Mercantile Bank - Jonesboro, AR

Episode Information

Episode UID: 81007271586
Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Bank ID: 8100727 routing
Routing Number: 81-0072
Start Date: February 22, 1932
Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas (35.842, -90.704)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 06001983872f705c

Response Measures

None

Description

Article is truncated; closure appears to be a routine holiday notice.

Events (1)

1. February 22, 1932 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Closed for Washington's Birthday (presidential holiday), routine temporary closure
Newspaper Excerpt: BANK WILL CLOSE The Mercantile Bank will
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 20, 1932 Jonesboro Daily Tribune Jonesboro, AR

Article from Jonesboro Daily Tribune, February 20, 1932

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Article Text

ATTACK WOMEN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF IN Roger Steele Slightly When Pair Start jured Fight Officers Aid In Local Is Relieved Of Gun Deputy Sheriff Rogers Steele was of the face and neck. scratched on yesterday afternon when as member of the sheriff's raiding party, he was attacked by Mrs. Guy Langley and daughter, Nannie, as the raiders searched the Langley residence for liquor. The pulled off Steele two women were brother, Dude, another by his deputy. The raiding party was composed of Sheriff Nash and Deputies Dude and Rogers Steele and Marvin Phillips and Marshall Miller. Officers reported that when Deputy Rogers Steele seized three quarts liquor from batch that Mrs. Langley and Nannie tried to pour out, they attacked him. shotgun was wrenched from the hand of Jack Langley, father of Guy, officers said, as he raced through house. He did not attempt to use the officer stated, Guy Langley by officers on charges of violating the liquor short time after the Melee, when he was found by ficers in Monette. Sheriff Nash went to the front door of the Langley home and knocked for admission, while the other officers went to the back the building The Steele brothers entered the building were immediately attacked by the women, who were trying to destroy the liquor. When Nash finally gained an entrance and seized some of the liquor to hold as evidence, one of the women struck the sheriff on the hand with stick while trying break the liquor container. The elder Langley, who was at home when the raid started. ran upstairs after shotgun and threatened to shoot the officers, but Henry Miller followed him and wrenched the gun from hand before any harm was done. Despite the fact that much of the liquor was destroyed during the battle of the Amazons with the Steele brothers and Sheriff Nash, about gallon was saved and held as evidence against Guy Langley for possession of liquor. Sheriff Nash stated to Tribune this afternoon that the reporter women and the elder Langley held for resisting officers, while Guy Langley will be tried the liquor case for Monday morning before set Justice Maynard Monette. BANK WILL CLOSE The Mercantile Bank will birthday,