A nonprofit volunteer organization called Equusearch Midwest was in Beech Creek over the weekend covering the ground near the Wells home looking for evidence that could assist in her recovery. Welles' letter of resignation was not made public as was customary and one report concluded, "The facts of this situation remained obscure tonight. All content on this channel is for entertainment and educational purposes only. [10] James Reston summarized its thesis: "we should keep in our own back yard and stop claiming rights for ourselves that we denied to other sovereign States". In another interview with the Kingsport Times-News, Wells said the Department of Children's Services removed the boys from the home but did not elaborate on the reason why. If you are a troll, you are not welcome here. [71], Winston Churchill, who made the phrase "No comment" famous, cited Welles as his source for the cryptic response. (In 1995, Deke DeLoach told C-SPAN's Brian Lamb on Booknotes that file cabinets behind J. Edgar Hoover's secretary Helen Gandy contained two-and-a-half drawers of files, including information about "an undersecretary of state who had committed a homosexual act. He was initially held on a $5,750 bond but released just after 7.30am on Sunday, county records show. Donald Wells said the boys were taken from the home for their own safety. Candus reportedly took the test at the district attorney's office on June 20, five days after Summer's disappearance. Sumner Welles - Wikipedia Unable to influence Machado, Welles met with Rafael Guas Inclan, president of the Chamber of Representatives, at the home of newspaper publisher Alfredo Hornedo, and requested that he initiate impeachment proceedings against the president. Family photos show that her three brothers all have short, cropped hair. Very few updates on the case have been shared by police since and investigators have not shared any concrete theories about what may have happened to the young girl. So when her mother [came] in and she says, Summer and she went down into the basement and she didnt answer. When asked by Hara if he told the Kingsport Times News that his children had been removed, Wells would not confirm or deny he made that statement to the paper. [12], In 1924, President Coolidge sent Welles to act as mediator between disputing parties in Honduras. The Tennessee Department of Children's Services has removed missing 5-year-old Summer wells' three older brothers from theri home inthe Beech Creek community of Hawkins County. thank you.". It was those which aroused the Senate to opposition to Mr. Welles that was reported to the President."[40]. They were Summer's older brothers, ages 12, 9 and 7 at the time. Market data provided by Factset. And Cordell Hull may choose not to retire. "We know that there are people praying all around the world praying for her safe return. On July 23, 1940, following the principles of the Stimson Doctrine, Welles issued a statement that became known as the Welles Declaration. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. A cousin of Sumner Welles married James "Rosy" Roosevelt, Jr., half-brother of future President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). Tennessee search and rescue teams arent giving up in the hunt for Summer Wells after the 5-year-old disappeared several weeks ago, but crews are "scaling back" the efforts.