686. First National Bank (Phoenix, AZ)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
3054
Charter Number
3054
Start Date
June 25, 1932
Location
Phoenix, Arizona (33.448, -112.074)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
c1dd9f79

Response Measures

None

Description

Article from 1883 only mentions the establishment/opening of the First National Bank of Phoenix. A 1932 Deseret News item (dated 1932-06-25) indicates banks in eight Arizona cities 'close doors' and includes a fragment referencing 'First National' and deposits; OCR is garbled but context strongly suggests the First National Bank in Phoenix was among banks that closed during the statewide Depression-era banking closures. No explicit run is described in the provided text. Because the bank is reported closed in the 1932 article and there is no evidence of a prior run, I classify this as a suspension leading to closure (suspension_closure). OCR errors in Article 2 limit precise details; date taken as newspaper publication date.

Events (3)

1. September 21, 1883 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. April 7, 1884 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic
3. June 25, 1932 Suspension
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Closed amid statewide bank closures during the 1932 Depression-era banking crisis in Arizona.
Newspaper Excerpt
Banks in Eight Arizona Cities Close Doors PHOENIX Arizona banks ... The other close First National deposits listed ...
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from Weekly Phoenix Herald, October 4, 1883

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Article Text

The Jewish New Year begins next Monday J.Prent of Preseott,is at the Pl cen nix Hotel. S. L. Trais A., is the Bank Exchange WassA The flour mill is running almost night and day on orders. to please his patrons with excellent music. Hon. A. C. Baker's residence is ready for the plasterers. The lathers will begin work on the new bank to-morrow. R. Gartner has sold out his stock and business to J. 11. McNeil. Our livery stables seem to be dos ing a brisk business. S. E. Patten is pushing his extensive tenant building to an early coms pletion. Ganz, of the Bank Exchange, has just received a fine line of imported cigars. A gang of counterfeiters have been unearthed in San Francisco and Oakland. We notice grain coming in to market more freely the past few days. The quarantine has been raised at the residence of Mr. George Brown and he is again on the street. A man styling himself John F. Jones committed suicide in Pre cott on Tuesday last by taking laudanum U. S. Assistant Marshal J. W. Evans arrived this morning and will return to Tucson with Wilson, the alleged counterfeiter. According to the Tucson Citizen we understand that L. Zeckendorf has made an assignment. W. Zeckendorf being the assignee. The tardiness with which wa'er has reached town was owing to a break in the dam on the Maricopa Canal at the point where the water is taken out. The establishment of the First National Bank of Phoenix has qui-tly been under way for the past three months. It will be open for business early in November. Mr. Jos. Campbell,the well known attorney waseraised 10 the dignity of "pa" last night and the stran_er is of the female persu sion Briefs arenowhere tosday in the law office of Cox & Campbell. An order of the court has been received for the drawing of d U. S. Grand Jury which will meet on Mon day October 8th, and for a U S. Trial Jury to meet Wednesday Oct. 10th. Go to the HERALD office for first class job work and office statio ery in the Ho DER PATENT BLOTTER, the neatest and cheapest arrangement of the kind in the market. Mr. M. W. Kales, adminis rator of the Bryan estate is getting things in shape for an early and satisfact. ory settlement of the business. Mr. Kuriz showed us last evening some han Isome sle eve buttons which he had turned out of grease wood and catsclaw. The wood polishes up handsomely and is very prettily marked. The appraisers of the Bryan estate Messrs. Wm. Isaac, Wm. Ruff and J L. B. Alexander are at work maks ing valua ions of the various ranches and other property "Buckie" O'Neil,well known here recently met with a mishap at Peach Springs by which his collar bone was broken Buckie was probably trying to shoulder the Peach Springs Champion. The laying of the lower floors of the new court house began to-day. The walls are about finished to the second story and work has begun on the second story of the jail Mr S. E. Patien is crowding the carpenter work with his usual energy. A shooting scrape took place e Wednesday at a Mexican ball held n in the new Reghetti building on Monroe street. We have not learned whether anvone was hurt or not an the particulars are kept remarkably quiet so far. 1: The appraisers of the Eryant estate a Messrs. Wm. Isaac, Win. Ruff and J.L B. Alexander have nearly cor pleted their duties in that line has been no light task, it having n occupied their for the past three or four days. Fredrick & Hill have just eceived le wo fine nickel mounted S oves for ( he school house and two more are c follow immediately. They will lso furnish the churches ith the ame stoves. They are also receiva fine lot of parlor stoves, es Mr. Wilkin of Tueson arrived


Article from Deseret News, June 25, 1932

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Article Text

Banks in Eight Arizona Cities Close Doors PHOENIX Arizona banks of the state of tween and liams without The The other close First National deposits listed Dec.