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CLOSES STATE BANK PEMISCOT
Citizens Trust Company ruthersville Closed By Its Directors This Morning.
DUNCAN TAKES CHARGE OF CLOSED
President of Bank Lost Heavily in Fire That Recently Destroyed Some of His Property.
Jefferson City, Mar. Citizens Trust Company of Caruthersville, in Pemiscot county, with $551.158 total resources, has been closed its board of directors, the state finance department was notified today. The bank was closed Saturday, but the letter reporting the closing not received at the department here until this morning Dunean, state bank examiner, has been sent to take charge for the department. According the last statement. the bank had $100,000 capital, surplus, deposits, undivided profits, $456,687 loans $35,000 bills Cunningham president and McCloskey secretary of the closed institution. In the letter Cantley, state finance commissioner. reporting the action of the board of said that "continuous the reason for the closing. Cunningham lost in fire recently that destroyed much of his real estate interests. was the twelfth bank to close this year in
Run Responsible March 10. The Citizens Trust Company of Caruthersville failed to open its today. Officials of the bank said the institution in sound condition, that had been closed because run which started Saturday. No immediate was made to whether efforts would to reopen the trust company notice was posted today saying the directors had decided to close the institution "because small Saturday. The notice said the directors feared the run would continue if the bank remained open for business. Cunningham president of the trust company and Closkey was the cashier. The last statement of the bank. showing condition of Dec. 1929, showed demand deposits of time deposits of $64,and surplus of $32,000. The was