9647. Peoples Bank (Bassfield, MS)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
April 24, 1914
Location
Bassfield, Mississippi (31.497, -89.740)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
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Response Measures

None

Description

Peoples Bank of Bassfield closed its doors April 24, 1914 with no reason given by directors. A receiver (Leon Tyrone) was appointed and examiners investigated; the bank remained defunct. No run is mentioned in the articles.

Events (3)

1. April 24, 1914 Suspension
Cause Details
Directors closed the bank and assigned no reason in the notice; assets/liabilities unknown.
Newspaper Excerpt
The People's Bank of this city closed its doors at noon yesterday. No reason was assigned by the bank's directorate for the suspension.
Source
newspapers
2. April 27, 1914 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Councillor Sheehi has appointed Leon Tyrone of Prentiss, receiver for the defunct Peoples Bank of Bassfield, and Mr. Tyrone at once took charge of the movable assets of the bank and transferred them to Prentiss.
Source
newspapers
3. May 2, 1914 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Bank Examiner Love, accompanied by State Bank Commissioner Hill, went to Bassfield Saturday to investigate the matter. Under the new law all failed or insolvent banks are subject to the custody and care of the bank examiners...
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Hattiesburg News, April 24, 1914

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Article Text

BASSFIELD BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS Directors Assign No Reason For Its Suspension. Bassfield, Miss., April 24.-The People's Bank of this city closed its doors at noon yesterday. No reason was assigned by the bank's directorate for the suspension. The assets and liabilities of the bank are unknown.


Article from The Hattiesburg News, April 27, 1914

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OFFICIALS EXAMINE BASSFIELD FAILURE Love, Harris and Hill Investigate Affairs of Institution. Councillor Sheehi has appointed Leon Tyrone of Prentiss, re ceiver for the defunct Peoples Bank of Bassfield, and Mr. Tyrone at once took charge of the movable assets of the bank and transferred them to Prentiss. Learning that such action had been taken, S. S. Harris of the board of state bank examiners, who is in this city, went at once to Bassfield o look into the matter. He found that the assets had been moved, and returned here last night and Bank Examiner Love, accompanied by State Bank Commissioner Hill, went to Bassfield Saturday to investigate the matter. Under the new law all failed or insolvent banks are subject to the custody and care of the bank examiners, and when receivers are appointed it must be upon the request of the examiner in charge. As the state bank law was enacted so recently it will take the public some months to learn 1 the provisions of the law in the case of bank failures.


Article from The Semi-Weekly Leader, May 2, 1914

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Article Text

BASSFIELD'S BANK FAILURE. Love, Harris and Hill to Investigate Affairs of Institution. Hattiesburg, Miss.-Councillor Sheehi has appointed Leon Tyrone of Prentiss, receiver for the defunct Peoples Bank of Bassfield, and Mr. Tyrone at once took charge of the movable assets of the bank and transferred them to Prentiss. Learning that such action had been taken, S. S. Harris, of the board of state bank examiners, who is in this city. went at once to Bassfield to look into the matter. He found that the assets had been moved, and returned here last night and Bank Examiner Love, accompanied by State Bank Commissioner Hill, went to Bassfield Saturday to investigate the matter. Under the new law all failed or insolvent banks are subject to the custody and care of the bank examiners, and when receivers are appointed it must be upon the request of the examiner in charge. As the state bank law was enacted so recently it will take the public some months to learn the provisions of the law in the case of bank failures.