Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In mid-1932 , the Sinclairs were able to secure the services of Sol Lesser , who had just opened his distribution office in New York , Principal Distributing Corporation .
Simplified: In mid-1932 , the Sinclairs were able to get the services of Sol Lesser . Lesser had just opened his own distribution office in New York , Principal Distributing Corp. .