Insull Family Invited Back for Grand Jury Probe
State's Attorney John A. Swanson invited Samuel and Martin Insull and Samuel Insull Jr. to return to Chicago for grand jury questioning after a preliminary probe into the Insull empire's collapse. Swanson sent cables from Paris and Orillia inviting immediate guidance on whether they will return voluntarily. The probe centers on alleged larceny embezzlement and disappearances tied to their widespread utilities holdings.
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Chicago
John A. Swanson
Samuel
Martin Insull
Samuel Insull
Insull
Paris
Orillia
Ont
Swanson
Insulls
Recital at Westminster Church Features Ruskin Sandbourne
Pianist Ruskin Sandbourne assisted by soprano Jean Kelly Westinghouse performs a Tuesday evening recital at 8 15 in Westminster Presbyterian church's auditorium. He plays Schlummerlied by Liszt and other works. admission is free with offerings for choir equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruskin Sandbourne
Jean Kelly Westinghouse
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Mr. Sandbourne
Carl V. Lachmund
New York City
Schlummerlied
Liszt
Stimson Praises Hoover Policy Shifts and Global Moves
Secretary Stimson lauds President Hoover for debt suspension in 1931 and a series of international actions. He cites European financial rehabilitation, London naval conference, armament cuts, South America trip, Mexico ties, and Marine withdrawals as pivotal to stabilizing world credit and U.S. interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Stimson
Hoover
South America
Mexico
Haiti
Nicaragua
St. Lawrence Waterway
Gtr
Steagall Accuses Land Bank Law of Maladministration
Washington Democrat Chairman Steagall contends that mismanagement of the farm land bank law has left hundreds of thousands of farmers homeless. He notes a $60 million federal loan act and extensions for delinquent payments were thwarted by the administration, causing evictions and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LLP
Steagall
House Banking Committee
Farm Land Bank
Federal Land Banks
Democratic National Committee
New Corn Brings 20 Cents In Chicago
Chicago buyers paid 20 cents a bushel for the first central Illinois new corn crop graded sample yellow. The price nets the farmer about 10 or 11 cents per bushel. New crop bids to Iowa, with larger freight differentials, would net the producer about 6 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Illinois
Iowa
Iowan Aide Describes Pasadena Stars Hating Film Careers
An Iowan who assisted at the Pasadena Community Playhouse this summer asserts stage stars dislike film careers, citing many performers from Louise Dresser to Irving Pichel among those who prefer the stage. He notes the theater's history, notable guests, and his own work directing productions and radio programs there.
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Pasadena Community Playhouse
America
John Wray Young
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Young
Neda Anderson
Avenue
Dramatic Hall of Fame
Mr. Young
Gilmor Brown
California Playhouse
Louise Dresser
Douglass Montgomery
Lucille la Verne
Frances Starr
Francis X. Bushman
Irving Pichel
Mary Grey
Montague Love
Albert Conti
Pasadena
Chicago
New York
Pasadenas
Mr. Brown
Orensee
Government of
France
Fairbanks
Doug
Mary
Doug, Jr
Joan
Theater Guild
Ince Young
Playbox
Playis
Playhouse
Columbia
Gunfight at Former Prosecutor's Weston Home
A guard and a prowler exchanged shots Saturday at the Weston residence of Dudley P. Ranney, noted former assistant district attorney of Norfolk County who helped prosecute Sacco and Vanzetti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Mass
Dudley P. Ranney
Norfolk County
Sacco
Vanzetti
Couple renews seven year old marriage license in Illinois
In Waukegan Illinois a Henderson couple aged 34 and 35 visited the county clerk to confirm a marriage license issued seven years earlier remained valid. They decided to marry again saying seven years had passed since they first wed and they were happy to proceed with the same license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan. Ill
Henderson
Luke
Miss Henderson
Body Found In Shack Believed To Be Texan Missing Man
Police in Galveston and Fort Worth unearthed a body believed to be A. G. McGuerty, 33, of Elmhurst Illinois, a newspaper circulation auditor, in a cabin on Galveston island after he disappeared Sunday night following a note to his landlady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Texas
A. G. McGuerty
Elmhurst
Galveston Island
MecGuerty
Fort Worth
Smoot Attacks Roosevelt Tariff Speech as Errors
Smoot of the senate finance committee denounced Roosevelt's Sioux City tariff address as the greatest conglomeration of errors misstatements and twisted reasoning. He claimed no American factories have moved to Canada and only one has moved abroad, noting foreign plants are branches or assembly sites for U S factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LLP
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sioux City
Canada
Young Republicans Seek To Enlist Forgotten Man
New York AP reports a drive to enlist the forgotten man for the Republican ticket. George Olmsted, 31, national director, says if the person can be found by Nov. 8 he will vote Republican. In Illinois, Olmsted claims the party has enrolled about 110,000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Olmsted
Des Moines
Illinois
Olmsted
Four Railroads Recall Workers To Meet Demand
Four major railways announced recalls of about 300 workers. Chicago and North Western rejoined 200 staffers after a loan of 12,461,350 dollars from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, approved by the ICC. New York Central rehired 50 at Hammond Indiana. Burlington and Rock Island also reported resumed employment.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago and North Western
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
Hammond
Ind
Burington
Rock Island
Walker Rushes To Catch New Ship For Home
James J. Walker hurries from Gibraltar to New York to campaign for re election as mayor. He abandons the crippled liner Rex after repairs delay and races toward Paris to join the Europa on Tuesday for possible late arrival. Senator David A. Reed also contemplates a run if leaders clear the field.
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Walker
Gibraltar
James J. Walker
New York
Paris
Rex
Malaga
Europa
Tammany
Wen Sellandes
Serestein
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Demas
Farewell Service Tonight For Salvation Army Leaders
The farewell service for Adjutant Katherine Davis and Captain Ella Stacy will be held tonight at 8 pm at Salvation Army headquarters 1030 Seventh Avenue SE. They are transferred to Corps Mo. 1 in Des Moines. Their successors Ensign and Mrs Carl Loomis arrive Friday and Loomis is attached to the divisional staff at Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Davis
Ella Stacy
Salvation Army
Army
Seventh Avenue
Davis
Stacy
Corps Mo. 1
Des Moines
Carl Loomis
Loomis
Safe Parking Spots For Spooners Urged By Texas Professor
Dr. E T Mitchell associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas urges safe parking spots for Spooners. He says though not desirable, it must be recognized. He proposes lit and patrolled city parks or property where Texas university students may park and be protected from robbers with privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Mitchell
University of Texas
Texas University
Kelp Ash Yields Eight Pounds of Iodine From Ton Waste
A large batch of kelp ash is reported to produce roughly eight pounds of iodine. The calculation implies substantial extraction potential from seaweed processing waste.
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Swanson Cables
Utilities
Walter C. Lindley
Eugene Thayer
Mississippi Valley Utilities
Lloyd’s of London
New Amsterdam Casualty Company
Lloyd’s
Martin
Associated Companies
Orilla
Middlewest Utilities Company
Westminster Church
Warns
Pasadena Playhouse
A Superior Health Service
Milton Luberman
Battles Prowler
Shack
Sen. Smoot
Roosevelt
Kemble
Third Ave
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Spooners
Detroit Gas
Newman
Lobolelotaye
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