Bank of Homestead (Homestead, FL)

Episode Information

Episode UID
63024571640
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
6302457 routing
Routing Number
63-0245
Start Date
August 3, 1936
Location
Homestead, Florida (25.467, -80.446)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
26064222709d1aee

Response Measures

None

Description

Multiple legal notices refer to M. A. Smith as Liquidator and a foreclosure sale, indicating the bank is in liquidation.

Events (2)
1. August 3, 1936 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
M. A. SMITH, as Liquidator of Bank of Homestead, a Florida banking corporation
Source
newspapers
2. September 7, 1936 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
will offer for sale at public auction ... on the 7th day of September, A. D. 1936, ... Said sale to be had for the purpose of satisfying said decree.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (4)
1. August 3, 1936 The Key West Citizen Key West, FL
Article from The Key West Citizen, August 3, 1936

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Article Text

LEGALS NOTICE OF MASTER'S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of the Final Decree of Foreclosure rendered in that certain cause pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Monroe County, Florida, in which M. A. SMITH, as Liquidator of Bank of Homestead, a Florida banking corporation, is plaintiff, and GEO. L. ENGEL and ANNA J. ENGEL, his wife, are defendants, being Equity Case No. 6-381, the undersigned Special Master in Chancery, appointed by the Court in said Decree, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, at the front door of the Court House of Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, on the 7th day of September, A. D. 1936, between the hours of eleven o'clock A. M. and two o'clock P. M., the property described in said decree, situate in Monroe County, Florida, to-wit: Beginning at a point 328.86 feet East of the Northeast corner of Lot 2, Section 14, Township 61 South, Range 39 East, Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, and 15 feet South of the North line of Lot 1, running North 87°30' and parallel to the North line of Lot 1 for 197 feet to the shore line of Key Largo Sound, thence Southwest along the water line of Key Largo Sound 115.04 feet, thence South 87°30' West 150 feet, thence North 2°30' West 195 feet to the point of beginning: Said sale to be had for the purpose of satisfying said decree. AQUILINO LOPEZ, JR., Special Master in Chancery. ROBERTS & NELSON, Solicitors for Plaintiff. aug3-10-17-24-31

2. August 10, 1936 The Key West Citizen Key West, FL
Article from The Key West Citizen, August 10, 1936

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Article Text

LEGALS NOTICE OF MASTER'S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by. virtue of the Final Decree of Foreclosure rendered in that certain cause pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Monroe County, Florida; in which M. A. SMITH, as Liquidator of Bank of Homestead, a Florida banking corporation, is plaintiff, and GEO. L. ENGEL and ANNA J. ENGEL, his wife, are defendants, being Equity Case No. 6-381, the undersigned Special Master in Chancery, appointed by the Court in said Decree, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, at the front door of the Court House of Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, on the 7th day of September, A. D. 1936, between the hours of eleven o'clock A. M. and two o'clock P. M., the property described in said decree, situate in Monroe County, Florida, to-wit: Beginning at a point 328.86 feet East of the Northeast corner of Lot 2, Section 14. Township 61 South, Range 39 East, Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, and 15 feet South of the North line of Lot 1, running North 87°30' and parallel to the North line of Lot 1 for 197 feet to the shore line of Key Largo Sound, thence Southwest along the water line of Key Largo Sound 115.04 feet. thence South 87°30' West 150 feet. thence North 2°30' West 105 feet to the point of beginning: Said sale to be had for the purpose of satisfying said decree. AQUILINO LOPEZ, JR., Special Master in Chancery. ROBERTS & NELSON, Solicitors for Plaintiff. aug3-10-17-24-31

3. August 17, 1936 The Key West Citizen Key West, FL
Article from The Key West Citizen, August 17, 1936

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# LEGALS # NOTICE OF MASTER'S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of the Final Decree of Foreclosure rendered in that certain cause pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Monroe County, Florida, in which M. A. SMITH, as Liquidator of Bank of Homestead, a Florida banking corporation, is plaintiff, and GEO. L. ENGEL and ANNA J. ENGEL, his wife, are defendants, being Equity Case No. 6-381, the undersigned Special Master in Chancery, appointed by the Court in said Decree, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, at the front door of the Court House of Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, on the 7th day of September, A. D. 1936, between the hours of eleven o'clock A. M. and two o'clock P. M., the property described in said decree, situate in Monroe County, Florida, to-wit: Beginning at a point 328.86 feet East of the Northeast corner of Lot 2, Section 14, Township 61 South, Range 39 East, Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, and 15 feet South of the North line of Lot 1, running North 87°30' and parallel to the North line of Lot 1 for 197 feet to the shore line of Key Largo Sound, thence Southwest along the water line of Key Largo Sound 115.04 feet, thence South 87°30' West 150 feet, thence North 2°30' West 105 feet to the point of beginning; Said sale to be had for the purpose of satisfying said decree. AQUILINO LOPEZ, JR., Special Master in Chancery. ROBERTS & NELSON, Solicitors for Plaintiff. aug3-10-17-24-31

4. August 24, 1936 The Key West Citizen Key West, FL
Article from The Key West Citizen, August 24, 1936

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LEGALS NOTICE OF MASTER'S SALE NOTICE IS. HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of the Final Decree of Foreclosure rendered in that certain cause pending in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Monroe County, Florida, in which M. A. SMITH, as Liquidator of Bank of Homestead, a Florida banking corporation, is plaintiff, and GEO. L. ENGEL and ANNA J. ENGEL, his wife, are defendants, being Equity Case No. 6-381, the undersigned Special Master in Chancery, appointed by the Court in said Decree, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, at the front door of the Court House of Monroe County, in the City of Key West, Florida, on the 7th day of September, A. D. 1936, between the hours of eleven o'clock A. M. and two o'clock P. M., the property described in said decree, situate in Monroe County, Florida, to-wit: Beginning at a point 328.86 feet East of the Northeast corner of Lot 2, Section 14, Township 61 South, Range 39 East, Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, and 15 feet South of the North line of Lot 1, running North 87°30' and parallel to the North line of Lot 1 for 197 feet to the shore line of Key Largo Sound, thence Southwest along the water line of Key Largo Sound 115.04 feet, thence South 87°30' West 150 feet, thence North 2°30' West 105 feet to the point of beginning; Said sale to be had for the purpose of satisfying said decree. AQUILINO LOPEZ, JR., Special Master in Chancery. ROBERTS & NELSON, Solicitors for Plaintiff. aug3-10-17-24-31