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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1957
Page
6
An OCR fragment mentions A J Avery visiting family in Fort Worth, referencing Mrs FT Avery, Holeman and Burnet Avenue, and a note on a risk for infertility. The text is fragmented with unclear dates and full context missing.
Humble Oil & Refining Company marks forty years since its 1917 startup in Houston amid a merger of pioneer Texas oil men. The firm evolved from Spindletop connections into a West Texas crude powerhouse, with early Permian Basin exploration boosting output from 206 000 to a million barrels in 1928. Core founders included W. & Farish, K L Blaffer, W W Fondren, and the Sterling and Wiess families, shaping an integrated outfit with a single washpot refinery and a Model T marketing fleet.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson will headline the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet on June 27 at Turner Hatch 103 W Travis St. Tickets are $2 per person and available from the chamber office.
An advertisement touts a strong vermicide called T-4-L that sloughs off infected skin and exposes more germs to its action. It claims instant drying and offers a 40 cent refund if not pleased, with availability at Central Drug Store.
Mr and Mrs G F Stroope are visiting Bonnie Jones in Dallas and Mr and Mrs C C Roberts in Fort Worth this week.
The passage praises the founders for courage and business judgment, noting they set high performance standards and built a strong organization of capable men and women. It states the Company today remains a tribute to their leadership, vision, and work and marks forty years of progress.
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