Western National Bank - Baltimore, MD

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 1325
Charter Number: 1325
Start Date: March 15, 1933
Location: Baltimore, Maryland (39.290, -76.612)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 6b4ae4d8

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (dated 1933-03-14) lists Colonial Trust Company among Baltimore institutions granted permission to re-open following the bank holiday; closure was part of the wider government-declared bank holiday rather than a depositor run. Reopening was to occur 'tomorrow' (article date Mar 14 → reopening 1933-03-15).

Events (3)

1. June 22, 1865 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. March 15, 1933 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: Permission given formal ... Colonial Trust Company ... permitted to re-open tomorrow on normal basis (article dated 1933-03-14).
Source: newspapers

3. * Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Closed as part of the statewide/national bank holiday and restrictions imposed by state and federal authorities in March 1933.
Newspaper Excerpt: permission to re-open had been given ... Calrert Bank Colonial Trust Company ...
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 14, 1933 The News Frederick, MD

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Article Text

BALTIMORE BANKS TODAY National And State Institutions Affected By Order. PERMISSION GIVEN FORMAL o: all five national banks. one state bank member of the Federal Reserve system and seven state banks in Baltimore on an unrestricted basis tomo:row was announced tonight by banking authorities here. Hugh Leach. manager of the Bait:- the more branch of the Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond. announced permission to re-open had been given the Canton National. First National. N.ttonal Central. National Marine and Western National banks and also the Maryland Trust Company. state bank member. Permission for unrestricted business beginning was given by John J. Ghinger. state bank commissione. to the following state banks in Baltimore Calrert Bank Colonial Trust Company. Equitable Trust Company. F.delit. Trust Company. Mercantile Trust Company. Morris Plan Bank and Real Estate Trust Company Ghinger also said the Safe Deposit and Trust Company and the Conter mtai Trust Company. whose business is no: general banking business but fiductary business. handling trust tates open tomorrow. Commissioner Ghingher late tonight tutions = Baltimore would be permitted to re-open tomorrow on norms: his basis and four mutual savings institum. banks were opened in Baltimore for business before the bank holiday declared. These national three state banks which are members of the Federal Reserve system and 25 state banks. Reopening of state banks in the of Maryland on normal is presented by State and Federal Regulations until Wednesday. it was said Representatives of the county banks will meet at the bank commissioner's office tomorrow morning to Ghingher and Got. on for re-opening Among the financial houses that were to reopen on :00 per same. and Alexancer Brown and Son: