Bank of Plentywood - Plentywood, MT

Episode Information

Episode UID: 93014471599
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Bank ID: 9301447 routing
Routing Number: 93-0144
Start Date: March 6, 1933
Location: Plentywood, Montana (48.775, -104.562)

Metadata

Model: gemini-3-flash-preview (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 3463908ecbbaf391

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Description

The article refers to a receiver for 'the banks in Plentywood' during the March 1933 holiday, implying the Bank of Plentywood was already in receivership or failed to reopen.

Events (2)

1. March 6, 1933 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: National banking holiday of March 1933
Newspaper Excerpt: Under the new banking regulations all the banks must apply for license to re-open
Source: newspapers

2. March 15, 1933 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: E. H. E. Helgeson, who has been acting as assistant to the receiver of the banks in Plentywood
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 16, 1933 Plentywood Herald Plentywood, MT

Article from Plentywood Herald, March 16, 1933

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Article Text

# HELGESON CALLED AWAY E. H. E. Helgeson, who has been acting as assistant to the receiver of the banks in Plentywood, Westby and Flaxville, received notice Wednesday morning to report to Fairfield where he will assist in the examination of the state bank. Under the new banking regulations all the banks must apply for license to re-open which occasions the examination of practically all banking institutions as quickly as possible, and Mr. Helgeson was drafted to assist with some of this special work.