Bank of Mount Moriah - Mount Moriah, MO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: March 5, 1930
Location: Mount Moriah, Missouri (40.330, -93.795)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: ae6ab459d52b78b9

Response Measures

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Description

OCR-corrupted clipping indicates the state finance department named a receiver for the Bank Mt. Moriah. No mention of a depositor run or reopening; receiver appointment implies permanent closure. I corrected OCR errors (e.g., 'Bank Mt. Moriah' -> 'Bank of Mount Moriah').

Events (1)

1. March 5, 1930 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Harper... named by the department finance receiverthe Bank Mt. Moriah, recentorder its board of began his work last week Shelby, state bank exam...appointed served in ... bank failed several years (OCR-corrected: Harper named by the state finance department as receiver for the Bank of Mt. Moriah; he began work last week).
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 5, 1930 Bethany Republican-Clipper Bethany, MO

Article from Bethany Republican-Clipper, March 5, 1930

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Article Text

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