First National Bank - Greenfield, IL

Episode Information

Episode UID: 847301625
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 84730 national
Charter Number: 8473
Start Date: May 28, 1935
Location: Greenfield, Illinois (39.344, -90.213)

Metadata

Model: gemini-3-flash-preview (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: cfaf26c709420604

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate: 65.2%
Date receivership started: 1933-01-10
Date receivership terminated: 1936-12-23
Share of assets assessed as good: 20.4%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful: 68.5%
Share of assets assessed as worthless: 11.1%

Description

The article mentions a receiver for the bank in 1935, confirming it had previously failed and was in liquidation.

Events (3)

1. December 20, 1906 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. January 10, 1933 Receivership

Source: historical_nic

3. May 28, 1935 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: assisting receiver to W. H. Allen, receiver for ... the First National Bank, at Greenfield
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. May 28, 1935 Jacksonville Journal Courier Jacksonville, IL

Article Text

Announce Engagement Miss Kathryn Callans entertained four tables at bridge at her home on Carr street, Saturday evening and announced her engagement to Clarence H. Cordum, Gillespie. A color scheme of yellow and white was carried out and at the close of play the announcement was made when lady fingers tied with white ribbons, enclosing hearts with the initials "K. C. and C. C. June, 1935" were served with the refreshment course. Those present included Bess Hadden and Elizabeth Carney, of Jacksonville; Gertrude Bergen, of Gillespie; Mrs. James H. Wesley, of Palmyra, Mo.; Miss Hannah Hollenbeak, of Chicago; Miss Marjorie Florence, Roodhouse; Ethel Bradshaw, Mrs. Merle Mackey, Miss Isabel Rinaker, Mary Gardner, Mrs. Russell McMahan, Mrs John Stout, Lucille Nash and Kate Ellis. Miss Callans is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Callan and for the last several years has been assisting receiver to W. H. Allen, receiver for the Peoples First National Bank, of White Hall, the First National Bank, at Greenfield, The National Bank, of Gillespie, The First National Bank, of Waverly, and is now with Nelson H. Greene, receiver for the Ayers National Bank, in Jacksonville. Mr. Cordum is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Cordum, of Gillespie, and after attending Bradley Polytechnic has been engaged in the grocery business with his father in Gillespie. Get News of Deaths Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Rich received a message Saturday telling of the death of Mrs. M. A. Lewis, which occurred Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, Calif. She is survived by her husband, M. A. Lewis, and one daughter, Mrs. Flossie Gunther, of Los Angeles. Funeral services were to be held in Los Angeles Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis came to White Hall from Nebo, and conducted a grocery store here for several years and left here in 1920 to go to Los Angeles where Mr. Lewis has been employed by the city since. Mr. and Mrs. William Callans received a message Sunday telling of the death of their brother-in-law, Roy O. Butterfield, who died in his home in Chicago, Saturday, aged 56 years. The body will be brought to Winchester, his former home and funeral services will be held there Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Butterfield was formerly a member of the Winchester band that played engagements all over central Illinois, and was a Spanish War veteran. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Minna Mader, one son, R. O. Butterfield, Jr., of Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. V. A. Phillabaum, of New York City, and one grand son, Corliss Phillabaum.