Molino State Bank (Molino, FL)

Episode Information

Episode UID
63024971447
Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
6302497 routing
Routing Number
63-0249
Start Date
July 9, 1920
Location
Molino, Florida (30.724, -87.314)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
083439a2f1c33a4d

Response Measures

None

Events (4)

1. July 9, 1920 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Notice is hereby given ... claims against the Molino State Bank ... present the same to Francis B. Carter, Jr., Receiver ... within twelve months from the ninth day of July, A. D. 1920, ERNEST AMOS, Comptroller State of Florida.
Source
newspapers
2. July 9, 1920 Run
Cause
Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details
Threatened run/nervousness prompted heavy withdrawals and decision to not open
Measures
Bank did not open; state comptroller notified to take charge
Newspaper Excerpt
A threatened run on the bank is said to have caused the decision to remain closed
Source
newspapers
3. July 9, 1920 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
State comptroller (Ernest Amos) took charge and closed the bank following the threatened run
Newspaper Excerpt
The Molino State Bank did not open for business ... the state comptroller was in charge
Source
newspapers
4. December 22, 1932 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Francis B. Carter, Jr., receiver for the Molino State bank, announced ... begin payment of the final dividends to holders of certificates on the bank which closed in 1920.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (12)

Article from The Pensacola Journal, July 11, 1920

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MOLINO BANK HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS The Molino State Bank did not open for business yesterday morning and a notice on its doors announced that the state comptroller was in charge A threatened run on the bank is said to have caused the decision to remain closed, Comptroller Amos having been notified the day before to take charge. An announcement will be made as soon as the state officials finish checking the bank's accounts.


Article from The Pensacola Journal, September 30, 1920

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to all persons. firms or corporations having claims against the Molino State Bank, Molino. Florida, to present the same to Francis B. Carter, Jr., Receiver, at his office, No. 505 Blount Building, Pensacola, Florida, properly proven as required by law, within twelve months from the ninth day of July, A. D. 1920, or the claim will be barred by Chapter 7935 of the Laws of Florida. ERNEST AMOS, Comptroller State of Florida.


Article from The Pensacola Journal, October 7, 1920

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Molino State Bank, Molino, Florida, to" present the same to Francis B. Carter, Jr., Receiver, at his office, No. 505 Blount Building, Pensacola, Florida, properly proven as required by law, within twelve months from the ninth day of July, A. D. 1920, or the claim will be barred by Chapter 7935 of the Laws of Florida. ERNEST AMOS, Comptroller State of Florida.


Article from The Pensacola Journal, October 14, 1920

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NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Molino State Bank, Molino, Florida, to present the same to Francis B. Carter, Jr., Receiver, at his office, No. 505 Blount Building, Pensacola, Florida, properly proven as required by law, within twelve months from the ninth day of July, A. D. 1920, or the claim will be barred by Chapter 7935 of the Laws of Florida. ERNEST AMOS, Comptroller State' of Florida.


Article from The Pensacola Journal, October 21, 1920

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NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Molino State Bank, Molino, Florida, to present the same to Francis B. Carter, Jr., Receiver, at his office, No. 505 Blount Building, Pensacola, Florida, properly proven as required by law, within twelve months from the ninth day of July, A. D. 1920, or the claim will be barred by Chapter 7935 of the Laws of Florida. ERNEST AMOS. Comptroller State of Florida,


Article from The Pensacola Journal, November 18, 1920

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NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to all persons. firms or corporations having claims against the Molino State Bank, Molino. Florida, to present the same to Francis B. Carter, Jr., Receiver, at his office, No. 505 Blount Building. Pensacola, Florida. properly proven as required by law, within twelve months from the ninth day of July, A. D. 1920. or the claim will be barred by Chapter 7935 of the Laws of Florida. ERNEST AMOS. Comptroller State of Florida.


Article from The Pensacola Journal, September 13, 1921

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# CRIMINAL DOCKET # COURT OF RECORD Judge C. Moreno Jones, in the court of record, was busy yesterday setting cases on the criminal docket. This, with the hearing of a number of pleas consumed the entire day. The criminal docket will consume the time of the court up to and including October 4. The civil docket will extend the time of the court probably a couple of weeks longer. An echo of the failure of the Molino State bank will be heard on September 21, when the cases against W. T. Earnest and M. Semple will come before the court. Charges against A. Suggs, Sam Paine and Will Smith were nolle prossed. Bonds of Jesse Garner and Ernest Crumbs were estreated and a capias issued. Henry C. Williams plead guilty to evading railroad fare and was given a suspended sentence. Nathaniel Thomas, profanity, given costs or 30 days in jail. Sim Watts got the same dose for the same offense. Alvin O'Bannon, drunkenness, $10 and costs or 30 days. Robert Mayes, malicious mischief, six months in the county jail. Roy Wood, drunkenness, $25 or 60 days in the county jail.


Article from The Pensacola Journal, October 8, 1921

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VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF IN 'MOLINO BANK CASE In the court of record yesterday the case of F. B. Carter, Jr., receiver for the Molino State Bank against Harvey Hobby was settled by a default of judgment. The plaintiff received a verdict of $118.67.


Article from The Pensacola Journal, October 14, 1921

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MOLINO BANK RECEIVER OBTAINS $500 VERDICT Damages to the extent of $451.92, for principal, with $64.65 interest, was the verdict for the plaintiff, in the case of Francis B. Carter, Jr., as receiver of the Molino State Bank, against R. E. Watson and R. J. Watson. The case of Virgie O'Farrell, of the northern part of the county, against Robert Gresham, in which it was sought to establish the fact that Gresham was the father of her two months old child, was continued until Friday morning.


Article from The Pensacola Journal, October 22, 1921

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By virtue of a decree of foreclosure from the Circuit Court of Escambia County. Florida, in favor of Francis B. Carter Jr., as Receiver of the Molino State Bank, against M. Semple and Rena C. Semple, I shall expose to public sale to the highest cash bidder before the courthouse door in the City of Pensacola in said County of Escambia on Monday, November 71h, A. D., 1921, within the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in said county, towit: Lots Reven and Eight and also Lots One and Two, all in Block Q. Jacobi Addition to the Town of Molino, in said county, Purchaser to pay for conveyance, C. L. SHINE, Special Master.


Article from The Pensacola Journal, November 23, 1921

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NEWS OF RECORD Marriage Licenses. Ernest Edward Massey to Bertha Leona Halpin. Arthur Andrew Holland to Florence May Marston. Deeds. (Title Guarantee Company) Atmore Realty Co., a corporation, to H. P. Davis, Oct. 21, 1921; $3,000; W 1-2 of NW 1-4 and W 1-2 of E 1-2 of NW 1-4 of section 7, Tp. 5, N. R. 32 west. E. M. McInturiff and wife et al, to W. N. Barnes, May 7, 1921; $1.00 and other; lots 1 to 6 inclusive in block 79, Town of Bluff Springs. M. Semple and wife to receiver of Molino State Bank, a corporation: Nov. 12, 1921; $750.00; lots 7 and 8 and also lots 1 and 2 all in block Q, Jacobi Addition to town of Molino.


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FINAL DIVIDEND WILL PAID Molino Bank Receiver Has Announced Plans Francis B. Carter, Jr., receiver for the Molino State bank, announced yesterday that Friday he would begin payment of the final dividends to holders of certificates on the bank which closed in 1920. This final dividend will be for 7 1-4 per cent, making a total paid out since the bank failed of 87 1-4. Holders of certificates will present them to Mr. Carter, an attorney at Pensacola, and receive their final dividend checks.