Ferndale State Bank - Ferndale, MI

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: May 10, 1934
Location: Ferndale, Michigan (42.461, -83.135)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 4fc0d059

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Description

Article fragment (Detroit Free Press, 1934-05-10) refers to a receiver for the Ferndale State Bank and a grand jury questioning — indicates the bank had closed and a receiver was appointed. No explicit mention of a prior run in the provided text. OCR is fragmentary; date taken from newspaper publication.

Events (1)

1. May 10, 1934 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Grand Jury May Question Ferndale Bank Receiver FERNDALE May George H. Van for closed Ferndale expected the final witness ... questioned Arthur Wood, former president the Ferndale State ... witnesses Wednesday ... hearing ... Judge Hascall
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. May 10, 1934 Detroit Free Press Detroit, MI

Article from Detroit Free Press, May 10, 1934

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Article Text

Grand Jury May Question Ferndale Bank Receiver FERNDALE May George H. Van for closed Ferndale expected the final witness Judge Forbes Hascall's OneGrand Buren convalescing home mingham Assistant Prosecutor Franklin Morris questioned Arthur Wood, former president the Ferndale State and witnesses Wednesday, Judze Hascall the hearing until