Ford Assets Boosted in End of Year 1937 Report
Ford Motor Company reports assets of 704 million in 1937, up from 718 million at end of 1936. Cash notes and receivables total 317.4 million, real estate 122.4 million, machinery 125.6 million, merchandise 135.9 million, with prepaid taxes 3.57 million. Liabilities include accounts payable 70.4 million and reserves 18.5 thousand, with capital stock 17.26 million and surplus 608.09 million.
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Company Today
Massachusetts
Ford Company
Nineteen Held for Drunken Driving in North Alabama
North Alabama state highway patrol reports nineteen teen motorists arrested for drunken driving over the weekend. Arrests span Morgan, Marshall, Limestone, Etowah, Calhoun, Cullman, Randolph, Madison, Lauderdale, and Franklin counties with counts varying from one to four. An additional thirteen youths were arrested for reckless driving.
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North Alabama
The
State Highway Patrol
Morgan
Marshall
Limestone
Etowah
Calhoun
Cullman
Randolph
Madison
Lauderdale
Franklin
Baptist Group to Convene June 7
The Morgan County Baptist Association will meet at the South Side Baptist Church on June 7. All pastors and church workers are invited to attend. The convention will run all day with a night session as well.
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Morgan County Baptist Association
Southside
Elks Convention Opens With Interfaith Sermons in Montgomery
In Montgomery on May 26 the Alabama Elks open a three day convention with ten minute sermons by a priest Father Hubert Roberge a rabbi Israel Friedman and a Salvation Army officer Major L Van Egmond.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Elks
Marks
Monery Chapter
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Hubert Roberge
Israel Friedman
Maj. L. van Egmond
Salvation Army
Interlocking grip a fundamental in golf says Alex Morrison
Alex Morrison argues the interlocking grip, boosted by Henry Picard and his Masters Open win, is a universal fundamental not a mere mannerism. He urges players with varying hand sizes and strengths to trial the grip for at least three weeks before judging its practicality.
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Alex Morrison
Henry Picard
Freakish late games mark Southeastern play in May action
Southeastern teams produced a string of extra inning affairs with three of four games lasting beyond nine and three wins by narrow margins. Montgomery Bombers edged Meridian 6 to 5 in 12 innings as Montgomery’s offense finally broke through after 23 hits, while Pensacola topped Gadsden 7 to 5 in 11 innings and Selma beat Jackson 5 to 4 in 11. Anniston Rams defeated Mobile 5 to 3, hammering Doyle and Barret for 12 hits.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southeastern
Bombers
Meridian
Sharp
Calligan
Schwartz
Hoisve
Nethery
Pensatoon
Gadsden
Morrell
Kyle
Graf
Frapas
Selma
Jackson
Leafs
Senator
Anniston Rams
Mobile
Shippers
Rams
Doyle
Barret
Evans
Boy Makes First Phone Call From Cradle Alarm
In Oakland a two year old boy named Jimmy Fraser gurgled into a telephone mouthpiece while his parents slept. Police were alerted by an operator who heard groans in the quiet before dawn and found the child on the switchboard enjoying his first call.
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Oakland
Calif
Jimmy Fraser
Briez Chats About Sports Preview
Eddie Briez surveys sports chatter across baseball and football from New York to Texas. Highlights include Browns gamblers crackdown, Otto Petri and Max Schmeling ties, DiMaggio Digest, Weaver’s club shifts, Giants’ prospects, Rice vs LSU Tulane, Michigan Michigan State pricing, Henrich sucession talk, longest minor league and majors games, and college baseball fatigue at Rennselaer Poly Bard.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Lesa
Ross
Aoe Strong
St. Louis Browns
Otto Petri
Max Schmeling
Max
Otto
Jersey
the Teuton
Texas
Houston
Rice
Louisiana State
Tulane
Michigan
Devil's Lake
N. C
Fargo
Brooklyn
Boston
Ellsworth Vines
Baron Poffenberger
West Virginia
Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Bugs Raymond
Virginia Guilfoil
Syracuse U. Golf
Syracuse
Rennsselaer Poly
Bard College
Reynolds seeks renaming Pickwick Landing Dam to McKellar Dam
Senator Reynolds introduces a bill to rename the Tennessee Valley Authority Pickwick Landing Dam as McKellar Dam in recognition of Senator McKellar’s service. Queen Victoria credited with saving Albert the Prince Consort after he fell into icy water.
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Reynolds
Pickwick Landing Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
McKellar Dam
McKellar
D.tenn
Queen Victoria
England
Albert
Prince Consort
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