State Bank (Haigler, NE)

Episode Information

Episode UID
76074071548
Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
7607407 routing
Routing Number
76-0740
Start Date
December 7, 1928
Location
Haigler, Nebraska (40.014, -101.939)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
72dc44e3d774adcd

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR errors in articles corrected (e.g., 'solvfinding' -> 'solvency'); state banking department asked to take over.

Events (3)

1. December 7, 1928 Run
Cause
Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details
Rapid, panicky withdrawals by depositors over ~30 days (public panic/nervousness)
Measures
None specified beyond attempts to fight withdrawals; community leaders seeking reorganization
Newspaper Excerpt
withdrawal...during the past thirty days...daily withdrawal of average posits aggregating nearly $3000
Source
newspapers
2. December 7, 1928 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
State banking department asked to take over the institution after heavy withdrawals
Newspaper Excerpt
Haigler State Bank officials...wired to the State Department...asked take over the institution...the bank did not it's day morning
Source
newspapers
3. * Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
movement already on foot looking to the re-opening of the Haigler State Bank...bank will be in operation again within the next ten days.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Benkelman Post and News-Chronicle, December 7, 1928

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Article Text

CLOSED WEDNESDAY Run Against Deposits Heavy Past Thirty Days During About Disasterous Brings Results. Was One of Oldest In Southwest Bank Shortly After Organization of Dundy County Southwestern Nebraska received financial blow late other stunning when, after battling Wednesday night withdrawal with an funds during the past thirty days, of the Haigler State Bank officials the keeping of the bank solvfinding wired to and the State that the Department Comasked take over the institution. Thursthe bank did not it's day morning and West side of the doors to face with the proposition of face liquidation of the reorganizzation or affairs. The fact that this bank's without bank naturleaves Haigler tends to the side of reorganization. ally banks, like many other Haigler Nebraska had been fighting battle for time which uphill of the Haigler State Bank and the Drovers State Bank last The Crone brothers came summer. into the new in an officwith H. and way Larned, The combined organization and assets at once improved the in every sense and appeared that Haigler's banking troubles were over, but for reason constant withdrawal of deduring the past thirty days posits have worked with the tion. in that time, so said, amounted more than sixty thousand dollars, and this in the face good corn in the Haigler section yet to marketed. We have not been able to learn the amount deposits hand at time that the bank was closed but understand that the county deposit in the institution was in the neighborhood of while the Haigler school district had but recently its share of the county railroad posited which amounted to something like The closing of the bank at this not alone but hard to understand. The cause of the closing apparently due to one thing and fact that depositors process withdrawals that gathered momentum rapidly and reached daily withdrawal of average posits aggregating nearly $3000. for business day for thirty day every period and this the face of one the best crops the county's practically all of which history, In sense people themselves are blame whatever trouble the bank is experiencing and the fact further demonstrated that the public largely to blame for these panicy conditions. Nebraska banks whole are improvrapidly with the present be marketed in the next few should be in the best condition that they have been in since the The Haigler bank will no doubt reorganized soon but in the meantime people in the community will be forced undergo unnecessary hardship cause of the tendency of some folks innocently or otherwise start ports that gather momentum they Dundy county and Dundy are making fine progress the from ficulties but all part to help and not to rock the boat.


Article from The Benkelman Post and News-Chronicle, December 7, 1928

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Article Text

HAIGLER BANK TO IN FEW DAYS movement already on foot looking to the re-opening of the Haigler State Bank which prominent Haigler business men and is fully believed that the bank will be in operation again within the next ten days. This information given The Post from an authorative source.