Washington County Bank (Fort Calhoun, NE)

Episode Information

Episode UID
76072871569
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
7607287 routing
Routing Number
76-0728
Start Date
September 25, 1930
Location
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska (41.456, -96.026)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
228afee1d640c17d

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR corrected minor spacing/word errors in Article 1 (e.g., 'taken [by] the state department').

Events (2)
1. September 25, 1930 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Taken into custody by the state Department of Trade and Commerce (bank commissioner intervention).
Newspaper Excerpt
Washington county bank of Fort Calhoun was taken the state department of trade and commerce recently, Bank Commissioner Woods announced.
Source
newspapers
2. May 10, 1932 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
A dividend of $8,068.73 was announced for depositors of the Washington county bank at Fort Calhoun. It amounted to seven percent. Payments already made depositors total ... .
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. September 25, 1930 Springview Herald Springview, NE
Article from Springview Herald, September 25, 1930

Click image to open full size in new tab

Article Text

Work progressing the erection pressed brick building the north side of Main street at Blue Springs by William Buchanan, which will be leased for postoffice. It expected to have the building near enough completed office into by November Washington county bank of Fort Calhoun was taken the state department of trade and commerce recently, Bank Commissioner Woods announced. deposits totaled $130,capital $30,000 and surplus $6,000. Officers Rix, president: Ernest Rix, cashier: Cook, sistant cashier; Cook, assistant cashier. Bank examiner Mc Lain charge. Gordon Beck, regional manager of work announced Omaha on from Washington that regional veterans' bureau not moved Lincoln previously planned, least for the present. Beck made the after he had conference Colonel George Ijams, director the bureau, whom he quoted saying that the feeling of General Hines, veterans' affairs, that opportune time move the office. Constitution week will be observed September 14 to Charles Taylor announced in letters county and city superintendents and teachers of Nebraska.

2. May 10, 1932 The Grand Island Independent Grand Island, NE

Article Text

REORGANIZE BANK Lincoln, May 10. (AP)—The state department of trade and commerce today announced the reorganization and reopening of the First State bank of Beaver City. The bank suspended business Nov. 20, 1931. Stockholders re-capitalized the institution with a view to pay the depositors in full eventually. The bank opened with capital stock of $30,000, with A. P. Keiser as president; A. B. Brown, vice-president, and A. T. Nickerson, cashier. The department also announced the payment of a 40 percent dividend to depositors of the Hoskins State bank at Hoskins. The dividend, the first paid these depositors, totals $76,645.09. A dividend of $8,068.73 was announced for depositors of the Washington county bank at Fort Calhoun. It amounted to seven percent. Payments already made depositors total