Oil Leader H Wickett Named Head of Pan American Oil
H Wickett of Chicago has been appointed executive head of Pan American Oil Interests, taken over by Standard Oil of Indiana from Edward L Doheny. Wickett, 57, born in England to poor parents, emigrated to Canada at age three, grew up on a farm, trained in law, then entered the oil business and rose quickly.
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H. Wickett
Chicago
Hage Pan- American
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Edward L. Doheny
Me. Wickett
England
St. Thomas
Ont
Canada
American Legion Endowment Drive Reaches Wide Support
Public appeal for a 5 million dollar endowment fund for disabled veterans and orphans gains traction across states. Posts raise quotas quickly with creative efforts including a store window belt stuffed with dollar bills in Westfield and Canada born gifts in Tennessee. Governors and former governors join as honorary and active chairmen, led by state leaders and Chicago veterans groups pushing donations.
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American Legion
Legionnaires
Ume
Cfurt
Art Corydon
Ind
A. Keller
Evansville
Marcus
Sonntag
Sullivan
Legion
Kentucky
Chicago
America
Splash
Tennessee
Canada
Phillip N. Libby
Lemiekaming
Quebec
Libby
Hammond Post
Kingsport
Tenn
Austin Peny
Henry L Fuqua
Louisiana
Thurman C. McRae
Arkansas
W. W. Brandon
Alabama
Clifford Bf. Walker
Georgia
David ©. Barrow
University of Georgia
B. W. Morgan
West Virginia
Thomas KR. Kilby
Hugh Mf. Dorsey
Open Coffin to Take Buddy's Finger Prints
A coffin was opened in Pueblo California where John McNichol of Durango Colorado lay in the grave. American Legion members assisted in obtaining his fingerprints to accompany an adjusted compensation claim. Friends watched as McNichol, too weak to write, left his mark by witnesses.
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Pueblo
Calo
John McNichol
Durango
Colo
American Legion
Movement backs nonpartisan popular US history guide
At the révent conference the nu Huns executive committee of the Americas Legion endorsed a plan to publish a nonpartisan nationwide history of the United States. It will be backed by over 800 history experts with editor Charles J. Home of New York University steering the project to counter rural prejudice and biased regional histories.
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Nu Huns
The
Americas Legion
United States
Charles J. Home
New York University
A. B
Legionnaires
Wonder Well Charleston G artesian depth 2050 feet
The New York World reports Wonder Well Charleston G an artesian well reaching 2050 feet with a temperature of 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Charleston
New York World
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