Simpson Bank (Columbus, TX)

Episode Information

Episode UID
88046971382
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
private
Bank ID
8804697 routing
Routing Number
88-0469
Start Date
February 10, 1915
Location
Columbus, Texas (29.707, -96.540)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
c301cb4df37bf122

Response Measures

None

Description

Owners (French Simpson and Carey Shaw) were declared bankrupt and a receiver was appointed.

Events (1)
1. February 10, 1915 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Len R. McFarlane of Houston and W. S. Miller of Columbus were appointed receivers Thursday by Judge Waller T. Burns of the federal district court for the Simpson bank of Columbus, Tex.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. February 12, 1915 El Paso Herald El Paso, TX
Article from El Paso Herald, February 12, 1915

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Article Text

RECEIVERS FOR COLUMBUS, TEXAS, BANK APPOINTED Houston, Texas, Feb. 12.-The federal court Thursday appointed receivers for the Simpson bank at Columbus, Texas. The court had previoùsly declared Friench Simpson and Carey Shaw, owners of the institution, bankrupts. Liabilities and assets of the bank were not announced.

2. February 13, 1915 Tulsa Daily World Tulsa, OK
Article from Tulsa Daily World, February 13, 1915

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Article Text

RECEIVERS ARE APPOINTED Simpson Bank of Columbus, Tex., Is Defunct. HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 10.-Len R. McFarlane of Houston and W. S. Miller of Columbus were appointed receivers Thursday by Judge Waller T. Burns of the federal district court for the Simpson bank of Columbus, Tex., following a writ issued by the court declaring the bank, French Simpson and Carey Shaw, owners, bankrupts. The action followed the filing by Mr. Simpson of an answer to a petition filed with the federal court January 20 by J. J. Odom, the Lavo Heater company.