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Word: successful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Plan "B" Success...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Entrance Exam Report Shows Girls Are Better Scholars Than Boys | 1/12/1937 | See Source »

...success of Plan "B" is assured. Although the number of applicants under it dropped from 10,141 to 9,124 in the last ten years, the number under the old plan fell from 11,587 to 4,972 in the same period...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Entrance Exam Report Shows Girls Are Better Scholars Than Boys | 1/12/1937 | See Source »

...finally bashing to a stop in a deep ravine. Everyone was killed instantly. Soapy Blom saw the crash coming, for the ignition was turned off, preventing fire. Broken watches indicated that the crash occurred at 7:38. Three investigations immediately began hunting the cause with little hope of success. Pilot Blom was only five miles from the emergency field at Saugus and only two ridges away from the San Fernando Valley. Apparently he either lost his way or badly misgauged his altitude. Unable to explain why he should have done either, United could only point out that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Tehachapi Toll | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

...VIII in making sexual conduct a matter for unembarrassed adult discussion. In an open letter to a conference on Venereal Disease Control in Washington, the President stated: "Since I cannot attend in person, I am glad to convey to you . . . this expression of my very deep interest in the success of your effort. . . . The Federal Government is deeply interested in . . . reducing the disastrous results of venereal disease." That this was high time to do some plain speaking about sexual conduct was the deliberate conviction of Dr. John Hinchman Stokes, University of Pennsylvania professor of syphilology. Declared that particularly well-informed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Venereal Disease Campaign | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

...wound up with General Petroleum. Of course, Ochsner retained the royalty rights. These were shuttled around in various private holding companies with assistance of various parties, most of 'whom also subsequently jumped into the legal fray. Daugherty started his particular lawsuits in 1924, dragging them on with no success for ten years until he suddenly established, on the basis of his original verbal agreement, his partnership rights. If that victory was upheld on appeal, which will be heard this week, Daugherty would get the entire kitty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Kettleman Kitty | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

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