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HUGO BANKS CLOSED TODAY
By Associated HUGO, May Hugo Nation. al banks failed to open for business today. The Hugo State Bank and the Liberty State Bank of: Soper, a town west of here were closed by order of 0. B. Mothersead, state bank commissioner in connection with the closing of the national institution. Officials of the national bank attributed their difficulties to the refusal of the federal bank at Dallas to handle paper of the First National bank which merged with the Hugo National bank two years ago. Depositors/in the two closed banks include a number of the leading bus iness concerns of the city, The closing was unexpected.
OKLAHOMA May The Hugo Satte bank was closed today by O. B. Mothersead, state bank commissioner, as a precaution against a run, he said. The bank has no connection with the Hugo National bank which failed to open this morning. "While Dhad ground to close the state bank, it has not failed,' Mothersead said. "The bank had insufficient reserve cash to withstand a run and ordered it closed precaution." Mothersead said the Liberty State bank of Soper, which Be also ordered closed today, has the same directorate as the Hugo National.