Farmers Bank (Amity, MO)

Episode Information

Episode UID
80151471572
Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
8015147 routing
Routing Number
80-1514
Start Date
December 8, 1930
Location
Amity, Missouri (39.871, -94.436)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
b558837389ffa43e

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR in articles corrected (e.g., 'Closes' -> 'Closed'); exact weekday date inferred from publication.

Events (4)
1. December 8, 1930 Run
Cause Details
Unusually heavy run of checks arriving in the morning mail triggered large withdrawals
Measures
Board of directors called a meeting and ordered the bank to close its doors
Newspaper Excerpt
Farmers Bank of Amity closed its doors Monday forenoon about 11 o'clock. On the morning mail that day there was an unusually heavy run the Bank
Source
newspapers
2. December 8, 1930 Suspension
Cause Details
Board ordered temporary suspension of payments following heavy withdrawals
Newspaper Excerpt
the board called and the order was made ... that the Bank close its doors
Source
newspapers
3. December 25, 1930 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Worth Lincoln of Maysville last week named by the State ... take charge the Farmers Bank of Amity ... for the purpose of liquidatout the bank's affairs.
Source
newspapers
4. December 25, 1930 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
named by the State take charge of the Farmers Bank of Amity ... Special Deputy Finance Commissioner for the purpose of liquidat[ing] the bank's affairs.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. December 11, 1930 The Dekalb County Record-Herald Maysville, MO
Article from The Dekalb County Record-Herald, December 11, 1930

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Article Text

The Farmers Bank of Closes Amity Another Bank of DeKalb County Ceasto Operate Monday Morning Farmers Bank of Amity closed The its doors Monday forenoon about 11 o'clock. On the morning mail that day there was an unusually heavy run the Bank, and those in checks on decided call meeting charge of of Directors. This the Board called and the order was made ing that the Bank close its doors. This the second Bank to close within the current year of Amity closed on the The Bank of Amity was 18th of January. The Farmers Bank one of the comparatively new banks of the county. its last statement When made business the 22nd ed the close 1930, had total day of August, loans of of and deposits of cashier of the Adam was assistant bank and Frank Bray, cashier bookkeeper. state bank examiner Shelby, is charge.

2. December 25, 1930 The Dekalb County Record-Herald Maysville, MO
Article from The Dekalb County Record-Herald, December 25, 1930

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Article Text

Named to the of Named Take Charge of Closed Bank Amity Worth Lincoln of Maysville last week named by the State take charge the Farmers Bank of Amity in of Special Deputy Finance Comacity missioner for the purpose of liquidatout the bank's affairs. ing or closing Farmers Bank closed its doors Monday morning December when unusually heavy run of checks the mail. meeting the on board of directors called for that day and the board ordered the Bank close its doors. will be the work Mr. Lincoln to wind up the affairs the Bank, which usually requires period year two. Mr. the outgoing County term of office County pire the first of January then in position to give his vided attention to the work dating the Bank. Mr. Lincoln moved to from his farm near Fairport last spring when was pointed Governor Caulfield to the unexpired County Clerk Noland Dunham, who resigned. Lincoln and family will continue make their home and he travel back and forth to his work Amity.