Farmers National Bank (Wadesville, IN)

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Episode Information

Episode UID
892701630
Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
89270 national
Charter Number
8927
Start Date
October 28, 1935
Location
Wadesville, Indiana (38.103, -87.786)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
09ab45fd62aa63b5

Response Measures

None

Events (3)
1. October 23, 1907 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. October 28, 1935 Suspension
Cause Details
Vault lock/door burned and damaged by attempted safe robbers, preventing access to records and currency; bank suspended pending experts to open vault.
Newspaper Excerpt
Safe robbers who entered the Farmers National Bank during the week-end left the outer vault door in such condition that it was impossible to open it today. The bank suspended business pending the arrival of experts to open the vault and give access to the books, records and currency.
Source
newspapers
3. October 5, 1940 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. October 28, 1935 The Republic Columbus, IN

Article Text

BANK VAULT DOOR DAMAGED BY YEGGS Wadesville, Ind., Oct. 28. (AP)—Safe robbers who entered the Farmers National Bank during the week-end left the outer vault door in such condition that it was impossible to open it today. The bank suspended business pending the arrival of experts to open the vault and give access to the books, records and currency. H. C. Wembroth, cashier, found the lock burned from the vault door when he reached the bank this morning. The robbery attempt here followed a similar attempt to rob the bank at the neighboring town of Otwell. VISIT PATRIOT'S TOMB. Cracow, Poland, Oct. 28 (U.P.)—The tomb of Kosciuszko, who served as George Washington's adjutant in the Revolutionary war is now a vault of the Cathedral of Cracow in Poland. Every year hundreds of Americans visit it.

2. October 28, 1935 Palladium-Item Richmond, IN

Article Text

Bank Robbers Fail but Damage Vault, Halting Business WADESVILLE, Ind., Oct. 28.—(AP)—Safe robbers who entered the Farmers' National Bank during the week end left the other vault door in such condition that it was impossible to open it today. The bank suspended business pending the arrival of experts to open the vault and give access to the books, records, and currency.