Western State Bank

Episode Information

Episode UID: 86041171467
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Bank ID: 8604117 routing
Routing Number: 86-0411
Start Date: March 13, 1922
Location: Erick, Oklahoma (35.215, -99.866)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 6fd8a8cb096e8fd3

Response Measures

None

Description

State bank commissioner took charge; permanent reopening not reported.

Events (1)

1. March 13, 1922 Suspension

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Suspension declared directly following closing of the Wilkin-Hale State Bank in Oklahoma City; commissioner placed bank in his hands.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Western State bank of Erick, Beckham county, failed to open for business today, officers of the institution declaring its suspension as the direct result of the closing last week of the Wilkin-Hale State bank at Oklahoma City.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 14, 1922 The Morning Tulsa Daily World Tulsa, OK

Article from The Morning Tulsa Daily World, March 14, 1922

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Article Text

State Bank of Eric Fails; Deposits Safe ERICK, March 13.—The Western State bank of Erick, Beckham county, failed to open for business today, officers of the institution declaring its suspension as the direct result of the closing last week of the Wilkin-Hale State bank at Oklahoma City. C. S. Borin, active vice president, said the bank was in the hands of the state bank commissioner. The bank's affairs are such that there will be no loss to depositors, officials of the bank said.