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Mystery over brothers' oil fortune after long life of simple work
Kansas City odds and ends tell of brothers Willie and Floyd Mayweather who allegedly blew a 3.5 million Oklahoma oil inheritance on alcohol, women, and gambling. Wives and friends recall frugal living, no clear trail to the money, and a 1947 divorce. A Tulsa docket and a deceased attorney father add twists to the elusive fortune.
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