Savings Bank (Williamsport, MD)

Episode Information

Episode UID
65008671582
Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
6500867 routing
Routing Number
65-0086
Start Date
October 1, 1931*
Location
Williamsport, Maryland (39.601, -77.821)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
43c3738a3cc9b496

Response Measures

None

Events (2)
1. October 1, 1931* Suspension
Cause Details
Bank closed in October 1931 amid a wave of Maryland bank closures since Jan 1931; specific trigger not stated
Newspaper Excerpt
bank closed October last
Source
newspapers
2. August 25, 1932 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
celebrate the reopening of the bank yesterday; reopened after ten months of intensive effort
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. August 14, 1932 Evening star Washington, DC

Article Text

TEN MARYLAND BANKS HAVE NOW REOPENED Only Eight Institutions in State Are Now Closed—Another Reopening Planned. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, August 13.—Ten of the eighteen banks in Maryland which closed their doors since January, 1931, have reopened. The eleventh is expected to do so September 1, according to officials of the State bank commissioner's office. The prospect for another institution opening its doors soon is said to be good. Banks which have reopened are: State Bank of Trappe, opened as a branch of the Farmers & Merchants' Bank of Easton; Detour Bank, Commercial Bank of Frederick, Hancock Bank, Queenstown Bank, Middletown Savings Bank, Provident Bank at Preston, Farmers' Bank of Somerset County at Marion Station and the First State Bank, Grantville. The bank expected to reopen September 1 is the Savings Bank at Williamsport.

2. August 26, 1932 The Daily Mail Hagerstown, MD

Article Text

DINNER BANK OPENING Robert H. McCauley Host At Pleasant Affair Williamsport Last Night Making promise of several months H. director of the Sav ings Bank of Williamsport. entertained the officers. directors and employes of the bank at dinner Murrays last night to celebrate the reopening of the bank yesterday. chicken dinner, for which the place served at o'clock. Informal talks made by the host. Sr., Dr. Richardson and Elmer Eshleman, the new cashier. who has had fifseen years experience in the bank. ing business Waynesboro. The talks reflected the confidence the speakers feel in the stability of the bank and its future. and regarding the co-operation the steering committee received from the depositors and stockholders in effecting the reorganization plan to restore the bank factor in the town and It was announced that business at the bank yesterday was of most encouraging nature. which added to the of e occasion. bank closed October last. and reopened after ten months of Intensive effort on the part of the reorganization committee and other officials, with helpful co-operation from the pub-