Citizens Bank (Weston, WV)

Episode Information

Episode UID
712793091582
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
71279309 hash
Start Date
October 13, 1931
Location
Weston, West Virginia (39.038, -80.467)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
919675404d818cdd

Response Measures

None

Description

Closure announced as directors closed to conserve assets as part of several W.Va. bank closings.

Events (1)

1. October 13, 1931 Suspension
Cause Details
Directors closed the bank to conserve assets amid regional banking disturbances
Newspaper Excerpt
the Grafton Bank and Trust Company Grafton and the Citizens Bank Weston closed to conserve assets the directors announced
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Evening Journal, October 13, 1931

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TRUST CLOSES AT COATESVILLE Banks at Manayunk and Roxborough Near Phila. Fail to Open SEVERAL IN OTHER STATES ARE CLOSED COATESVILLE Oct 13 Trust Company failed to business today affairs placed the hands the State Departm of Banking bank statement listed deposits $1,011,000 and resources of PHILADELPHIA 13 The Manayunk Company and Roxborough Trust Company, comin closed their doors Cet The First National Bank and Trust Company here closed its doors today. notice signed by the board directors said was necessary protect depositors following recent heavy withdrawals of deposits. WESTMONT Oct 13 The National Bank closed its doors to business today Its deto the last public REVERE Mass 13 The Company did for no run bank today until the bank affixed door the public was any change in the The began busi- CHARL Va Oct 13 Three banks closed and suspension business Second National Bank that city without banking stitution Grafton Bank and Trust Company Grafton and the Citizens Bank Weston closed to conserve assets the directors announced They were state institutions.


Article from Sun-Journal, October 13, 1931

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THREE W. VIRGINIA BANKS ARE CLOSED CHARLESTON, Oct. West Virginia banks closed and with the sus. pension business the Second National Bank of Morgantown, was left without banking The Grafton Bank and Trust Citizens' Bank Weston closed conserve assets, the directors announced. They were State The Morgantown bank had cap. $250,000 deposits 900,000. Grafton had $100,000 and deposits of $784,294.


Article from The World-News, October 13, 1931

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National Bank and Trust Company Total deposits Three Banks Charleston, Second National Bank Grafton Bank Citizens Bank, Weston, closed bridge, National Bank. Gary, and the deposits, Anaposits, Bank of Oct Bristow banking State that the Keysville closed by its board