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BANK AT PRATTVILLE FAILS TO OPEN DOORS Ala. (Special.) second bank suspension within a year occurred Thursday when the First National bank, of Prattville, failed to open its doors. Officials of the institution assigned the closing to frozen assets. The state bank examiner was notified Thursday morning. Experiments with tangerine juice as a beverage are being made in Florida.
SUICIDE IS VERDICT IN DECATUR MAN'S DEATH FROM SHOT Liquidating Agent Of Closed Prattville Bank Found Mortally Wounded coroner's Thursday returned verdict of suicide for W. G. Roper, 40. Decatur, agent of the closed First National who wounded the diWednesday night on dispelled the doubts his taking his own life. the letter addressed his Roper he had cided to his nancial and decision. The text the letter not public Roper here from Deca tur accompanied Ernest Moralso short time before was found with hole temple, slumped over the He lived hours ter he was found, but did not regain The body was sent to Decatur for burial.
IN RECEIVER DEATH Letter Found On Person Dispels Doubts Of Killing Prattville, Ala., June A coroThursday returned in the death Roper, of Decatur, Ala., liquidating agent of the closed First National Bank here, who was found mortally wounded in the Vednesday night. letter found on Roper's person dispelled the doubts to his ing his own In the letter dressed to his wife, Roper said had decided to his life cause of financial difficulties and expressed regret over his dicision. test of the letter was not made public.
BANK RECEIVER IS SHOT TO DEATH Pistol Discovered Beside Victim In Prattville After Failure Prattville, Ala., June Roper, of Decatur, Ala., about 40, liquidating agent for the First National Bank here which Bank here which closed week ago, Wednesday night was found in the directors' room mortally wounded. Roper lived about two hours row, also of Decatur, who acafter he was found by Ernest Morcompanied him here as an assistant in liquidating the bank. The two men arrived late Wednesday, after Roper had held conference with J. W. Pole, formerly of Decatur, comptroller of currency. Officers who investigated said Roper was shot through the right temple with .32 caliber automatic pistol, which was found on the floor beside the man. Roper was found at table in the directors' room. Persons near the bank said they heard muffled exlosion about 8:10 m. but thought nothing of it. Ten minutes later Morrow entered the bank and found Roper wounded. Morrow told officers he knew of no reason why Roper should take his own life. Roper is survived by his wife, who lives in Decatur. He was member of clothing firm in Decatur and only last week was liquidating agent.
HEADS OF CLOSED PRATTVILLE BANK JURY Allen Northington and Aid Are Bound Over: Bonds Are Posted Montgomery, Ala., June len Northington, president, and Ed Northington, vice president, of the closed First National Bank of Prattville, bound over Federal Grand Jury Thursday fol lowing arraingment before the United States commissioner here on charges of violating the national banking laws. The two men wavied preliminary hearing and their bonds were set at 10,000 each. The bonds were made a few minutes after their arraingment. The Prattville bank was closed last week.
Cotton Association Wins Suit Against Bond Company The Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton Association yesterday was awarded verdict of $50,000 with interest, the full amount claimed, in suit against the National Surety Company in the District Court. The jury deliberated about close of the which required two one-half days testimony and arguments and which suit for the amount of bond made Allen Northington, former general of the manager sociation. The Association claimed that had approximately $140,000 through fraudulent and dishonest acts Northington period of years that these came light following the failure 1930 of the First National Bank, Prattville. The Surety Company contended that some the alleged irregular were known to others in the Association before the bank's failand that no notice then given the Surety Company quired the contract. The Association claimed that had no of fraudulent transactions untili after failed. Judge Crum, representing the Association, told the jury that Northington tried to stave off the failure of the bank to save his own hide.