Farmers State Bank - St Joseph, MO

Episode Information

Episode UID: 80104171500
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Bank ID: 8010417 routing
Routing Number: 80-1041
Start Date: December 1, 1924*
Location: St Joseph, Missouri (39.769, -94.847)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 62e0d2348fada582

Response Measures

None

Description

Closure date inferred as December (prior year to article); receiver involvement indicated but exact dates unclear.

Events (3)

1. December 1, 1924* Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: bank receiver desired Mr. Heale assist him few days on the books
Source: newspapers

2. December 1, 1924* Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Defaulting cashier committed forgery and made false entries causing shortages leading to bank closure.
Newspaper Excerpt: Farmers State bank here, which was closed December
Source: newspapers

3. March 14, 1925 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: Teale, cashier of the Farmers State bank here... has been sentenced ... on 13 charges... Ten years hard for the forgery and five years on the charge false entries. ... bank receiver desired Mr. Heale assist him few days on the books
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 14, 1925 St. Joseph Gazette St. Joseph, MO

Article from St. Joseph Gazette, March 14, 1925

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Article Text

Defaulting Cashier Gets Prison Sentence Teale, cashier of the Farmers State bank here. which was closed December has been sentenced Fort Madison on 13 charges filed by the county attorney, 12 for forgery and for mak raise on the bank books He guilty that sentence passed. Judge Maxwell sentenced maximum penalty that the permits. Ten years hard Fort the forgery and five years and Tine on the charge false entries. will not sent Fort Madi March 25. bank ceiver desired Mr. Heale assist him few days on the books date shortage amounts The school and public money the town were deposited in this bank