Fortune Names Wealthiest Americans in Fortune Survey
Fortune magazine lists J. Paul Getty as richest American with a fortune of 700 million to 1 billion dollars, headlining a roster of 76 individuals each exceeding 75 million. The survey notes oil as a major wealth source and highlights figures like H. L. Hunt, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Paul Mellon, and Richard King Mellon among others.
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the Gazette
New York
N. Y
Paris
America
J. Paul Getty
Tidewater Oil Company
Fortune Magazine
Mellons
Rockefellers
Fords
D. K. Ludwig
Oilman& Getty
H. L. Hunt
Dallas
Arthur Vining Davis
Miami
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Richard King Mellon
Pittsburgh
Mellon Bruce
Ailsa Mellon
Paul Mellon
Upperville
Getty Oil
Tidewater Oil
Alcoa
Florida
Gulf Oil
Mellon
Bank
Alan M. Scaife
Sarah Mellon
Stephen Bechtel
San Francisco
William Blakley
Braniff Airways
Jacob Blaustein
Baltimore
American Oil Co
Lammont du Pont Copeland
Wilmington
du Pont
Clarence Dillon
Dillon, Read & Co
Doris Duke
New Jersey
Alfred I. du Pont
Jacksonville
St. Joe. Paper Co
Edsel Ford
Detroit
Amory Houghton
France
Corning Glass
Arthur A. Houghton
John T. Dorrance, Jr
Richard Mellon
Sid Richardson
Jnot
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Mellons Aplenty
Jone
Illinois
Delaware
Fort Worth
Irenee du Pont
Del
Cuba
William du Pont, Jr
Frederick Guest
Amy Phipps
Palm Beach
Howard Hughes
Los Angeles
Hughes Tool Co
Joseph P. Kennedy
Boston
Daniel K. Ludwig
National Bulk
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
James Abercrombie
Houston
Vincent Astor
Clint Murchison
Charles Payson
Joan Whitney
John L. Pratt
Fredricksburg
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
John D. Rockefeller II
Laurence Rockefeller
Venture Capital
Eastern Air Lines
Reaction Motors
In ‘Ternational Nickel
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller Center, Inc
International Basic Economy Corp
IBEC
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
R. E. Smith
John Hay Whitney
Britain
Michael Late Benedum
West Virginia
Benedum Trees Oil Co
Hiawatha Oil & Gas
Donaldson Brown
Port Deposit
George R. Brown
Brown & Root, Inc
Herman Brown
John Nicholas Brown
Newport
R.I
Godfrey I. Cabot
Godfrey L. Cabot
Horace Dodge, Jr
Philadelphia
Campbell Soup
Benson Ford
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
William C. Ford
Erle P. Halliburton
Duncan
J Okla
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co
W. Averell Harriman
Albany
Henry J. Kaiser
Oakland
Kaiser Industries
John W. Kieckhefer
Milwaukee
Prescott
Ariz
Kieckhefer Container
Eddy Paper
Weyerhaeuser
Robert Kleberg, Jr
King Ranch
Texas
John FE. Mabee
Tulsa
John D. MacArthur
Chicago
Bankers Life & Casualty Co
A. H. Meadows
General American Oil
Charles S. Mott
Flint
Mich
John M. Olin
Alton
Ill
Olin Mathieson Chemical
Spencer T. Olin
Tfl
J. Howard Pew
Sun Oil
Foundation of Philanthropies
Lhe
Gleason
Channel 9
Jean Paul Getty
Gazette
Ayays
Jays
Ima
The
Mortucries—Monuments
Novak Monument CO
A Ave
Robert Knight
Weimaraner
Lex
Roth
Wore Stadium
Mickey
Ford Mulerdee
Lembre
Valparaiso
Indiana
Uage
AAA
Lumnus Paul Carmichael
Rosen's Tailor Shop
Collins
Ae Ave
God
Hornings
Newman
Cedar Memorial
5Th St
Mar- Cedar Memorial
Chuck
Swisher
Bevurday
Fio
Frank Buhr
Tions
Biimnen
Payeior
Dale Beastion
Prairielanders Pra
Tony
16Th Ave
Wiseman Ads CO
Kraus
Sheapligars
Jerry Voldingh
Downl
Singer Center
Killians
Oor
Singer Sewing Center
Killien’s
Killian’s
Acrat
Avin Ectinean
Mt Vernon
John Moses
N.W
Amos Kruger
Hendrickson
Vic
Gener
Anne
Fock Aurea Zenall
Patcmirg
Safdisse Bes
Simon
Sen Janane
Place Birt
Waddington
Noble
Marion
S.W
Nell
Childen
12Th St. Marion
Cedar Hills
Cedar Rapids
Collese An
Aeto
International Harvester Company
2Nd Ave
Hirty
Supsncatel
Lincoln
Continental
George Knott Stivers
Lincoln Edsel
1St Ave NE
Gee MO
el Pet Movies
Powa
By Fill, Inc
Bales
Eler
Fabs Bet
Fowers Cape
WOLF
Armstrong’s
Windsor Hotel
Rson
W. H. Bleakly
Linn Couny
Raaf
Autentes Aris
John Fryrear Syndicate Clothing Company
Ez Vleigh
Hooveer
M4 Daniels
Cee
1St Ave
Old Hickory Inn
May's Tea Room
Cenra
de Mert
Erson
Pine Inn
Quiekee
Vernon Drive
Iver
Vernon
Tomaer
Biller
Berner Town
I Ter
RD ST
Murphy
Eicher Petes
Tom
Tree Schools
Cket
Assenger
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Airlin
ANS
Oved Ean V
Central Technical Institute
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ie Gazette
Dickinson Secretarial School
Baxter Motors
Ehree Motors
Ford
Ehrke
Alburnett
Nash, Etc
Vea Autos & Trucks—Sale
8Th St
East EM
Iowa
Dodge
Plymouth
Triumph
OLDS
TED & Gl Auto Mart
Speed
Oxfam
Martie
Leas Ogi Pews T
West Side
Mercury
Chevrolet
Rapids
West Side Lot Chevrolet Co
Third Avenue
Rouse
West End
Whitey Dial
Bey
Sixteenth Avenue
Radio
Autos & Trucks—Sale
Pontiac
Studebaker
Buick
Gidsmobile
McGrath Pontiac
3Rd Ave
7Th St
Cornally
Cornally Auto CO
Second J Avenue
Hampion
Studebaker Otte
Tonite's Bet
First ST. NE
a & P _Railroad
Vidant
Lisbon
Lowa
Midway Highway
June Underwood
Jenner
Plymouth Savoy
Las
Cadillac
Eleventh St
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