University City Bank & Trust Company

Episode Information

Episode UID: 80172071597
Episode Type: Run → Suspension → Unsure
Bank Type: state
Bank ID: 8017207 routing
Routing Number: 80-1720
Start Date: January 12, 1933
Location: St Louis, Missouri (38.627, -90.198)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: c5391fc3c2a14026

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR errors in article text; additional articles could confirm whether the suspension became permanent.

Events (2)

1. January 12, 1933 Run

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Steady withdrawals following closing of three other small banks in the St. Louis district
Measures: Bank opened then posted notice placing operations in hands of state finance commissioner; board deemed advisable to suspend operations
Newspaper Excerpt: closed since the end of business yesterday because of steady withdrawals by depositors
Source: newspapers

2. January 12, 1933 Suspension

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Suspension triggered by heavy withdrawals caused by failures/closures of nearby banks and resulting depositor unrest
Newspaper Excerpt: deemed advisable temporarily suspend operations of the Savings Trust Company... University City Bank and Trust Company opened usual time but doors were and fifteen minutes later the following notice was posted the door
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. January 12, 1933 The St. Louis Star and Times St. Louis, MO

Article from The St. Louis Star and Times, January 12, 1933

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Article Text

OUTLYING BANKS FORCED TO CLOSE BY WITHDRAWALS Savings Trust Co., University City Trust Co. and Park Savings Trust Suspend. Three outlying banks have been closed since the end of business yesterday because of steady withdrawals by depositors, following the closing of three other small banks in the St. Louis district within the last nine days. The banks which have closed since m yesterday are: Savings Trust Company, 4915 Delmar boulevard. University City Bank and Trust Company. 6633 Delmar. Park Savings Trust Company, 6336 Clayton road. The Savings Trust Company notified the state finance commissioner's office at City at today that was closing. The telegram read 'Forced to close on account of steady withdrawals. Please take Savings Trust, according to its December 10, had deposits of receipt the telegram, Roy D. Miller. state bank examiner here, was instructed Finance Commissioner Harrison to take charge of institution. $200,000 Capital. Total resources of Savings Trust, according to its statement Total loans amount Capital stock $200,000. demand deposits $1,014,974; savings deposits time deposits Bills payable amount to $936,802. John Dowling is president, Alexander the W. seph B. Crawford and Harold MacCarthy. bank member the Federal Reserve System. The statement was sued by the board of directors deemed advisable temporarily suspend operations of the Savings Trust Company at 4915 Delmar boulevard. in to protect its depositors. An run the bank by the closing banks in adjacent territory. the cause of heavy withdrawals. "Plans for reorganization now under and this time of the bank in charge of Deputy Finance Commissioner Roy Miller Opens, Then Closes. The University Bank and Trust Company opened usual time but doors were and fifteen minutes later the following notice was posted the door: of board of directors this bank. hereby placed the hands of the state commissioner notice signed by W The was Morgan. president, and A. Nail. On December 10. when its last was the bank total of Its while and member of the Federal Reserve System The bank was organized in 1923 the Bank City. The name was changed to the UniContinued on Page Column