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...Hardiest of the Filbertian legends concerns his middle name. This originated' with the late Judge Elbert Gary, who once declared that after knowing Mr. Filbert 35 years he was still unable to discover what the "J" stood for. The story was perpetuated in dozens of press, biographies of Steelman Filbert. As anyone could discover by asking Mrs. Filbert, the "J'' stands for James...

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

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