State Bank (Whiting, IN)

Episode Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Start Date
February 1, 1933
Location
Whiting, Indiana (41.680, -87.494)
Bank Type
state
Routing Number
71-0288

Metadata

Episode ID
Bank ID
City ID
180445988
Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest

Notes

OCR fragmented but clearly names a receiver for Whiting State Bank; articles list foreclosure actions by the receiver.

Events (2)
1. February 1, 1933 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
receiver Whiting State bank
Source
newspapers
2. February 1, 1933 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Foreclosure actions filed ... receiver Whiting State bank
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. February 1, 1933 The Times Hammond, IN

Article Text

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SUITS FILED

One insurance company, Metropolitan Life, has filed practically 50 per cent of the mortgage foreclosure suits in Hammond Superior courts since January check of court entry dockets revealed today. Although only 32 foreclosure suits have been started in that time, the Metropolitan company, through Its local attorneys, Bomberger, Peters Morthland, appears plaintiff in 15 of suits. The powerful insurance company filed 10 the cases one day last week morning added more the Defendants In the suits filed today

Cora B. Yager, al.; John Williams, et al., Spafford, et al. Of the remaining 17 foreclosure actions, eight filed by individuals, four by local and four by for banks one by The plaintiffs the corporation Hammond Building and Loan association. People's Building and Loan, Building and Loan and the Home and Loan Savings each; ceiver People's Co-Operative bank, one: receiver for Farmers' and Merchants' bank of Highland, receiver Whiting State and Lafayette Life Insurance by HorFrench, for the defunct First Trust and bank, are not included this as the bank receiver's they filed in sepdocket.

2. February 1, 1933 The Times Hammond, IN

Article Text

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SUITS FILED

One insurance politan Life, filed practically 50 per of the foreclosure suits in Hammond Superior courts since January check the court entry dockets revealed today. Although only 32 foreclosure suits been started in that time, the Metropolitan Life through its local attorneys, Bomberger, Peters Morthland, appears as plaintiff in 15 of the The powerful insurance company filed of day last and this morning added four more the growing list. Defendants in the suits filed today are: Cora B. Yager, al.: John Tumidalsky, William Williams, et al., and Uron Spafford, et al. Of the remaining foreclosure actions, eight by individuals, four by building and loan and four by ceivers for banks and by other plaintiffs in the corporation Building and Loan Loan, Building Loan and the Home Loan association, each; receiver People's State one: for Farmers' and Merchants' bank Highland, two; receiver Whiting State bank, and Lafayette Life Insurance Foreclosure actions filed by Hor. for defunct First Trust and bank, are not this total as the bank they are filed in a arate entry docket.