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Word: bumpkinish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1943-1943
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Blame must be placed, since he is top boss, on the Sun's bumpkinish, pumpkinish Publisher Silliman Evans, righthand man to Owner Marshall Field. Publisher Evans has been either unwilling or unable to install high-powered, adequately experienced men in executive jobs. Result: a constant, white-hot office turmoil, and one of the biggest turnovers of employes in newspaper annals. For many, the Sun newsroom has been a worrisome place to work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Dimmy to the Sun | 4/5/1943 | See Source »

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