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Word: ifs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last time Alexander Fell Whitney was heard of, John Lewis nominated him to head up U. S. Labor when & if C. I. O. and A. F. of L. reunite. Last week in Cleveland able, white-topped Mr. Whitney showed how he runs his own Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Brother Alex | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

FSCC's perky President Milo Perkins, in devising a substitute and trying it at Rochester, is well aware that it costs the U. S. twice as much for handouts. For "surplus" in Rochester means any & all brands of designated foods, stocked and sold by the grocer in the usual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RELIEF: Surplus Sal | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

Kansas City and the U. S. then learned how rich, mighty Tom Pendergast got into so queasy a mess. According to the prosecution, Boss Tom wagered $2,000,000, lost $600,000 on horse races in 1935 alone. "It has been a mania with him," said Defense Attorney (and Democratic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Sentence of a Boss | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

Prosecutor Maurice Milligan declared that Tom Pendergast since 1927 had evaded taxes on $1,240,000, did not ask utmost severity (ten years in prison, $20,000 in fines). Judge Otis leniently ordered Defendant Pendergast to pay $10,000, serve 15 months (plus a suspended sentence of three years, five...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Sentence of a Boss | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

"Ever since I was elected alderman I have been deluged with requests for contributions from [religious and charitable] organizations who never before asked me for gifts Now I would like to post this question to the good people who are making these requests: How can an alderman satisfy them and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Plea for Honesty | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

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