Putnam County Bank - Mendota, MO

Episode Information

Episode UID: 80110071491
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Bank ID: 8011007 routing
Routing Number: 80-1100
Start Date: March 20, 1924
Location: Mendota, Missouri (40.567, -92.895)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 30c8fc36a1dabb57

Response Measures

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Description

Article states bank was closed and placed in hands of a state examiner; this appears to be a government-ordered closing.

Events (2)

1. March 20, 1924 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Putnam County Bank of Mendota has been closed and is in the hands of one of his examiners.
Source: newspapers

2. March 20, 1924 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Closed by State Finance Commissioner and placed in hands of an examiner.
Newspaper Excerpt: State Finance Commissioner Millspaugh was notified today that the Putnam County Bank of Mendota has been closed and is in the hands of one of his examiners.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 24, 1924 Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News Kirksville, MO

Article from Kirksville Daily Express and Kirksville Daily News, March 24, 1924

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Article Text

Close Mendota, Mo., Bank Jefferson City, March 20. — State Finance Commissioner Millspaugh was notified today that the Putnam County Bank of Mendota has been closed and is in the hands of one of his examiners. This is the second time this bank has closed within the last year and a half. It has a capital of $10,000 and a surplus of $2,000 with total resources of $48,000, deposits of $29,000 and loans totaling $39,000. L. C. Davis is president and Noah Probasco, cashier.