9610. Citizens Bank (Warrenton, MO)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
May 29, 1930
Location
Warrenton, Missouri (38.811, -91.142)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
6da7044e63659050

Response Measures

None

Description

Both articles (May 29–30, 1930) report a run of several days on the Citizens Bank of Warrenton and that the board closed the bank. No reopening or receiver assignment is mentioned; closure is reported as permanent. OCR errors in Article 1 (garbled phrases) were corrected when extracting facts.

Events (2)
1. May 29, 1930 Run
Cause Details
Article states only a run of several days' duration; no specific cause (rumor, correspondent failure, or bank-specific scandal) is given.
Measures
Board closed the bank following the run
Newspaper Excerpt
closed today by its board of was directors following run of days duration
Source
newspapers
2. May 29, 1930 Suspension
Cause Details
Bank was closed by its board following the run; not described as government action or voluntary liquidation.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Citizens Bank of Warrenton was closed Thursday by its board of directors after run of several days' duration.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. May 29, 1930 Jefferson City Post-Tribune Jefferson City, MO
Article from Jefferson City Post-Tribune, May 29, 1930

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Article Text

The Citizens Bank of Warrenton closed today by its board of was directors following run of days duration, according received today by Cantvice ley, state finance commissioner. The bank, which the 31st state bank close its doors this year to had total resources of loans of $373,000, capital and total deposits of The president of the bank Showengerdt and the cashier Delventhal.

2. May 30, 1930 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, TX
Article from Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 30, 1930

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Article Text

RUN CLOSES MISSOURI BANK--31ST OF YEAR JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., May 29. WITHOUT OBLIGATION The Citizens Bank of Warrenton was JOHN E. QUARLES CO closed Thursday by its board of directors after run of several days' duration. 90 Jennings Ave QUALITY The bank. which is the thirty-first state bank to close its doors this year. had total resources of $540.000. loans $15,000 and total deposits of $365,000.