Eleven independents form American Independent Oil Co in Middle East bid
Hancock Oil and Signal Oil lead a group of eleven independents creating the American Independent Oil Co a $100 million firm aiming to secure concessions in the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia spanning about 1 600 square miles. The venture signals a new scale for independent operators with noted executives from Hancock and Signal on the board and Ralph Davies of Long Beach heading the company. News notes also report test results from Honolulu Corp Lamb No 1 east of Huntington Beach with unclear oil recovery and several new wells announced in Moorpark Kern County and Midway Sunset plus Apex-Catlan No 3 at Arvin and other developments in the region.
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Ancock Oil Company
Long Beach
Signal Oil Company
Oi Co
Middle East
Tals
Walt and Saude
King That Saud
Saudi Arabia
Shell
Ahmad al Jabir al Subah
Kuwait
New Oil Company
Hancock and
Signal
American Independent Oil Co
United States
Wil J. Reid
Hancock Oil
John Hancock Jr
Avhich
Ralph Davies
Long Bech
Huntington Beath
Honolulu
OW Corp
Huntington Beach
Jergins Oil Company
Moorpark
Vehlura Co
Superior “Oil
Cymric
Kern Co
Midway-Sunset
Fast
Apex Petroleum of
Arvin
Mountain View
Four Saved After 12 Hours in Lake Huron
Four tugboat crew members from Fort Gruron were rescued after more than 12 hours in Lake Huron near Lexington Michigan. The group, including 15 year old Warren and 40 year old Seek, clung to life preservers and used a flare as a freighter passed. Tug Captain Dickerhoff was recovered two hours earlier.
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Lexington
Mich
Alex Ariel
Frandson
Lake Huron
Ariel
James Warren
Clayton Seek
Charles C. Dickerhoff
Fort Huron
Young Warren
St. Ipnace
Dickerhol
Tdicker
Miss Truman Met by Parents on Return
Washington August 27 Vice President and Mrs Truman greeted their daughter Margaret as she arrived from California at National Airport aboard the Presidential airliner Independence. Mr and Mrs Truman drove from the airport in a White House limousine and were waiting when Miss Truman landed at 1533 a m It marked the first trip by any member of the presidential family in the new four engined air plane replacing the Sacred Cow as Mr Truman's traveling Pullman car.
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Washington
Truman
Margaret
California
Mrs. Truman
National Airport
White House
Miss Truman
Independence
Mr. Truman
Boy grabbed trying to squeeze $25,000 from store
A 15 year old Oxnard high school boy Warren Werrels in Ventura County was held by juvenile authorities in San Jose after attempting to extort $25,000 from a local furniture store. He sent a two page panelled note under the door demanding the money and named a rendezvous.
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San Jose
Oxnard
Bart Collins
Warren Wearsels
Carnarlillo
Ventura County
Bride Sues Mate Over Radio Bash in Divorce Court
Angelina Adams filed for divorce from Ezra Adams after two months of marriage alleging cruelty. Adams had been fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace for smashing the family radio with his fist, an act spurred by annoyance at a soap opera.
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Clinton
Towa
Ezra Adams
Angelina
Adams
Hobos Name Leader and Queen at Rock Candy Mountain
Hoboes at their annual convention in Britt Iowa elected “Highway Johnny” Weaver King of the road, succeeding Skeets Simmons who could not attend. Polly Ellen Pep of Cuba New York was re elected queen without opposition and plans a 60 acre hobo haven near Cuba titled Rock Candy Mountain.
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Britt
Iowa
Johnny” Weaver
Ashland
Polly
Cuba, N. Y
Senator Says Some Steel Men Show Lack of Faith
Washington reports Sen. O Mahoney warns steel industry leaders doubt capitalism as Stalinist strategy. He urges expanding production to Tap an American market not yet explored and criticizes executives for holding up prices to slow growth. He cites hearings on power and profits amid rising costs.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
D.-Wye
Stalin
Russia
O O'Mahoney
Sens Amready
America
United States
Medical Treatment Planned for Refugees
Hamburg, Germany. British authorities plan to receive 4400 Jewish refugees arriving from the Mediterranean aboard three transports. A military official said about 1000 refugees afloat 46 days may need medical treatment and hospitals and fleet ambulances are being prepared for when the ships reach Hamburg.
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Hamburg
Germany
Mediterranean
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Independents Eye
Middle East Weils
Lake
Mr. Hutcheson
Ford Service
Mer
Ford
P.T
Pleyera
Garry
Saverita Bank
Walkers Toy Department
Walker
Boy
Safeway
Castle Crest
Borden's
Nestles
del Monte
Montrose
Ise
Don, Gg
SodaCrackers
Merrill's
Merrill
Wberry
Drake
Dept. CF
San Francisco
Calif
Eee
Thompson
Bartletts
Ita
Dreft
Safeway Ars] Peper
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