CHAIRMAN RESIGNS
£30.000 A YEAR GIVEN UP TEXAS OIL OFFICIAL (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) NEW YORK. August 26 Captain Torkild Rieber has resigned a £30.000 a year position as chairman of the board of the Texas (Oil) Corporation as the outcome cl unfavourable publicity concerning his relationship with Dr. Gerhard; Westrick, counsellor at the German Embassy. Captain Rieber. who spent his early life at sea, and now has large oil interests. bought a motor-car for the German representative with 1570 dollars from Tex?s Corporation funds. When an investigation into Westrick’s alleged subversive activities revealed the motor-car transaction, Captain Rieber explained that the thought it was "good business” to loan We.‘lick the motorCaptain Rieber v as born in Voss. Norway, but came to tne United States in 1697 and was naturalised in 1005 Westrick viewed m ny yeapie, U'oia iauour men to xniliionctues.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21202, 27 August 1940, Page 6
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143CHAIRMAN RESIGNS Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21202, 27 August 1940, Page 6
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