Bank of Bois D'Arc (Bois D'Arc, MO)

Episode Information

Episode UID
80089971598
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
8008997 routing
Routing Number
80-0899
Start Date
February 6, 1933
Location
Bois D'Arc, Missouri (37.256, -93.508)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
7125cbd91b4f160b

Response Measures

None

Description

Cashier's suicide and ensuing board decision to liquidate prompted closure.

Events (2)
1. February 6, 1933 Suspension
Cause
Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details
Board of directors closed the bank after cashier's suicide and reported cash shortage; decision made in view of national conditions to liquidate.
Newspaper Excerpt
Bank of Bois d'Arc ... has been closed by its board of directors, the State Finance Department notified today.
Source
newspapers
2. February 8, 1933 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
BANK OF BOIS D'APC WILL BE LIQUIDATED ... Members of the board of directors ... have decided to liquidate the ... bank of Bois whose cashier, Jennings, shot and killed himself last week, have decided to liquidate the Nothing is wrong at the bank, C. Lambeth, president, said Wednesday.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. February 6, 1933 St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MO

Article Text

BANK WHOSE CASHIER WAS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH CLOSES Bois Depository Found Short Cash But No Irregularities. the Associated Press. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. Bank of Bois d'Arc, Greene County, whose cashier, Jennings, was found shot to death last week, an apparent suicide, has been closed by its board of directors, the State Finance Department notified today. Moody, State Bank examiner, who the bank at the request of its officials, has reported the bank was short of cash, but that were found. The bank had total of $104,097 and deposits of $73,000 the time of the last bank call Dec. 10.

2. February 8, 1933 The Springfield Press Springfield, MO

Article Text

BANK OF BOIS D'APC WILL BE LIQUIDATED BOIS D'ARC, Mo., Feb. 8.-Members of the board of directors of the Bank of Bols whose cashier, Jennings, shot and killed himself last week, have decided to liquidate the "Nothing is wrong at the bank," C. Lambeth. president, said Wednesday. "We had checked after Mr. Jennings killed himself and there were no irregularities. There has been no run on the bank but the board of directors decided that in view of the present conditions of the country we could pro-