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Morgan Oil and Refining Co. Founder’s Hidden Past Revealed
Fulton Lewis reports on Harry S. Truman’s early career as a salesman and treasurer of the Morgan Oil and Refining Co formed in 1916 with 60,000 shares. The venture, once valued at $900,000, was sold to a syndicate in Oklahoma in 1918, leaving few assets beyond Oklahoma sagebrush and unanswered questions about the refinery and stock.
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Marty Truman
Oil and Refining Company
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White House
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Dave H. Morgan
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