the November term of the Pawnee County district court. Earl is blamed generally for the failure of the bank, which is now in the hands of a receiver.