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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Omaha, began disparaging the President and his agricultural program, up stood sun-bronzed Gus Sumnick, who entertained campaigning Franklin Roosevelt at his Nebraska farm summer before last (TIME, Oct. 10, 1932). "By golly, I won't stand for that!" blurted Farmer Sumnick. "Roosevelt is a friend of mine and, by golly, he's doing more good than anyone else could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Front Seat | 12/4/1933 | See Source »

Japanese gold mine executives turned quietly to smuggling, months ago, when the Imperial Government fixed a "legal price" for gold nearly 30% below its value in World markets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Fixing Mommes | 12/4/1933 | See Source »

Since this was still far below the World price, Japanese mine owners were unimpressed. "The Japanese gold price," announced bleary-eyed old Finance Minister Takahashi, "will be revised once each two weeks." Since the Government seemed to have no idea of controlling Japanese prices or the value of the yen by its purely academic price fixing, foreigners in Tokyo told each other knowingly, "Well of course the Japanese are an imitative people. They enjoy making the motions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Fixing Mommes | 12/4/1933 | See Source »

...that burly black brute attacked her and why not turn back the "March of Time" a few years and dramatize the scene of the brutal attack and murder of a young woman-the mother of little children-that occurred near Durant, Okla. That little woman was a kinswoman of mine. That was one of the most fiendish crimes I have ever heard of. I can't say that I approve of the methods that are sometimes used in these lynchings, but they should be handled rough and they should be lynched. The law would only give them prison terms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 20, 1933 | 11/20/1933 | See Source »

Fijth-you further state that "when I found the Fergusons had horned in on a party of mine last week that I stomped away and did not return to the box until they had gone." This is entirely erroneous, has not a semblance of truth and is another injustice to the Governor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 20, 1933 | 11/20/1933 | See Source »

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