Matfield Green State Bank - Matfield Green, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: December 18, 1931
Location: Matfield Green, Kansas (38.159, -96.561)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 85a25e69

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Description

Article states the Matfield Green State Bank is 'defunct' and 'closed December 18, 1931' with an assistant bank receiver paying dividends in 1934. No run is mentioned. Closure led to a receiver and subsequent dividend payments, so classify as suspension that resulted in permanent closure/receivership. Dates taken from article text.

Events (3)

1. December 18, 1931 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Depositors of the defunct Matfield Green State bank ... will receive checks Friday from S. R. Blackburn, the assistant bank receiver, in a 10 per cent dividend.
Source: newspapers

2. December 18, 1931 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Bank closed on Dec. 18, 1931 and placed in receivership (assistant bank receiver handling dividends).
Newspaper Excerpt: the fourth dividend since it closed December 18, 1931.
Source: newspapers

3. August 29, 1934 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: Depositors ... will receive checks Friday from S. R. Blackburn, the assistant bank receiver, in a 10 per cent dividend. This will make total of 80 per cent paid out by this bank to depositors and the fourth dividend since it closed December 18, 1931.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. August 29, 1934 The Emporia Gazette Emporia, KS

Article from The Emporia Gazette, August 29, 1934

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Article Text

BANK TO PAY DIVIDEND. 10 Per Cent Payment to Depositors Promised at Matfield Green. Cottonwood Falls, Aug. 29-Depositors of the defunct Matfield Green State bank, of Matfield Green, this county. will receive checks Friday from S. R. Blackburn, the assistant bank receiver, in a 10 per cent dividend. This will make total of 80 per cent paid out by this bank to depositors and the fourth dividend since it closed December 18, 1931. The amount to be paid Friday will be and there will be total of 187 checks issued. The checks will be Issued in the bank building by Mr The prospects of still another 10 per cent dividend in the future good. according to the assistant re-