Insull Maze Examined in Banking Law Testimony
The editorial argues the public misreads warnings about scams, citing senate banking testimony on the Insull utilities collapse. It notes Owen D Young and Charles Dawes struggled to comprehend the tangled corporate structure and how it evaded loan limits, leaving the public, investors, and courts befuddled and desensitized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Banking and
Insull
Samuel Tagall
Owen D. Young
Mr. Insull
Insull Utility Investment Incorporated
Corporation Securities Company
Middle West Utilities Company
Hearst
Young
Charles G. Dawes
Tnsull Utility Enterprise
Hach
Mr. Dawes
Central Republic and Trust Company
Dawes
Young Plan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
General Dawes
Listen World by Elsie Robinson Reflects Restlessness and Contentment
A 1893 essay argues restlessness stems from lack of inner control. It compares humans to monkeys, claiming civilized life requires discipline and choices to achieve happiness. The piece urges deliberate contentment through self-control and decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Robinson
Jess
Civilzston
Mrn
Pellagra Prevention By Royal Copeland M D
Medical note argues prevention over cure for pellagra involving skin nerves and digestive tract. It covers causes diet deficiencies vitamin G sources such as liver lean meats wheat germ eggs dried beans and peas and warns many cases stem from wrong foods or funds. Prevention is easier than treatment and vitamin G is found in various foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulrting
Etiquette for Condolence Letters And Thank You Notes
A reader asks how to write condolence letters to the parents of a deceased cousin and how to respond to gifts of food or cards while ill. The guidance suggests a personal, heartfelt note expressing sympathy, shared memories, and willingness to help, and cautions against canned cards. It also recommends writing sincere, brief notes of thanks for kindnesses received during illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss de Peyster
Engagement Etiquette From a 19th Century Advice Column
Reader questions about informing the bride’s father, when to present a engagement ring, and how to speak with the minister. Advice urges direct talk with the father at a convenient time, honesty about finances and plans, then giving the ring after engagement is settled, with coordination through the minister and bride’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnsaraly
New Year Message Urges Cooperation and Charity
The final message of Catein Coolidge to Bradley Kelly, head of the American Radio Neier, urged cooperation and charity for 1933. It emphasized using national resources to boost business and provide relief to the destitute, proposing joint efforts to improve the economy and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catein Coolidge
People of America
Bradley Kelly
American Radio Neier Corporation
de Hearst Staton
ENS
New York
Gana
Remember When at Fort Anonin Stockade Mystery
The fragment recalls soldiers surrounding a stockade near a vacant area where prisoners were kept. A captive Indian outlay and a youth from BL Mary's college are mentioned. A hole in the stockade appeared and a victim disappeared then hanged from a live oak near the San Antonio river. Indian children amused themselves throwing rocks at the soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen Antonin
BL Mary's College
Tepa
San Antonio
Broadway Social Register Loses Allure Amid Celebrity Hype
New York society notes public appetite shifts from blue blood to Broadway stars. Celebrities dominate theater openings and cafe life, with Mae West and Jimmy Walker drawing crowds. Observers describe a town pump Embassy as a common scene for celebrities and elites alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa Maxwell
Gold Coast
Broadway
Vita
Daddy Browning
Orchid
Dutch Schultz
Wall Street
San Antonio Palace opening plans and notable golf figures
From the files of The San Antonio Light dated February 1933, notes include the Palace theater opening timeline with March 3 postponement, details of a 39-hole golf match featuring Gene Fiarazen and Jock Hutchinson at San Antonio Country Club, plus mentions of the Mossback parade cancellation and the first load of chal from the Poteet operation, highlighting local developments and sports figures of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
the Palace
Don Felice
Nin
Abeatt
Gene Fiarazen
Detarcift
N. J
Jock Hutchinson
Glenview
Chicero
San Antonio Country Club
Tom Laity
Clarence Manating
Gam Amenio Profesional
Minn
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Insull Enterprises
ROYAL
Copeland
Perm
Katheryn, Depeyster
Pat McCloskey
Ray
Jimmy Walker
Betty Compton
Walker
Sesum
Carmot Atand
Chertex M. Schwab
Nathan Burkan
Qwen Young
Damon Muogan
Colonel Lindbergh
Wasi
Wnyway
Katherin Brush
Park Avenue
Ahwaine
Clyde Brady
Johnny Welsamuller
Oniliicothe
Ohio
Tony
Menjou
Etrands
Sid Graumans
Noel Coward
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The
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Toe Purac
Ainksail
Prbauary
Chamber of Commerce
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