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Word: rightness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Perhaps you are right in considering the area bounded by Larkin, Ellis, Mason and Turk Streets as the "toughest" section of San Francisco. Some might consider North Beach or the South of Market area bounded by Ninth, Market, Second, and Harrison Streets as tougher, but, as a professional social worker who has carried a case load in both areas, I do not think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 3, 1939 | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

...President's lusty second son, Elliott, who runs his second wife's radio station (KFJZ) at Fort Worth, and knows which side of his bread bears Texas butter. In one of his semiweekly personal broadcasts he said: "John Garner is in the driver's seat right now, well in the lead as a likely Democratic candidate for the Presidency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Family Affair | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

Year ago Franklin Roosevelt's plan for reorganizing the U. S. Government was beaten in a bitter legislative battle amid cries of "Dictator!" from Father Coughlin and Publisher Frank Gannett. Last week another reorganization bill passed-with no national hullabaloo, but after a right smart fight in Congress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Reorganization Reorganized | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

...East would become vitally important. For some time there has been a lull in hostilities during which Japan was reported moving large numbers of troops to Manchukuo-on hand for anti-Russian duty. Last week Japan ended the lull and made it clear that while its right hand remained clenched against Russia, its left was going right on lighting firecrackers against China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: Last Line | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

...went one campaign into Chekiang Province, right at Shanghai's unconquered back door. Pop! went another into Kiangsi. Objective of the new drive was Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi. A city of 500,000, Nanchang is a key point on the Chekiang-Hunan railway, China's last line of supply from the east coast. In two days, according to Japanese reports, 1,100 Chinese lay dead and 6,500 were captured. In seven days the offensive banged its way into Nanchang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: Last Line | 4/3/1939 | See Source »

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