First National Bank (Brunswick, MO)

Episode Information

Episode UID
408301582
Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
40830 national
Charter Number
4083
Start Date
October 15, 1931
Location
Brunswick, Missouri (39.423, -93.130)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
8ff4077d2d845113

Response Measures

Full suspension

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
11.5%
Date receivership started
1931-10-16
Date receivership terminated
1937-10-20
OCC cause of failure
Economic conditions
Share of assets assessed as good
13.2%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
57.8%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
29.0%

Description

Known receivership date 1931-10-16 is recorded for this bank.

Events (5)

1. July 30, 1889 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. October 15, 1931 Run
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Steady heavy withdrawals amid a wave of local bank failures (fourth Chariton County bank to close in three weeks).
Newspaper Excerpt
The First National Bank of Brunswick, a town near here, was closed today owing to heavy withdrawals.
Source
newspapers
3. October 15, 1931 Suspension
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Bank closed after heavy withdrawals tied to recent local bank failures and contagion in Chariton County.
Newspaper Excerpt
RUN CLOSES A BANK...The First National Bank of Brunswick...was closed today owing to heavy withdrawals.
Source
newspapers
4. October 16, 1931 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
5. October 16, 1931 Receivership
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (5)

Article Text

RUN CLOSES A BANK. (By the Associated Press.) MOBERLY, Mo., Oct. 15-The First National Bank of Brunswick, a town near here, was closed today owingto heavy withdrawals. The institution, the fourth bank in Chariton county to close in the last three weeks, had $388,200 total resources, $249,626 deposits and $50,000 capital.


Article Text

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Article Text

NAMED BANK RECEIVER Chillicothe Man in Charge of Six. (UP) S. A. Browning of Chillicothe Friday assumed his new duties as receiver for six national banks in this area following his appointment by F. G. Awalt, acting comptroller of the currency He succeeds E. B Todd of Nevada in supervision of the First National bank of Chillicothe, First National bank of Ludlow. First National bank of Brookfield, First National bank of Marceline. First National bank of Brunswick and the First National bank of Sweet Springs Browning mailed his resignation as Livingston county representative in the state legislature to Governor Park. He said his resignation as receiver for four'state banks would not be forwarded until completion of dividend disbursements at state banks in Chillicothe, Wheeling. Breckinridge and Sampsel. His successor as receiver of the state banks will be named by Q. H. Moberly, state finance commissioner.


Article Text

NEW BANK RECEIVER NAMED S A. Browning, of Chillicothe, to Take Over Federal Institutions CHILLICOTHE July 21 A. Browning, of Chillicothe, yesterday assumed his new duties as receiver for six National Banks in this area following his appointment by F. G. Awalt, acting comptroller of the currency. He succeeds E. B. Todd of Nevada, in supervision of the First National Bank of Chillicothe, First National Bank of Ludlow, First National Bank of Brookfield; First National Bank of Marceline, First National Bank of Brunswick, and the First National Bank of Sweet Springs. Browning immediately mailed his resignation as Livingston County representatve in the State Legislature to Gov. Guy B. Park, He said his resignation as receiver for four state banks would not be forwarded until completion of dividend disbursements at state banks in Chillicothe, Wheeling, Breckenridge and Sampsel. His successor as receiver of the state bank will be named by O. H. Moberly, state finance commissioner. the Potashnick truck service operating from southwest Missouri, finding the concern guilty of "deliberately and intentionally. defrauding the state out of fees that should have been paid for the purpose of maintaining the highways of the state." The commission said the truck line's scheme "consisted simply of giving to the truck drivers travel orders which would show authority to operate that particular truck for number of days, while the duplicate travel order which was to be sent to the commission (and was the only means the commission had to determine the amount of fees owned) showed much less amount than was actually due." J. Caskie Collet, commission chairman, said investigation showed that the Potashnick company had failed to pay "between $800 and $900 due the state" in extra carrier fees.


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NEW RECEIVER AT NATIONAL BANK HERE S. A. Browning, Chillicothe, Succeeds E. B. State Representative. Browning of Chillicothe has been appointed receiver for the First National Bank here and five other national banks in this territory. Mr. Browning succeeds Todd of Nevada, who was appointed several months ago. Besides the bank here, Mr. Browning will have charge of the closed First National Banks at Chillicothe, Brookfield, Ludlow, Brunswick and Sweet Springs. The six banks have total souces of about million dollars and between 5,000 and 6,000 depositors. Mr. Browning has been resentative in the state legislature from Livingston County. Before his as a national appointment bank receiver, he was the receiver for four state banks.