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PANA BANK GETS $250,000 BY AIR TO PREVENT RUN Two Other Institutions Close Doors. quarter of million dollars was brought here by airplane from Chitoday to protect the Pana cago tional bank from withdrawals that this in the wake of began morning the closing here yesterday of the H. N. Schuyler State bank. Although there was small run on the national bank early in the day. arrival of the money by air restored confidence and conditions were virtually normal at closing time. Two additional banks in this dis trict were closed today They were the Rosamond State bank, Rosamond, four miles west of here. and the No. komis State bank Nokomis, thirteen miles east. The Rosamond bank had capital of and surplus of $2,500. A notice posted on the door said the bank was closed for examina tion and The Noko mis bank, state officials said, has frozen assets, but is expected to pay depositors in full. Money Arrives in Two Hours. When withdrawals of more than normal volume began at the Pana Na. tional bank this morning, President C. B. Parris of the institution telegraphed the Chicago Federal Reserve bank to forward $250,000 in cash by airplane. Two hours later plane with armed guards aboard arrived with the money. Sheriff D. L. Dun bar and armed deputies transported the money to the bank's vault. Citizens at massmeeting yester day had declared their confidence in the national bank and President Par ris said today that obtaining funds from Chicago was only a precautionary A number of business houses, in cluding all the meat markets early to day went on cash and carry basis. Heretofore these merchants had car ried their customers for indefinite peri ods. Late today the volume of busi ness was declared virtually normal A number of business, fraternal and social events, including banquets, scheduled for next week, however, have been canceled. Both the Penwell and Pana coal mining companies announced today that they would continue operations at the present Milford Bank Closed. The First National bank of Milford twelve miles south of here. was closed today. A notice on the door said that the action was taken for the protec tion of depositors. Officers said that the bank is solvent, but that run had been feared as the rseult of rumors In circulation. The bank is 53 years old. It has deposits of $350,000. Cornell Bank Suspends The Farmers State bank of Cornell, Livingston county was closed today Directors announced that the action was taken because of frozen assets Louisiana Bank Closed. Bank of Napoleonville of Napoleon ville, La., was closed today by order of the state bank commisisoners be cause of frozen assets and sugar loans Officers of the bank were working on a plan of reorganization Deposits of the bank were estimated at with $500,000 in resources Emile Sundberry former state senator, was president of the bank.
