H. L. Landua received a B.S. degree from Texas A. and M. College in 1938. He 

 was employed as an engineer by the Humble Oil and Refining Company for 12 14 

 years. In 1950 he became the financial officer in the firm of Ralph Low, an inde- 

 pendent petroleum producer in Midland, Texas. In 1955 he was employed by the 

 Oil and Gas Department of the Chemical Corn Exchange Bank, New York, where 

 he dealt with problem of petroleum financing. In 1957 he returned to Midland 

 as assistant to Ralph Low. 



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