First State Bank (Pleasant Dale, NE)

Episode Information

Episode UID
2246038191580
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
224603819 hash
Start Date
August 17, 1931
Location
Pleasant Dale, Nebraska (40.792, -96.932)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
84cca8e9c0d7a765

Response Measures

None

Description

Receivers were appointed about a week after the banks failed to open.

Events (2)

1. August 17, 1931 Suspension
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Closings attributed to recent bank suspensions in Omaha, prompting these state banks not to open
Newspaper Excerpt
Six Nebraska state banks today failed to open their doors for business
Source
newspapers
2. August 22, 1931 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
W. M. Whalen, Lincoln, in charge of First State bank of Pleasant Dale
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (12)

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SIX NEBRASKA BANKS CLOSED Governor Says Omaha Suspensions Are Cause. Nebraska state banks failed to open their doors for business Monday and both Gov Charles W. Bryan and E. H. Luikart secretary of the state department of trade and commerce, said the closings were the result of recent bank suspensions in Omaha The six banks had total deposits of approximately $1,120,000 The banks are the First State bank of Pleasant Dale, the Dwight thing


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6 Nebraska Banks Fail To Open Doors Today LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 17.-(P)- Six Nebraska state banks today failed to open their doors for business and both Gov. Charles W. Bryan and E. H. Luikart, secretary of the state department of trade and commerce. said the closings were the result of recent bank suspensions in Omaha. The banks are the First State bank Pleasant Dale. the Dwight State bank of Dwight, Brainard State bank of Brainard: the State bank of Butler County bank of Davis City, and the Leigh State bank of


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Nebraskans Feel Effect Of Omaha Bank Closing Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 17 Nebraska state banks today failed open their doors for business both the state trade and said the closings the result of bank Omaha. The six banks had total deposits The banks the First State Bank Pleasant Dale: the Dwight State Bank Dwight: the Brainerd State Bank of Brainerd the Bruno State Bank Bruno: the Butler County Bank of David City, and Leigh State Bank of Leigh.


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Six Bank Closings Laid To Omaha Suspensions Lincoln, Neb., Aug. the Associated Press.) Nebraska state banks today failed to open their doors for and both Governor Charles W. Bryan and H. Luikart, secretary of the state department of trade and commerce, said the closings the result of recent bank suspensions in Omaha. The six banks had total deposits of The banks the First State bank of Pleasant Dale: the Dwight State bank of Dwight: the Brainard State bank of Brainard: the Bruno State bank of Bruno: the Butler County bank of Davis City, and the Leigh State bank of Leigh.


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Six Small Nebraska Banks Fail to Open Lineoln, Nebr. small Nebraska state banks failed to open for business today. Gov. Charles W. Bryan and E. K. Luikart, secretary of the state department of trade and commerce, said the closings were the result of recent bank suspensions in Omaha. The six banks had total deposits of $1,120,000. They were the First State bank of Pleasant Dale: The Dwight State bank of Dwight, The Brainard State bank of Brainard; The Bruno State bank of Bruno; The Butler County bank of David City, and the Leigh State bank of Leigh.


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Six Small Banks In Nebraska Closed LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. small Nebraska state banks failed to for business today. Governor Charles and Luikart, secretary the state of trade said the were the result recent in Omaha. The six banks had total deposits They were the First State bank of Pleasant Dale, Dwight State bank of Dwight, the Brainard State bank Brainard, the Bruno State bank Bruno, bank of David and the Leigh State bank of Leigh.


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Institutions Fail to Open Doors Today Neb., Aug. Nebraska state banks today failed their open doors for busiand Charles W. Bryan and Luikart, secretary the state department trade and said the closwere the recent Omaha. The banks total the First State bank PleasDale: the State bank Dwight; the Brinard State bank Bruno State bank Butler County bank Davis City and the Leigh State bank of Leigh.


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STATE BANKS FAIL WITH UNION Six Small Banks in Bohe. mian Communities Are Closed as Direct Result. Governor Bryan announced that small state banks morning result the closing of the State Bank of Omaha." Horacek the Union State Omaha. The banks closed Monday were: First State bank, Pleasantdale. Dwight State bank, Dwight. Brainard State bank. Brainard. Bruno State bank, Bruno. Butler State bank. David City. State bank Leigh. The that the officers financial structure these banks are follows: State deposits deposits vice president


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SIX NEBRASKA STATE BANKS FAIL TO OPEN Blamed By Governor On Recent Bank Suspensions Deposits Of Over Million. Neb., Aug. Nebraska state banks today open their doors for business both Gov. Charles Bryan Luikart. secretary the state department trade said the the result recent bank in Omaha The six banks with total deposits are the First State bank Pleasant Dale: the Dwight State bank Dwight; Brinard State Bruno State bank of Bruno; Butler county bank Davis City, and the Leigh State bank Leigh.


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Six Small Nebraska State Banks Closed Associated Press) Six small Nebraska state banks failed open today Governor Charles Bryan and E. H. Luikart retary of the state department of trade and commerce. said the closings were the result of recent bank suspensions in Omaha. The six banks had total deposits approximately 180,000 They the First State bank of PleasDale the Dwight State bank Dwight the Brainard State bank Brainard Bruno State bank Bruno. the Butler County bank of Davis City, and the Leigh State bank of Leigh.


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HALL RECEIVER OF STATE BANK George E. Hall, Lincoln, former state treasurer, was named assistant receiver of the State Bank of Omaha Saturday by Governor Bryan. Other assistant receivers named for Omaha closed banks are: A. J. Barak, Petersburg, South Omaha State bank; J. E. Haase, Norfolk, Farmers and Merchants bank, Benson; C. A. Lau, Lincoln, state bank examiner, Union State bank. Assistant receivers named for out-state banks are: W. M. Whalen. Lincoln. First State bank of Pleasantdale: L. H. Reff. Bloomfield, Leigh State bank. Leigh: T. J. Brozek. Chadron, Bruno State bank, Bruno, and Brainard State bank at Brainard: J. C. Wisda. Ord, Butler County State bank of David City: E. E. Ruzicka, Schuyler, Dwight State bank of Dwight. The governor said he had ignored scores of requests for political appointments and was naming experienced men as assistant receivers. "In placing these men in charge of the banks named we are transferring them from other receiverships where they have shown utmost efficiency in conserving assets for depositors and winding up affairs of the institutions under their charge,' Bryan said. "The banks relinquished by the men named Saturday have been so organized that they can be handled by other men.' E. H. Luikart, secretary of the department of trade and commerce, is the receiver for all the closed state banks. The assistant receivers will have actual charge of the affairs of the banks.


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Bank Receivers Named Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 22 LP)-Governor Bryan today announced the appointment of the following assistant receivers for closed state banks outside of Omaha: W. M. Whalen, Lincoln. in charge of First State bank of Pleasant Dale: L. H. Reif, Bloomfield, Leigh State Bank of Leigh: T. Brozek, Chadron, Bruno State Bank of Bruno, and the Brainard State Bank at Brainard: J. C. Wisda of Ord, Butler County State Bank of David City: E. E. Ruzicka, of Schuyler, Dwight State Bank Dwight.