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...Gangsters Alvin Karpis and Harry Campbell were captured by federal agents under the personal direction of Department of Justice head (1 Grover Whalen, 2 William Burns, 3 Ellis Parker, 4 Pelham D. Glassford, 5 J. Edgar Hoover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Current Affairs: Current Affairs, Jun. 29, 1936 | 6/29/1936 | See Source »

Dorothy Peterson's efficient common-sense provides the suitable background for the doctor's homely philosophy and Slim Summerville is an amusing although unconvincing country constable. Thomas Qualen carries through his biggest assignment as a proud father with great success while June Lang and Michael Whalen both turn in good bits in their unfortunately brief appearances...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 4/21/1936 | See Source »

...Wired New York's Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to Grover Whalen, onetime head of Wanamaker's Manhattan store, now chairman of Schenley Distillers Corp.: ''Happy to note 10% increase in Christmas sales." Wired Grover Whalen to Mayor LaGuardia: "New York stores not enjoying sales increase. . . . Figures showed decline of 4.8%." Presumably Mayor LaGuardia's city sales tax was responsible for the decline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Downtown | 12/30/1935 | See Source »

...variance with the lyric distributed aboard the Charlie White, Tammany definitely did not turn out to greet prodigal Mr. Walker. "Fighting Al" Smith had other business. Onetime Official Greeter Grover Whalen, a decorative member of the old Walker entourage, and little Alfred Cleveland Blumenthal, Walker's Broadway companion, discreetly left town before his ship reached Quarantine. But the Master Brewers' Association, grateful for Walker's fantastic Beer Parade of 1932. was at the dock 2,000 strong. The Grand Street Boys and other sodalities with nothing to lose by consorting with the ex-Mayor had hired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: Our Jimmy | 11/11/1935 | See Source »

Chairman Grover A. Whalen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Salaries & Shares (Cont'd) | 5/20/1935 | See Source »

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