National Bank - Battle Creek, MI

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 3314
Charter Number: 3314
Start Date: August 2, 1933
Location: Battle Creek, Michigan (42.321, -85.180)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: a8a50621

Response Measures

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Description

No article text describes depositors running on the bank. The piece (dated 1933-08-02) describes a plan to recapitalize and reopen the bank after several weeks of being closed/'frozen' — consistent with a suspension followed by reopening during the 1933 banking crisis. I inferred reopening is imminent as of the article date; the original suspension date is not specified in the excerpt.

Events (5)

1. February 26, 1885 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. February 13, 1905 Voluntary Liquidation

Source: historical_nic

3. August 2, 1933 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: To get the subscriptions to the new bank stock as quickly as possible, to get the bank opened promptly as possible, to get all the hindrances and depressions of the recent past behind us as quickly to get courageously out in pursuit of as energetically and confidently is the program for now.
Source: newspapers

4. August 2, 1933 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: The bank plan is here. ... This means, the Enquirer and News stated yesterday, that the cloud which, for Battle Creek, had somewhat obscured Battle Creek's share of the advancing sunshine, passing. ... To get the bank opened promptly as possible.
Source: newspapers

5. * Suspension

Cause: Macro News
Cause Details: Closures and frozen cash consistent with the national banking disruptions of 1933; article references several weeks of hardship and a remedy provided nationally/statewide that will loosen frozen cash supplies.
Newspaper Excerpt: The loosening of the community's cash and considerable extent frozen in the recent made promptly available.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. August 2, 1933 Battle Creek Enquirer Battle Creek, MI

Article from Battle Creek Enquirer, August 2, 1933

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Article Text

LET'S BE ON OUR WAY The bank plan is here. The tional Bank of Battle Creek vided for. The loosening of the community's cash and considerable extent frozen in the recent made promptly available. This means, the Enquirer and News stated yesterday, that the cloud which, for Battle Creek, had somewhat obscured Battle Creek's share of the advancing sunshine, passing. Let's move promptly forward. now, and take full advantage of our place in the sun. The past is behind us. It has contained disappointments; it has brought some regrets; it has dealt unkindly with some of our friends. Battle Creek here, and Battle Creek's future contains large share of the new opportunities which are believed to be under way for the country and for business generally. There's been fine control over feelings while we've gone through the unquestioned hardships of these last six weeks. There's been fine display of courage. Now, with the solution offered, the remedy provided, Battle Creek unquestionably be promptly on her way to new and better things. To get the subscriptions to the new bank stock as quickly as possible, to get the bank opened promptly as possible, to get all the hindrances and depressions of the recent past behind us as quickly to get courageously out in pursuit of as energetically and confidently is the program for now.