Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...published though earnings for last year were stated to be $1,098,000. President Odium thinks cash is the thing and cash earns little or no return. As he has acquired investment portfolios, he has weeded out the less desirable securities. Thus he has managed not only to maintain his cash position but to build it to nearly two-fifths of all assets-a $20,000,000 war chest ready for new deals or the next bull market...
...General Brown, advocate of airline monopolies, had been urging E. A. T. to buy out Ludington. Negotiations last year got nowhere. Finally, the story goes, the Postmaster General threatened to give Ludington a mail contract unless E. A. T. bought. E. A. T. bought last week, announced it would maintain all Ludington schedules except Washington-Norfolk, which E. A. T. already served. Thus passed, as Cord's Century Lines passed a year ago, another of the "independents" into the Big Four of U. S. airlines...
...required some jubilation at Peary Lodge, Polar Year station midway up Greenland's west coast. University of Michigan & Pan American Airways maintain the post: 1) to cooperate with European agencies in studying world-wide weather conditions, 2) to determine whether the northern hemisphere is recovering from the last Ice Age or is beginning another Ice cycle, 3) to judge the wisdom of a northerly airplane service between the U. S. & Europe. University of Michigan's Ralph L. Belknap is in charge, with four able men helping. Feb. 3, according to a message relayed last week by wireless...
...rest of the contest. They had a three point margin at the half, 15-12. Tech kept within a few points of the Crimson until well along in the final period, when the aggressive play of the Varsity gave them an eight point lead, which they were able to maintain until the end of the game...
...punch of "That's Gratitude" depends mainly on the "business" and the ability of Holmes and Nugent to keep the sympathy of the audience and maintain a nice, homey atmosphere. On this basis, the show is a complete success. In fact, its just a clean, action less, drama-less domestic comedy, and, as remarked before this is praise to some folks and poison to others...